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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council introduce an Ordinance amending Title 17,
Zoning, of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), Section 17.220.035
“Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements” to increase the quantitative
parking requirements for restaurant uses within the CD Zone. (Attachment No.
1).
PROCEDURE:
1. Mayor seeks motion to receive and file affidavit of mailing and positing of
public notice.
2. Mayor calls on staff for a brief staff report and City Council poses questions to
staff as desired.
3. Mayor seeks motion to declare the public hearing open, providing the
applicant the first opportunity to speak, followed by the general public.
4. Mayor seeks a motion to close the public hearing after all testimony has been
presented.
5. City Council thoroughly discusses the matter and arrives at its decision.
Meeting Date: 01/26/09 Item Number: PH-2
AGENDA ITEM: PUBLIC HEARING – Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title
17 of the Culver City Municipal Code, Section 17.220.035 “Commercial Downtown
(CD) District Requirements” to Increase the Quantitative Parking Requirements
for Restaurant Uses Within the CD Zone.
Contact Person/Dept.:
Thomas Gorham/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5727
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: Published in the Culver City News on (1/1/09,1/8/09 and 1/22/09);
notice mailed to all the property owners and occupants in the Commercial Downtown
(CD) zone, Downtown Business Association, and the Culver City Chamber of
Commerce (1/5/09 and 1/15/09); and notice emailed to the Master Notification List
(1/5/09 and 1/15/09).
Department Approval:
Sol Blumenfeld (01/15/09)
City Attorney Approval
Carol Schwab (by H. Baker) (01/21/09)
Chief Financial Officer Approval:
Jeff Muir (by M. Noller) (01/21/09)
City Manager Approval:
Jerry B. Fulwood (01/21/09) City of Culver City, California
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BACKGROUND:
The City Council has authorized a comprehensive study of downtown parking
supply and demand, including evaluation of parking operations; curb parking;
public parking structures; valet parking; and the special parking needs of the
studios and downtown employers. However, completion of the study is not
expected until the third quarter of 2009. In order to address concerns related to
restaurant parking impacts on the downtown parking supply and potential
restrictions in attracting alternative uses such as retail, and the desire to create a
broader mix of downtown uses, the City Council at its meeting of October 27,
2008 directed staff to initiate a Zoning Code Amendment to increase the
quantitative parking requirement for restaurants in the CD zone.
The Downtown revitalization has created more parking demand than is supported
by the current area parking supply. The total number of parking spaces in the
downtown is approximately 1750. Since 2005 there has been dramatic
reinvestment in the downtown by a number of new restaurants with many
including significant outdoor dining areas. This trend toward increased restaurant
uses has significantly increased parking demand in the Downtown as restaurants
typically have a much higher parking demand than retail and other commercial
uses. In addition, restaurant uses generally “outbid” retail uses and are willing to
pay higher lease rate creating a scarcity of retail in the downtown.
CCMC Section 17.220.035, Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements
(Attachment No. 3), specifies the number of parking spaces required for
restaurants. The existing requirement for restaurants is the same as that for
retail, which is 2.5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, which is
equivalent to one parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
Outdoor dining is exempt from this parking requirement so long as the total
outdoor dining in the downtown doesn’t exceed 20,000 gross square feet. Staff
believes the new restaurants and related outdoor dining areas have increased
the demand for parking in downtown. Parking requirements for other uses in the
CD Zone including offices and financial institutions is 3.4 spaces for each 1000
square feet of gross floor area, which is equivalent to 1 space per 294 square
feet of gross floor area.
Most of the recent downtown revitalization has occurred through the rehabilitation
of existing buildings located on lots where it is infeasible to provide additional on-
site parking. Parking for most uses, including restaurants, in the downtown has
been satisfied through the pooled parking program outlined in Zoning Code
Section 17.320.025.C (Attachment No. 4). The pooled parking program was
created to spur downtown reinvestment as part of the “Downtown Overlay Zone” City of Culver City, California
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adopted in the mid 1990’s and enabled new uses to rely on the approximately
1750 public parking spaces, both on-street and in the City owned public parking
structures in the downtown area to meet their code required parking.
