Public hearing on zoning amendment for McDonald's properties in Torrance.

LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TORRANCE WILL CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2026, AT 6:30PM IN THE LEROY J. JACKSON COUNCIL CHAMBER LOCATED AT 3031 TORRANCE BOULEVARD, TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, 90503, ON THE FOLLOWING MATTERS:
ZON25-00001: Petition of DESIGN UA, INC. (MCDONALD’S USA, LLC) for City Council consideration of an ORDINANCE to amend the zoning designation from the Hawthorne Boulevard/Pacific Coast Highway Intersection Area Sub-District (H-PCH) to the General Commercial District (C-2), in conjunction with an amendment to the boundary of the Hawthorne Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan (HBCSP), for properties located at 3800, 3801, 3810, 3825, 3830, 3855, 3860, 3880 Pacific Coast Highway and 24051, 24055 Neece Avenue (Assessor Parcel Numbers (APNs) 7378-009-030, -048, -072, and 7534-003-002, -003, -004, -005, and 7534-004-004, -011, -012), and determine an exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) – Common Sense Exemption.
MEETING INFORMATIONCity Council meetings are held monthly on alternate Tuesdays at 6:30pm in the LeRoy J. Jackson Council Chamber located at 3031 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503. A map of City Hall is available on the City webpage at www.bit.ly/TorranceCivicCenterMap. The City Council meeting calendar is available on the City webpage at www.torranceca.gov/government/council-agendas-minutes [http://www.torranceca.gov/government/council-agendas-minutes].
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), if special assistance is needed to participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (310) 618-2870 or CityClerk@TorranceCA.gov. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City Clerk’s Office to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting. [28CFR35.102-35.104 ADA Title II]
MEETING AGENDAThe meeting agenda is made available no less than 72 hours before the City Council meeting and posted on the Public Notice Board located at City Hall, 3031 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503, and on the City webpage. The meeting agenda will be made available for review in-person at the City Clerk's Office located at the above referenced address, open 7:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Thursday, open alternate Fridays. A limited number of meeting agenda copies are made available during the meeting.
PUBLIC COMMENTSThose people wishing to comment should either attend the public hearing, submit written comment on the OneMeeting Public Portal at https://torranceca.primegov.com/public/portal?fromiframe=true or submit written comment to CDDInfo@TorranceCA.Gov. If submitting written comment to CDDInfo@TorranceCA.Gov, please write "Public Comment" in the subject line. In the body of the email include the title of this item “ZON25-00001: DESIGN UA, INC. (MCDONALD’S USA, LLC)". Hard copies of public comment may also be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office during regular business hours. All comments submitted before 5:30pm on Monday, May 4, 2026, will be published for public review prior to the meeting. Comments received after 5:30pm, but prior to the adjournment of the meeting will be added to the record.
MEETING BROADCASTMeetings are broadcast on CitiCABLE Channel 3 (Spectrum) and Channel 31 (Frontier), and live stream on TorranceCA.Gov, Facebook@City of Torrance CA Government, and YouTube Channel TorranceCitiCABLE.
PUBLIC NOTICEAnnouncement of the public hearing is made no less than 20 calendar days before the City Council meeting through a public notice mailed to the registered owner of properties located within a 500’ radius of the subject property and that is advertised in the local newspaper (The Daily Breeze). A copy of the public notice is also posted at the subject property in a conspicuous location.
PUBLIC RECORDSMembers of the public may review the public record for any items on the meeting agenda by visiting the City Clerk's Office located at City Hall, 3031 Torrance Boulevard, Torrance, CA 90503, open 7:30am to 5:30pm, Monday through Thursday, open alternate Fridays. Members of the public may also submit a public records request for any items on the meeting agenda by contacting the City Clerk's Office at (310) 618-2870 or submitting an online request via the City webpage at www.bit.ly/PublicRecordsCenter [http://www.bit.ly/PublicRecordsCenter].
RESOLUTION NO. 88-19Any challenge in court to items listed on the meeting agenda may be limited to only those issues raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written comments delivered to the City Clerk's Office, prior to the public hearing and further, by the terms of Resolution No. 88-19, and may be limited to 90 days in which to commence such legal action pursuant to Section 1094.6 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
CONTACT USFor more information about this item, please contact the Planning Division of the Community Development Department at (310) 618-5990.REBECCA POIRIERCITY CLERKDaily BreezePublished: 4/15/26