The purpose of bringing the potential ordinance forward, according to staff reports, was twofold. The item was agendized in keeping with the City’s Strategic Plan, which noted the increasing popularity of unmanned aircraft systems among commercial businesses, public agencies and tech hobbyists. “But it’s another technology that’s growing and changing, and it’s hard to assume what’s going to happen next.” “If you haven’t seen demonstrations of drones used for public safety, it’s wild how they can help,” said District 3 Councilman Christian Horvath. 20 meeting of the Redondo Beach City Council, as council, staff and the Redondo Beach Police Chief discussed privacy, city policy, and potential police uses for unmanned aircraft.Īt discussion’s end, the City Attorney’s office was directed to bring back a resolution that authorizes RBPD to use drones in compliance with state law and addresses privacy worries that the City Council brought forward. Photo /.Īirborne drones were the topic of the night at the Sept. The Redondo Beach City Council discussed both public and private drone use, preliminarily authorizing Redondo Beach Police to use airborne drones. The ordinance for individual use should come back to the council by the end of the year.An aerial photo of the unfinished Shade Hotel Redondo Beach, taken using a drone. Kauffman invited residents to get a first-hand look at demonstrations of how drones could be used by the Police Department at its annual Public Safety Fair on Oct. “There are also lots of other uses where you can get drones closer to places that you don’t ever want to expose officers to.” “The use of drones will allow law enforcement in certain situations to gain situational awareness from afar without any type of forced intrusion,” he said. Officers would need search warrants to use drones in private spaces, unless in emergency situations. Kauffman said the Police Department would contract with a drone operator who is already permitted to use them. “I would much rather see what the state does and who gets sued for what.” “As many other have expressed, I’m not a fan of being an early adopter in putting in legislation,” she said. “You can pick the things you’re most concerned about.”Ĭouncilwoman Martha Barbee said she’d like to see how the issues play out across the state before getting too involved. “It’s great until one of them falls on somebody,” Webb said. Webb said the city can determine just which rules it decides to make a misdemeanor offense, and can outlaw flying drones in certain areas, such as baseball diamonds and soccer fields, where some parents fly them to film highlight tapes of their children athletes.
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“For the consumer who decides to just buy this little 10-inch drone online and throw it up in their backyard or whatnot, if we set regulations at the city level, does that mean then that person can be prosecuted because they haven’t … gotten the special license to operate the drone?” asked Councilman Christian Horvath. Mayor Steve Aspel noted that much of the city falls within five miles of Torrance Municipal Airport, but city staff suggested it is up to the FAA to enforce that rule. Several Redondo Beach City Council members said they liked the idea of giving police the ability to penalize anyone using a drone to intrude on privacy, but they don’t want to over-regulate. Most of those rules were incorporated into an ordinance passed in January in Manhattan Beach - where residents complained about drones flying over the beach and outside homes - making violations a misdemeanor.Ī few months later, Hermosa Beach enacted some of the toughest local rules in the state, requiring residents to obtain permits from the city to fly drones.
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