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Gardena planning commission revisits outdoor‑dining rules; parking and setbacks drive debate
Summary
Staff asked the commission whether to draft an ordinance expanding outdoor dining in zones that allow restaurants. Commissioners agreed on the goal but debated parking requirements, whether furniture must be portable, limits for street frontages and use of common plaza space; staff will prepare draft ordinance language for a future meeting.
Joanne Burns, assistant community development director, reopened the commission’s prior study session on outdoor dining and asked whether staff should prepare draft ordinance language allowing outdoor dining in zones that permit restaurants.
Burns said the city currently allows outdoor dining in its commercial‑residential (CR) and mixed‑use overlay zones but that the Gardena Municipal Code lacks objective development standards for outdoor dining. She asked the commission to weigh key issues: parking requirements, furniture (portable versus permanent), hours and noise near residences, and whether to allow alcohol service in approved outdoor areas when an existing CUP for alcohol already exists.
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