In late 2005, these requirements were incorporated into the new Commercial
Downtown (CD) zoning district when the Zoning Code underwent a
comprehensive revision. Currently any new use (restaurant or retail) taking over
an existing tenant space with a previous use that had the same or more
restrictive parking requirement does not have to provide on-site parking and can
utilize the pooled parking so long as the use is not increasing the square footage
of the tenant space. In practice, since parking requirements for retail and
restaurant uses in the CD Zone are the same (1 space per 400 square feet of
floor area), and parking for office and other uses is more restrictive (1 space per
294 square feet of floor area), when a retail or office use closes, a new restaurant
can occupy the space without providing additional parking beyond the pool
allocation for the previous use so long as the floor area is not increased.
On January 14, 2008 the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on
the subject Zoning Code Amendment, and after consideration of all relevant
information and testimony the Commission by a vote of 4-0 adopted Resolution
No. 2009-001 recommending to the City Council Approval of ZCA P-2009001
(Attachment No. 2).
DISCUSSION:
In order to balance the supply and demand of downtown parking and help create
a broader mix of uses in the downtown, staff has identified the following issues to
consider in potential changes to the parking requirements in the CD Zone:
• Outdoor dining areas are currently exempt from parking requirements, although
in some cases these areas exceed the indoor dining space.
• The downtown parking requirements for restaurants are less restrictive than
other areas of the City.
• Modification of the pooled parking program.
Proposed Requirements
The proposed Zoning Code Amendment changes the parking requirement for
Restaurant uses in the CD Zone to be consistent with restaurant parking
requirements for all other zones in the City. As outlined in Zoning Code Section
17.320.020H Table 3-3. Parking Requirements by Land Use (Attachment No. 5),
restaurant parking requirements in all other zones in the City are as follows: City of Culver City, California
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• General table service restaurants that are equal to or less than 1,500
square feet require one parking space for each 350 square feet of floor
area with a minimum of 3 spaces
• General table service restaurants greater than 1,500 square feet require
one parking space for each 100 square feet of floor area
• Takeout (counter service) restaurants with tables require 1 parking space
for each 75 square feet of floor area with a minimum of 8 spaces
• Takeout (counter service) restaurants with no tables require 1 parking
space for each 250 square feet of floor area with a minimum of 3 spaces
• Outdoor dining requires no parking for the first 250 square feet of dining
area. Any outdoor dining area exceeding 250 square feet shall be
included as restaurant floor area in determining the parking requirement
By changing the downtown parking requirement for restaurants to be consistent
with all other zones in the City, new restaurants will have a more restrictive or
greater quantitative parking requirement than retail or office uses and will be
required to provide parking for the net difference between the parking required
for the previous use and the parking required for the restaurant use. For
example, if a 2,800 square foot retail space with no on-site parking was replaced
by a new general table service restaurant the new restaurant would be required
to provide 21 additional parking spaces. The previous retail use has a required
parking ratio of 1:400 resulting in 7 spaces satisfied by the pooled parking. The
new restaurant at a parking ratio of 1:100 would require 28 parking spaces. The
existing 7 pooled spaces could be utilized by the restaurant resulting in the
restaurant being required to provide 21 parking spaces.
Nonconforming Status
Increasing the quantitative parking requirements for restaurants will limit
opportunities for additional restaurants to locate downtown without providing on-
site parking and/or securing approved off-site parking. Existing restaurants
would be considered legal nonconforming in regards to parking and would be
subject to the quantitative parking requirements in place at the time the use was
established. Pursuant to Zoning Code Section 17.610.015, Loss of
Nonconforming Status (Attachment No. 6), existing restaurants that close will be
able to maintain their nonconforming status and new restaurants will be able to
occupy the tenant space that was previously a restaurant without providing
additional parking so long as the square footage of the tenant space is not
increased and so long as the previous legal nonconforming restaurant use was
not discontinued for a period of one year.
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Consistent with City policy and CCMC Section 17.100.020E. –“Effect of Zoning
Code Amendment on Projects in Process”, any proposed restaurants that have
permit applications that have been deemed complete , would be subject to the
existing parking requirements. Currently there are two proposed restaurants in
this situation that are proposed for the former Stellar Hardware store on Main
Street. The Planning Commission in adoption of their resolution made a
recommendation that any application for a restaurant use received by the City
after the date of adoption of the Planning Commission Resolution No.2009-P001
(January 14, 2008) shall comply with the proposed amended restaurant parking
requirements unless they receive a building permit and have started substantial
tenant improvements prior to the effective date of the Ordinance approving this
Zoning Code Amendment.
