l. REPORT 22-0001 ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TITLE 16, ADDING CHAPTER 16.24 URBAN LOT SPLITS AND SECTIONS 16.24.10 THROUGH 16.24.70 AND ALSO AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 17 OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 17.08 R-1 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONE TO INCLUDE TWO-UNIT PROJECTS AS PERMITTED USES IN SECTION 17.08.020 AND ADD A NEW SECTION 17.08.050 TWO-UNIT PROJECTS PERMITTING THEM SUBJECT TO OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN THE R-1 ZONE AS ALLOWED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SENATE BILL 9
(Interim City Clerk Susan Morrow)
I request that this item be pulled to lower the height requirement on multiple unit dwellings on a single r1 zone property.
During the public hearing when this city council considered this ordinance, a proposal was considered to reduce the height limit on multiple units constructed in r1 single residential zones. This should have been included in this ordinance. If this was, it would be very beneficial to the neighborhood.
It would at least reduce the impacts on the neighborhoods if developers were to build multiple unit splits or tall and skinny units. Because some council members were concerned about the liability, it was not added to this ordinance and thus the ordinance did not pass unanimously.
Since then we have learned that other cities such as Redondo and Manhattan have implemented smaller height requirements on these types of forced state requirements.
We don't need to wait for the planning commission to consider this down the road. We need to take action now.
Because of this, I suggest this item be pulled from the consent calendar to see if this city council can come to an agreement on lowering the height requirement on these types of projects that would otherwise be detrimental to our community.
I request that this item be pulled to lower the height requirement on multiple unit dwellings on a single r1 zone property.
During the public hearing when this city council considered this ordinance, a proposal was considered to reduce the height limit on multiple units constructed in r1 single residential zones. This should have been included in this ordinance. If this was, it would be very beneficial to the neighborhood.
It would at least reduce the impacts on the neighborhoods if developers were to build multiple unit splits or tall and skinny units. Because some council members were concerned about the liability, it was not added to this ordinance and thus the ordinance did not pass unanimously.
Since then we have learned that other cities such as Redondo and Manhattan have implemented smaller height requirements on these types of forced state requirements.
We don't need to wait for the planning commission to consider this down the road. We need to take action now.
Because of this, I suggest this item be pulled from the consent calendar to see if this city council can come to an agreement on lowering the height requirement on these types of projects that would otherwise be detrimental to our community.