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Council keeps historic-preservation program voluntary, directs outreach and code cleanup

Redondo Beach City Council · January 7, 2026
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Summary

Following public comment and staff briefing, the council directed staff to keep the city's historic-preservation program voluntary, pursue enhanced outreach and education (including web resources and owner notification), and prepare code cleanup so an outdated survey is not treated as mandatory; staff will return with options for an updated survey and interim data-gathering.

After a lengthy public discussion, Redondo Beach's council on Tuesday asked staff to maintain a voluntary approach to local landmark designation while stepping up outreach and cleaning up inconsistent code language related to a 30-year-old historic-resources survey.

Community Development staff explained that the municipal code currently references a resource-survey list compiled in the late 1980s–1990s and that treating that list as…

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