Custom home planning resource · Los Angeles County and the South Bay
Planning a custom home in Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach sequences review: Planning reviews the project and stamps the plans before Building & Safety accepts a plan check submittal. New houses are measured against the City's Objective Residential Standards.
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Planning sequence
01
Design to the Objective Residential Standards
The City publishes Objective Residential Standards and design guidelines. Confirm the current edition with Planning before design starts.
Official resource: Redondo Beach · Objective Residential StandardsCity-wide guidance · Confirm the current content directly with the agency
02
Get Planning's stamp first
The City's first step is a Planning and Zoning submittal through the Citizen Portal; Planning stamps the plans 'Reviewed for Submittal/OK to Submit'.
Official resource: Redondo Beach · Plan Check SubmittalCity-wide guidance · Passage checked
03
Assemble the Building submittal
The stamped plans, structural and energy calculations and a soils report where applicable go to Building & Safety, following the residential guidelines and checklist.
Official resource: Redondo Beach · Plan Check SubmittalCity-wide guidance · Passage checked
04
Ask whether Planning Commission review applies
The planning procedures page explains review paths; ask the Planner of the Day which applies to your parcel.
Official resource: Redondo Beach · Planning Review Procedures & ApplicationsCity-wide guidance · Confirm the current content directly with the agency
Each step links to the official page it comes from. Requirements differ by parcel; confirm with the agency.
Who reviews a new home here
Redondo Beach is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County.
City of Redondo Beach — Community Development (Planning Division and Building & Safety).
Local planning journey
Which planning question to resolve first here, and why it shapes the brief. Each answer comes from the cited City page or stays a question for staff.
Question 1
Does the design meet the Objective Residential Standards?
New houses are measured against objective standards, so the massing has to be checked against them before drawings go further.
source: Redondo Beach · Objective Residential StandardsQuestion 2
Has Planning stamped the plans "OK to Submit"?
The City's plan check page (read October 13, 2026) makes Planning's stamp the first step: stamped plans must be part of the Building & Safety package.
source: Redondo Beach · Plan Check SubmittalQuestion 3
Does any part need Planning Commission review?
Ask Planning early; a hearing changes the schedule before Building review can begin.
source: Redondo Beach · Planning Review Procedures & Applications
Finding the current official checklist
Use the Building & Safety plan check submittal page for the current residential package list and Planning's procedures and application forms page for the Planning step.
Owner evidence to gather first
- Survey and existing-house records
- Massing check against the objective standards
- Planning-stamped plan set
Redondo Beach submittal order
| Step | What it produces |
|---|---|
| 1 · Planning and zoning application in the Citizen Portal | Planning stamp: "Reviewed for Submittal / OK to Submit" |
| 2 · Residential submittal package | Building & Safety plan check, with the stamped plans included |
Local issues and the budget lines they touch
| Local issue | Budget line it affects |
|---|---|
| Objective standards redesign | Design time before the Planning stamp |
| Replacement on an existing lot | Demolition and utility disconnection |
No dollar amounts or local premiums are implied.
Hypothetical: an owner in North Redondo wants to start plan check while finishing the façade. The page's sequence means Planning's stamp comes first, so façade decisions that affect the objective standards are settled before the Building package.
What shapes the budget here
- Design time to meet objective standards without exceptions
- Soils report and structural engineering
- Demolition and staging on narrow lots
These items affect cost; none is a price. See how to build a realistic budget: Custom home budget guide
Parcel questions to answer first
- Which Objective Residential Standards govern this lot's zone?
- Does the project need a discretionary planning approval before the stamp?
- Is a soils report required for this site?
Gather before a first conversation
- Address or APN and recent site photos
- Survey, title report and prior permits if available
- Architect drawings, or a written list of rooms and priorities
- Target timing and how you plan to finance construction
Related guides: Buying land to build · Lot utility due diligence · Choosing a custom-home builder · 2025 Energy Code for new homes · Coastal-zone new-home planning
Official sources
Each source shows what it covers and whether its passage was checked in our review.
- Redondo Beach · Plan Check Submittal
Planning stamp, then Building submittal contents.
City-wide guidance · Passage checked - Redondo Beach · Objective Residential Standards
Residential standards and design guidelines.
City-wide guidance · Confirm the current content directly with the agency - Redondo Beach · Planning Review Procedures & Applications
Planning review paths and forms.
City-wide guidance · Confirm the current content directly with the agency
1 of 3 official source passages checked (latest October 13, 2026); 2 could not be opened and should be confirmed with the agency.
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