FAR Facts

Why the Redondo Beach City Council must not increase BCHD's FAR

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​BCHD demands a high 1.25 FAR for BCHD and ALL public land, as stated in their lawyer's letter and mass email messages to the public - a disastrous, self-serving tactic that illustrates they don't care if they damage the entire City to get what they want.

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• After careful consideration, the Planning Commission recommended 0.50 FAR. A 0.75 FAR was studied by the GPAC in the updated General Plan. Either allows an increase in density/intensity of 2X to 3X the size of what currently exists for most public properties.

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• The average existing Public Institutional land in the City is 0.26 FAR. The 1.25 FAR would be 5X greater! See table of existing FAR for public land parcels here.

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• At 1.25 FAR, BCHD's Public Institutional land would have a HIGHER density/intensity than both Commercial and Industrial zones within Redondo Beach.

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• The City's consultants analyzed only BCHD's property for an Addendum to the EIR, not all public land, clearly giving BCHD preferential treatment.​​

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• BCHD's CEO has stated several times “there is NO project” currently put forward and NO deal with their private developer.​ There is no reason for the City Council to spot upzone their site for a "phantom" project.​​

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• The resounding failure of BCHD’s Bond Measure BC (that would have subsidized their private-developer project) shows a clear mandate against a higher FAR. ​

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• The City's General Plan policy provides a clear path should a project be put forward in the future. Why should the City sell out now and move towards enabling a huge FAR to BCHD for a NON-project?​

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• None of BCHD's services require an increase in FAR. ​

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• BCHD provides optional, non-essential, non-emergency services. They provide NONE of the critical infrastructure services or emergency services of the City to all residents that may warrant a higher FAR.​​​​​​​​​​​

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Click here to residents' responses to the City Council about BCHD's damaging campaign for a higher FAR. 

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