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01/07/2026

RELEASE OF THE 2021 – 2029 HOUSING ELEMENT DRAFT UPDATE (6TH CYCLE) FOR SEVEN (7) DAY PUBLIC REVIEW

As we continue our look forward to address the City’s future housing needs, a proposed update of the Housing Element, a key component of the City’s General Plan, is planned for early 2026. Participation by all economic segments in the preparation of the Housing Element is important to the City of Redondo Beach and required by State law. This process not only includes residents of the community, but also coordinates participation among local agencies and housing groups, community organizations, and housing sponsors.

The City adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element (6th Cycle) on July 5, 2022. To clarify the City’s implementation of its strategy for meeting its Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), the City
is proposing an amendment to the adopted Housing Element. Specifically, this proposed amendment replaces the program for “overlay” zoning standards on the City’s identified “housing sites” required to meet the City’s RHNA with High Density Multi-Family Residential (65 du/ac) and Mixed Use zoning designations (MU-H and MU-TCH) that require future redevelopment of the Housing Element identified “housing sites” to include a minimum of 50% of the floor area be developed as residential. Additionally, the proposed MU zoning designations of the “housing sites” will increase the allowed residential densities from 55 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) to 65 du/ac and 80 du/ac, depending on location.

DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY: The seven (7) day public review period will begin on January 6, 2026, and end on January 13, 2026. The 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Draft Update is available for public review on the City’s website at https://www.redondo.org/departments/community_development/planning/housing_element.php Additional opportunities for comment will be afforded during the future public hearings before the Planning Commission and City Council.

PUBLIC COMMENT: Written comments are being accepted electronically by email to [email protected]

The Housing Element Draft Update will be considered at public hearings by the Planning Commission and then the City Council in the Spring of 2026. All written comments we receive will be provided to the Planning Commission and City Council as part of their consideration of the City’s 2021-2029 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Draft Update.

08/23/2024

• The City is updating four of the State-required elements that make up the General Plan, including Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety, and Noise. Updates to these elements are accompanied by associated revisions to the City’s Zoning Ordinances and Local Coastal Program (LCP) needed to make consistent and implement the updated goals and policies as well as implement the City's State Certified Housing Element sites and programs.
A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has been prepared to analyze potential environmental effects associated with these updates to inform the public and inform decision-makers. Public commenting on the EIR is available between August 1, 2024 and September 16, 2024. This EIR is available to review at www.redondo.org/PLANredondo.
• If you wish to provide any comments on the draft EIR they must be written comments and must be emailed to [email protected]. The Final EIR will include a response to each comment received.

08/23/2024

The City is conducting a focused update to its Local Coastal Program. Proposed changes to the Coastal Land Use Plan include updates to the Land Use Map, classifications and policies to make them consistent with the Focused General Plan Update. Proposed changes to the Implementing Plan of the LCP include updates to the Zoning Map within the Coastal Zone to implement the Focused General Plan Update and updates to the Zoning Ordinance for the Coastal Zone. These edits are now available for public comment online here:
https://redondo.konveio.com/draft-local-coastal-program-updates-july-2024

08/23/2024

The City is conducting a focused update to its Zoning Ordinance. Edits include revisions to the Zoning Map, new provisions for affordable housing and industrial flex overlays to be consistent with the proposed General Plan and revisions to definitions and development standards. These edits are now available for public comment online here:
https://redondo.konveio.com/draft-zoning-ordinance-updates-july-2024

08/23/2024

The City of Redondo Beach is updating four of the State-required elements that make up the General Plan, including Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety, and Noise. These updates are accompanied by associated revisions to the City’s Zoning Ordinances and Local Coastal Program (LCP) to implement the City’s updated goals and policies as well as implement the City’s Housing Element sites and programs.
These documents are available for public comment online here: https://redondo.konveio.com/

A Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) has also been prepared to analyze potential environmental effects associated with these updates to inform the public and inform decision-makers. Public commenting on the EIR is available between August 1, 2024, and September 16, 2024.
This EIR is available to review at www.redondo.org/PLANredondo.
If you wish to provide any comments on the draft EIR they must be written comments and must be emailed to [email protected]. The Final EIR will include a response to each comment received.

04/03/2024

The City is conducting a focused update to its General Plan. A new General Plan Introduction and drafts of the updated Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Noise and Safety Elements are now available for public comment online until April 15, 2024 on the Konveio platform here:
https://redondo.konveio.com/focused-general-plan-update

03/13/2024

You are invited! Attend a community open house to learn more about the City’s Focused General Plan update on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. located in the Main Library 2nd Floor Meeting Room 303 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach. We will be providing an overview of the update process at 6:15 pm and provide opportunities to talk to staff and provide input on the updated Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Noise and Safety Elements. For more details go to www.redondo.org/PLANredondo

03/13/2024

The City is conducting a focused update to its General Plan. A new General Plan Introduction and drafts of the updated Land Use Element and Map, and Open Space and Conservation, Noise and Safety Elements are now available for public comment online through March 31, 2024 here:

The Redondo Beach General Plan provides long-term policy direction to guide the physical development, conservation, and sustainability of the city through 2050. Informed by a comprehensive public engagement process that began in 2017, the General Plan establishes a shared vision of the community’s...

02/28/2024

Draft General Plan documents are available for public review and comment!

Drafts of Draft General Plan are available for public review: Comment Online until March 31, 2024
Visit our website for more details about the General Plan Update.

PLANredondo What's New? Draft General Plan documents are available for public review!>> PDF documents available NOW>> Comment Online HERE (Accepting comments through March 31, 2024)! Upcoming Community Workshops>> Workshop 1: Focused General Plan Update (March 2024)>> Workshop 2: Focused Zoning Code...

02/27/2024

Focused General Plan Update

The General Plan is one of California’s most important planning tools. The General Plan is a long-range planning document that represents the community’s view of its future; it is a blueprint for a city’s growth and development. Typically, city councils and planning commissions use the goals and policies of the General Plan as a basis on which to guide land use decisions. City Staff uses the General Plan to guide recommendations on development and decisions about implementation strategies and capital improvements, which in turn, impact operational and budget decisions. As a result, the General Plan also establishes a framework for self-governance for the City of Redondo Beach.

In 1992, Redondo Beach approved a comprehensive update to its original General Plan and has conducted focused updates since. The current effort was initiated in 2016 to address key issues facing the City including population growth, aging residents and the decline of working-age residents, housing affordability, changes in the retail environment, and a jobs/housing imbalance through changes to four (4) elements (Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety, and Noise) that have not been updated since 1992.

The focused update also includes a new "Introduction", which includes a vision statement ("Vision 2050"), "Guiding Principles" developed as part of the process by the City's General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), and two (2) appendices that support the four updated elements. Appendix A describes the detailed methodology used to project the amount of growth likely to be built by 2050 if the draft elements are implemented. Appendix B includes the draft implementation measures, which describe the specific actions the City will take to realize the goals and policies outlined in the updated elements.

The City invites all residents, business owners, and interested parties to review draft materials for the Focused General Plan Update, available for public review.

>> Online commenting will be available here until March 31, 2024.
https://redondo.konveio.com/focused-general-plan-update

Have Questions?
If you have any questions, please reach out to the Plan Redondo team at [email protected].

Thank you!

In closing, thank you for your interest in this process and thanks to many of you who have participated in this effort to date. There are many important issues and opportunities to address in Redondo Beach, and the success of formulating balanced solutions depends on the involvement of community members. We have several other upcoming opportunities to stay engaged and participate in the process, and we encourage to you check our website for future updates. https://www.redondo.org/planredondo