Torrance

City Council

November 28, 2023 Order of Business 10 #A

Agenda Item A

10A. Community Development - Consider Appeal of Planning Commission Denial of a\nPlanning Commission Review to Allow Construction of a New Two-Unit\nResidential Development, in Conjunction with Demolition of a Contributing\nStructure, and a Conditional Use Permit to Allow Development that Exceeds a 0.65\nFloor Area Ratio, on Property Located Within the Torrance Tract Overlay in the\nR-2 Zone at 1724 Arlington Avenue. The Project is Categorically Exempt from the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guidelines Section 15303 - New\nConstruction. PCR21-00001, CUP21-00010: Shaunt Nazarian. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Planning Commission and Community Development Director that\nCity Council:\n1) Deny the appeal; and\n2) Adopt a RESOLUTION denying the appeal and denying without prejudice a Planning\nCommission Review to allow the construction of a new two-unit residential\ndevelopment, in conjunction with the demolition of a contributing single-family\nresidence on property located within the Torrance Tract Overlay in the R-2 Zone at\n1724 Arlington Avenue; and\n3) Adopt a RESOLUTION denying the appeal and denying without prejudice a\nConditional Use Permit to allow the construction of a new two-unit residential\ndevelopment that exceeds a 0.65 floor area ratio on property located within the\nTorrance Tract Overlay in the R-2 Zone at 1724 Arlington Avenue.\nCity Council Meeting 11-28-23 5 of?\n6\n1OB. Finance and General Services - Conduct Public Hearing on Airport Landing\nFees, Adopt ORDINANCE Amending Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) Pertaining\nto Airport Landing Fees, Adopt RESOLUTION Establishing Airport Landing Fee\nRate, Approve Ordinance Summary for Publication, and Adopt California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption. Expenditure: None.\nRecommendation of the Finance Director and General Services Director that City Council:\n1) Conduct public hearing on airport landing fees; and\n2) Adopt an ORDINANCE amending Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) Section 51.2.30\nentitled "Definition of Revenue Operations" and Section 51.2.31 entitled "Fee for Revenue\nOperations," and repealing Section 51.2.32 entitled "Refusal for Clearance"; and\n3) Adopt a RESOLUTION establishing an airport landing fee rate; and\n4) Approve an Ordinance Summary for publication; and\n5) Adopt a California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption pursuant to Sections\n15061, 15273, and 15378 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations and Section\n21080 of the Public Resources Code.\n11. AGENCY AGENDAS - None Scheduled.\n12. 2ND READING ORDINANCES