Chapter 18.44
SITE PLAN REVIEW*
Sections:
18.44.010 When required.
18.44.020 Administrative review and approval.
18.44.030 Guidelines for approval.
18.44.040 Procedure.
18.44.050 Appeals.
18.44.060 Time limits for development.
18.44.070 Revocation of approval.
18.44.080 Western Avenue and Redondo Beach Boulevard.
18.44.090 Multiple-family dwellings and condominiums.
18.44.100 Deleted.
* Prior ordinance history: Ordinances 587, 1191 and 1322.
18.44.010 When required.
A site plan review may be required subject to the granting of a zone change, a conditional use permit, a variance, a parcel map, a tract map, or at any time the community development director, the commission, and/or the council deems necessary to protect the public, health, safety and general welfare. (Prior code § 10-3.2201)
18.44.020 Administrative review and approval.
Whenever a site plan review is required, a site plan for the total development of a lot or lots that comprise the development project shall be approved pursuant to the provisions of this chapter prior to the issuance of a building permit. The community development director shall approve plans only after finding that the proposed development is consistent with the intent and general purpose of the General Plan and provisions of the Municipal Code, will not adversely affect the orderly and harmonious development of the area and the general welfare of the city; otherwise such plans shall be disapproved.
(Urg. Ord. 1682; Ord. 1683 § 68, 2006; prior code § 10-3.2202)
18.44.030 Guidelines for approval.
In addition to all other applicable zoning and development requirements and policies, the Community Development Director shall consider during the review process the following factors for approval:
A. The dimensions, shape and orientation of the parcel;
B. The placement of buildings and structures on the parcel;
C. The height, setbacks, bulk and building materials;
D. The distance between buildings or structures;
E. The location, number and layout of off-street parking and loading spaces;
F. The internal vehicular patterns and pedestrian safety features;
G. The location, amount and nature of landscaping;
H. The placement, height and direction of illumination of light standards;
I. The location, number, size and height of signs;
J. The location, height and materials of walls, fences or hedges;
K. The location and method of screening refuse and storage areas, roof equipment, pipes, vents, utility equipment and all equipment not contained in the main buildings of the development; and
L. Such other information which the community development director may require to make the necessary findings that the provisions of this code are being complied with. (Prior code § 10-3.2203)
18.44.040 Procedure.
The procedure for site plan review shall be as follows:
A. Filing of Applications. An application for a site plan review shall be filed by the property owner, the property owner’s representative, or other person having the right to the possession of the land for which site plan review approval is sought. Such application shall be filed with the community development department on forms provided by the department. As a part of the application, the applicant shall submit copies of the site plan and floor plan drawn to scale and properly dimensioned, including the information identified in Section 18.44.030.
B. Filing Fees. The applicant shall pay to the city a filing fee established by City Council resolution for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the city in processing the site plan review application.
C. Administrative Reviews and Decisions. The community development director shall review the application, statements, drawings submitted, all pertinent and relevant data, and the results of the investigation of the property involved and surrounding area. A public hearing may be held after giving at least ten days’ notice by publication and by sending written notice to all property owners and residents within a three hundred foot radius of the proposed development. The community development director shall render the decision in writing, either approving, approving with conditions, or denying the request, stating the reasons for such action.
D. Site Plans are required to be submitted for review and approval along with applications for General Plan amendments, Zone Change, Conditional Use Permits, Variances, and Tentative Tracts etc. and shall be reviewed and processed concurrently with the related application.
(Urg. Ord. 1682; Ord. 1683 § 69, 2006; prior code § 10-3.2204)
18.44.050 Appeals.
Any aggrieved person may appeal the decision of the community development director to the commission and the council. Such appeal shall be filed in writing with the Commission within ten days after the date of the decision by the community development director. Upon the receipt of such an appeal and the payment of filing fees established by the City Council, the community development director shall place the matter for consideration on the commission agenda of the first regular meeting of the commission following ten days’ written notice to the appellant and/or applicant and property owners and residents within 300 feet of the boundaries of the project site. The commission shall either approve the site plan with conditions or deny the site plan based on its findings. The decision of the commission shall be final, unless it is appealed to the council pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 18.72 of this code.
(Urg. Ord. 1682; Ord. 1683 § 70, 2006; prior code § 10-3.2205)
18.44.060 Time limits for development.
The subject property under a site plan review shall be developed within a period of not exceeding twelve months from and after the date of its approval, and, if not so developed and utilized, such approval automatically shall become null and void at the expiration of such twelve month period.
Upon a showing of good cause, the community development director may grant an extension of up to 6 months, upon receipt of a written request from the applicant prior to expiration.
When such a request for an extension is filed, a fee in an amount established by City Council resolution shall be paid for the purpose of defraying the costs incurred by the city in processing such extension of time.
(Urg. Ord. 1682; Ord. 1683 § 71, 2006; Ord. 1629 § 18, 2003; prior code § 10-3.2206)
18.44.070 Revocation of approval.
The community development director may revoke any site plan review approval for noncompliance or for any violation of the conditions set forth in granting such approval. A written notice of intention to revoke shall be mailed to the applicant not less than ten days before the date of revocation. The applicant may appeal the decision to revoke the site plan review pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 18.44.050. (Prior code § 10-3.2207)
18.44.080 Western Avenue and Redondo Beach Boulevard.
Pursuant to Ordinance No. 1275 and Planning And Environmental Quality Commission Memorandum No. 7-79, all properties, public or private, fronting on the westerly and easterly sides of Western Avenue and extending from 182nd Street on the south and El Segundo Boulevard on the north and all properties, public or private, fronting on the northerly and southerly sides of Redondo Beach Boulevard and extending from Crenshaw Boulevard on the west and Vermont Avenue on the east shall be subject to the site plan review provisions of this chapter. (Prior code § 10-3.2208)
18.44.090 Multiple-family dwellings and condominiums.
A site plan review shall be required for all new multifamily developments of four or more units. Such site plan review shall include a noticed public hearing before the planning and environmental quality commission. (Prior code § 10-3.2210)
18.44.100 Deleted.
(Urg. Ord. 1682; Ord. 1683 § 72, 2006)