Pooled Parking
Staff does not believe that modifications to the pooled parking program are
necessary as part of this Zoning Text Amendment. The pooled parking
provisions were adopted in January of 2000 as part of other changes to the
Downtown Overlay zone, including outdoor dining, and changing the boundaries
of the zone. The pooled parking was meant to allow businesses in the downtown
zone to utilize the City-owned public parking to meet their quantitative parking
requirements. In addition, the required parking for the new Town Plaza project
including Trader Joes, the movie theatre and the restaurants adjacent to the
theatre (Daphne’s, Cold Stone and now Chipotle) and the future Parcel B
developments were allocated to the pool.
The way the pooled parking has been implemented is that any new business
taking over an existing tenant space that had the same quantitative parking
requirement as the previous use could utilize the pooled parking to meet their
parking requirements. If the new use has a high quantitative parking requirement
than the previous use, then it would be required to secure parking for the net
difference. There is also a provision that allows the Director to determine
whether or not there is room in the pool. At this point, based on some
preliminary analysis, staff does not believe that the pool is full, however it may
not be used efficiently in that the Agency leases a number of spaces in the lots to
uses such as Brotman, Sony, and Miller automotive. Therefore, the proposed
amendment is intended to give prospective retail uses a greater chance of
locating in the downtown.
The proposed Comprehensive Parking Study will examine this issue in more
detail and make any necessary recommendations to the pooled parking program.
As stated above, increased restaurant uses in the downtown have created a
higher demand on the pooled parking supply. However, the pooled parking is City of Culver City, California
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still a necessary tool for providing parking for new and existing uses which do not
have their own on-site parking to meet their Code required parking.
CONCLUSION:
By increasing the quantitative parking requirement for restaurants in the CD
Zone, the number of restaurants in downtown will be limited as few existing
buildings have sufficient parking to satisfy the code requirement. Because few
new restaurants would open, retail uses will have a greater opportunity to occupy
vacant tenant spaces in the downtown. Staff believes the addition of high quality,
retail businesses will diversify the downtown economically, and complement the
downtown experience.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:
Section 15162 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
states that when an EIR has been certified for a project no subsequent EIR shall
be prepared for a subsequent project whose impacts are fully addressed in the
initial EIR, unless there is substantial evidence of the following:
1) The subsequent project will require major revisions to the initial EIR;
2) The circumstances under which the EIR was prepared have significantly
changed; or
3) New information of substantial importance, which was not previously known,
could impact the project.
Section 15168 of the CEQA Guidelines states that a Program EIR is an EIR
which may be prepared on a series of actions that can be characterized as one
large project and are related either:
• Geographically;
• As logical parts in the chain of contemplated actions;
• In connection with issuance of rules, regulations, plans or other general
criteria to govern the conduct of a continuing program; or
• As individual activities carried out under the same authorizing statutory or
regulatory authority and having similar environmental effects which can be
mitigated.
Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15168 of the California Environmental Quality
Act, (CEQA), ZCA P-2009001 is within the scope of the Culver City General Plan City of Culver City, California
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Update Program EIR approved on September 24, 1996 (PEIR 1) and the Culver
City Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger Program Subsequent EIR
approved on November 16, 1998 (PEIR 2), the circumstances under which PEIR
1 and PEIR 2 were prepared have not significantly changed and no new
significant information has been found that would impact either PEIR 1 or PEIR
2; therefore, no new environmental analysis is required.
FISCAL ANALYSIS:
Adoption of the ordinance in and of itself will not generate any cost to the City nor
will it create any additional revenues. However, should the ordinance be passed,
the City may potentially garner tax revenue, such as sales tax, business tax,
utility tax, etc., from new retail uses in the Downtown.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance No.____
2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2009-P001 (ZCA P-2009001)
3. Zoning Code Section 17.220.035, Commercial Downtown (CD) District
Requirements
4. Zoning Code Section 17.320.025.C, Pooled Parking
5. Zoning Code Section 17.320.020H Table 3-3. Parking Requirements by Land
Use
6. Zoning Code Section 17.610.015, Loss of Nonconforming Status
7. Area Map
MOTIONS:
That The Council:
Introduce an Ordinance amending Title 17, Zoning, of the Culver City Municipal
Code, Section 17.220.035 “Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements”
to increase the quantitative parking requirements for restaurant uses within the
CD Zone.
