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AGENDA ITEM NO. 15.
CITY OF HAWTHORNE City Council AGENDA BILL For the meeting of 12/09/2025 Originating Department: Planning |
City Manager:
Department Head:
SUBJECT:
Public Hearing and introduction of Ordinance No. 2260 (1st Reading) - An ordinance of the city council of the City of Hawthorne, California, amending chapters 17.04 (definitions), 17.38 (nonconforming uses, structures, signs, and parcels), 17.40 (conditional uses—variances), 17.56 (loading), 17.58 (off-street parking), and 17.60 (minimum driveway widths and turning radii) of title 17 (zoning) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code related to off-street vehicular parking, and making a finding of exemption in compliance with CEQA in connection therewith.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
At the close of the public hearing, a motion to introduce.
DISCUSSION:
This proposed ordinance addresses the City’s parking standards as they are imposed on private property. These include the number of required parking spaces, the size and accessibility of spaces, driveway dimensions, as well as the processes for approving variations and alternative standards. These amendments are motivated by two main objectives: the first is to remove a great deal of the constraints that parking standards place on commercial businesses that are consistently hindering economic development; the second is to consolidate the regulations within Title 17, remove confusing language, and to remove barriers that allow the City flexibility to approve slight variations in cases that warrant it.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN:
Goal 3: Improve development processing and customer service operations.
Goal 4: Update Zoning Code for the 21st century.
Goal 4: Update Zoning Code for the 21st century.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
NOTICING PROCEDURE:
The City Council public hearing for this ordinance was published in the November 20, 2025, edition of the South Bay Cities (Hawthorne Press Tribune).