Ordinance No. 3931: Approval Process and Placement of Pickleball Courts in the P-U (Public Use) Zone.
Summary
SCH Number
2024031086
Public Agency
City of Torrance
Document Title
Ordinance No. 3931: Approval Process and Placement of Pickleball Courts in the P-U (Public Use) Zone.
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/28/2024
Document Description
Ordinance No. 3931 would amend the Torrance Municipal Code (TMC) to regulate the approval process and placement of new pickleball courts in the P-U Zone. Specifically, the amendment would require new pickleball courts be processed through a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and be a minimum distance of 250 feet from the center of each court to any property developed with a residential use, as measured by a parcel line. Any pickleball court installed prior to the adoption of Ordinance No. 3931 would not be subject to the 250 feet requirement and would be allowed to remain in place.
Contact Information
Name
Michelle G. Ramirez
Agency Name
City of Torrance
Job Title
Director of Community Development
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Torrance
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Information
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15378
Reasons for Exemption
Ordinance No. 3931 was reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code§§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations WI5000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines"). Ordinance No. 3931 is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15378, because the activity undertaken involves general text amendments that would not cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and does not meet the definition of a "Project' under CEQA. Ordinance No. 3931 is also exempt from CEQA Guidelines under Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. Ordinance No. 3931 consists only of bolstering public nuisance regulations. Ordinance No. 3931 will not have the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or required findings.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Ordinance No. 3931 was reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code§§ 21000, et seq., "CEQA") and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations WI5000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines"). Ordinance No. 3931 is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15378, because the activity undertaken involves general text amendments that would not cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and does not meet the definition of a "Project' under CEQA. Ordinance No. 3931 is also exempt from CEQA Guidelines under Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. Ordinance No. 3931 consists only of bolstering public nuisance regulations. Ordinance No. 3931 will not have the effect of deleting or substantially changing any regulatory standards or required findings.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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