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Commission recommends City Council remove downtown in-lieu parking exemption and require permits for robotic parking

Gardena Planning and Environmental Quality Commission · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The Commission voted 3-0 to recommend City Council adopt a zone text amendment (ZTA No. 3-25) that would remove a downtown in-lieu parking exemption on Gardena Boulevard between Normandy and Vermont, and would require conditional use permits and operational standards for mechanical/robotic parking structures citywide, including noise-report requirements for structures within 50 feet of residences.

The Planning and Environmental Quality Commission voted unanimously to forward a proposed zone text amendment to the City Council that would change Title 18 of the Gardena Municipal Code in two principal ways: remove a downtown exception that allowed property owners on Gardena Boulevard (between Normandy Avenue and Vermont Avenue) to pay a one-time in-lieu parking fee instead of providing required off-street parking; and create a citywide regulatory framework requiring conditional use permits and operational standards for mechanical or…

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