The General Plan is one of California’s most important planning tools. The General Plan is a long-range planning document that represents the community’s view of its future; it is a blueprint for a city’s growth and development. Typically, city councils and planning commissions use the goals and policies of the General Plan as a basis on which to guide land use decisions. City Staff uses the General Plan to guide recommendations on development and decisions about implementation strategies and capital improvements, which in turn, impact operational and budget decisions. As a result, the General Plan also establishes a framework for self-governance for the City of Redondo Beach.

In 1992, Redondo Beach approved a comprehensive update to its original General Plan and has conducted focused updates since. The current effort was initiated in 2016 to address key issues facing the City including population growth, aging residents and the decline of working-age residents, housing affordability, changes in the retail environment, and a jobs/housing imbalance through changes to four (4) elements (Land Use, Open Space and Conservation, Safety, and Noise) that have not been updated since 1992.

The focused update also includes a new "Introduction", which includes a vision statement ("Vision 2050"), "Guiding Principles" developed as part of the process by the City's General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC), and two (2) appendices that support the four updated elements. Appendix A describes the detailed methodology used to project the amount of growth likely to be built by 2050 if the draft elements are implemented. Appendix B includes the draft implementation measures, which describe the specific actions the City will take to realize the goals and policies outlined in the updated elements.

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Draft General Plan updates, guided by public input from community workshops, resident surveys, the GPAC, and other city commissions and committees, are now available for public review!

>>PDF versions of the draft documents can be downloaded below:

• Cover
• Introduction (Including "Vision 2050" and "Guiding Principles")
• Land Use Element
• Open Space and Conservation Element
• Safety Element
• Noise Element
• Appendix A: Buildout Methodology
• Appendix B: Implementation Plan

Download all updated sections

GPAC comments on the Public Review Draft General Plan Update (2/23/2024) are available for reference and review. 

Online commenting was available from February 2024 to April 15, 2024

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Elements that are NOT being updated at this time include:

• Utilities Element  (approved 1992, reformatted 2024)
• Solid Waste Management and Recycling Element (approved 1992, reformatted 2024)
• Senior Citizen Services and Child Care Services Element (approved 1992, reformatted 2024)
• Transportation and Circulation Element (approved 2009, updated 2021) 
• Housing Element (approved 2022)

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All elements combined compose the City’s comprehensive General Plan.