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PC - ACTION ITEM: DISCUSSION OF CITYWIDE SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE UPDATE
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Meeting Date: April 24, 2024
Contact Person/Dept: Jose Mendivil, Associate Planner
Gabriela Silva, Associate Planner
Phone Number: (310) 253-5757/ (310) 523-5736
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (Email) Public Notifications - Planning Commission (04/10/2024), Meetings and Agendas - Planning Commission (04/18/2024); (Posted) City website (04/10/2024); Social Media (04/10/2024); (Email) Developers and Subdivider Stakeholders (04/10/2024)
Department Approval: Mark Muenzer, Planning and Development Director (04/16/2024)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission provide initial guidance and feedback regarding the Subdivision Ordinance Update.
BACKGROUND
Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), Chapter 15.10 (Subdivision Ordinance or the "ordinance") was added to the CCMC in 1965 and has remained largely unchanged; updates over time added language on vesting tentative maps, park dedication, and tentative map distribution. The ordinance provides standards and procedures for the subdivision of airspace (condominium) or land parcels. It is important to periodically review the ordinance for potential constraints to development or conflicts with the California State Subdivision Map Act (State Subdivision Law).
Subsequently, in Spring 2022, the City Council directed staff to include a Subdivision Ordinance Update (the "ordinance update") in the FY 2022-2023 budget process to formally initiate and fund the effort. Funds were allocated and the Request for Proposals (RFP) was released to select a consultant to assist in this update; Rincon Consultants Inc. was chosen, and a contract executed on April 13, 2023.
As the effort is dependent on the 2045 Gen...
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