Redondo Beach planning panel approves dog daycare and training at 1212 South Pacific Coast Highway

The Redondo Beach Planning Commission on April 16 approved an exemption declaration and a conditional use permit allowing a dog daycare and dog training facility at 1212 South Pacific Coast Highway (Case No. 2026-0124).

Senior Planner Stephen Chang told the commission the proposal would occupy a 3,800-square-foot tenant space within an existing two-story commercial building on an 18,900-square-foot lot. "The total capacity proposed is 50 dogs," Chang said, adding that 10 spots would be dedicated to training and 40 to daycare. He said there is no proposed overnight boarding and that training would be offered Monday through Friday, with daycare hours proposed from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The planning staff described site features and mitigation conditions the applicant agreed to. The site contains 39 parking spaces and the tenant requires 15; staff concluded available parking was sufficient when accounting for the other businesses on the property. Staff also recommended operational and environmental conditions including indoor-only business activities, closed doors during operations, sealed storage and sanitary handling of animal waste, a requirement for tenant sound-dampening improvements, and a city-required noise report if measurements exceed the city's commercial noise ordinance. Outdoor dog groups will be limited to a maximum of 10 dogs at a time.

Several commissioners described the project as similar to prior approved uses and expressed confidence that standard conditions would manage noise and odor concerns. Commissioner Boswell and others noted the site's physical buffers, including a concrete block wall and the ambient highway noise, that staff said would help limit impacts on nearby residences. The planner described the nearest residence as roughly 150 feet away but also referenced about 100 feet in the same discussion when noting elevation differences; that discrepancy was recorded in the staff presentation.

Public testimony at the hearing was uniformly supportive. Resident Grace Loey said the operators were "part of our community" and urged approval; Sharon Lundy told the commission she had volunteered with the operators and that the facility’s training produced calm, manageable dogs. Another commenter, Antonet, said she had visited the operators' prior location and found the dogs well controlled.

A motion to approve the resolution authorizing the exemption declaration and conditional use permit passed on a roll-call vote. The transcript records recorded 'yes' votes from Commissioner Boswell, Commissioner Young, Commissioner Gatis, Commissioner Hazeline and Chairperson Craig; two commissioners did not have a recorded vote in the transcript. The motion carried and staff and the applicant remained available for follow-up questions.

Planning staff recommended, and the commission imposed, the operational conditions described above; if the project requires tenant improvements, the staff noted sound-dampening and a noise analysis could trigger additional mitigation. The record does not show any changes to the permit conditions during the meeting.