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AGENDA ITEM NO. 7.
CITY OF HAWTHORNE City Council AGENDA BILL For the meeting of 01/13/2026 Originating Department: Planning |
City Manager:
Department Head:
SUBJECT:
ORDINANCE NO. 2260 (2ND 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. Motion to adopt.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council move to adopt Ordinance No. 2260.
DISCUSSION:
This 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: (1) to remove a great deal of the constraints that parking standards place on commercial businesses that are consistently hindering economic development; and (2) 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:
Not required for this action. The City Council public hearing for this ordinance was held on December 9, 2025.