Redondo Beach to establish drone ordinance
An aerial photo of the unfinished Shade Hotel Redondo Beach, taken using a drone. The Redondo Beach City Council discussed both public and private drone use, preliminarily authorizing Redondo Beach Police to use airborne drones. Photo /CivicCouch.com. Airborne drones were the topic of the night at the Sept. 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. At 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. “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. “But it’s another technology that’s growing and changing, and it’s hard to assume what’s going to happen next.” 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. The purpose of bringing the…
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