MEETING DATE: 1/26/2009
AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing — Introduction of an Ordinance Amending
Title 17 of the Culver City Municipal Code, Section
17.220.035 "Commercial Downtown (CD) District
Requirements" to Increase the Quantitative Parking
Requirements for Restaurant Uses Within the CD Zone.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Ordinance No. 2. Planning Commission Resolution No. 2009-P001
(ZCA P-2009001)
3. Zoning Code Section 17.220.035, Commercial
Downtown (CD) District Requirements
4. Zoning Code Section 17.320.025.C, Pooled Parking
5. Zoning Code Section 17.320.020H Table 3-3
6. Zoning Code Section 17.610.015, Loss of
Nonconforming Status
7. Area Map
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Attachment No. 1
ORDINANCE NO. 2009-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
TITLE 17, ZONING, OF THE CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE (CCMC),
SECTION 17.220.035 COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN (CD) DISTRICT
REQUIREMENTS TO INCREASE THE QUANTITATIVE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A"
ATTACHED HERETO.
(Zoning Code Amendment P-2009001)
WHEREAS, on October 27, 2008 the City Council considered changes to the
Quantitative Parking Requirements for the Commercial Downtown (CD) Zone and directed
staff to initiate a Zoning Code Amendment; and
WHEREAS, on January 14, 2009 the Planning Commission conducted a duly
noticed public hearing on City-initiated Zoning Code Amendment, ZCA P-2009001 fully
considering all reports, studies, testimony, and environmental information presented; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, after fully considering all reports,
studies, testimony, and environmental information presented, determined by a vote of 4 to 0
that Zoning Code Amendment, ZCA P-2009001 should be recommended for approval to the
City Council; and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2009, the City Council conducted a duly noticed
public hearing on Zoning Code Amendment, ZCA P-2009001, fully considering all reports,
studies, testimony, and environmental information presented, and determined by a vote of
to that Zoning Code Amendment, ZCA P-2009001, shall be adopted as set forth herein
below.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CULVER CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Page 1SECTION 1. Pursuant to the foregoing and as outlined in CCMC Title 17,
Section 17.620.030 of the CCMC, the following findings for a Zoning Code (Text)
Amendment are hereby made:
1. The proposed amendment ensures and maintains internal consistency
with the goals, policies, and strategies of all elements of the General Plan and will not create
any inconsistencies with the Zoning Code.
2. The proposed amendment is not detrimental to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience and welfare of the City in that the Downtown revitalization has
created more parking demand than is supported by the current area parking supply as there
has been dramatic reinvestment in the downtown by a number of new restaurants with many
including significant outdoor dining areas. This trend toward increased restaurant uses has
significantly decreased the parking supply as restaurants typically have a much higher
parking demand than retail and other commercial uses. The proposed amendment
addresses concerns related to restaurant parking impacts on the downtown parking supply
and potential restrictions in attracting alternative uses such as retail, and the desire to create
a broader mix of downtown uses. Because few new restaurants would open, retail uses will
have a greater opportunity to occupy vacant tenant spaces in the downtown. The addition of
high quality, unique retail businesses will diversify the downtown economically, maximize
revenues, increase dwell time and create a complete experience for patrons. The proposed
amendment will make existing restaurants legal nonconforming in regards to parking and
they would not have to provide additional parking beyond the quantitative parking
requirements in place at the time the use was established. Existing restaurants that close
will be able to maintain their nonconforming status and a new restaurants will be able to
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so long as the square footage of the tenant space was not increased and so long as the
previous legal nonconforming restaurant use was not discontinued for a period of one year.
3. Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15168 of the California Environmental
Quality Act, (CEQA), ZCA P-2009001 is within the scope of the Culver City General Plan
Update Program EIR approved on September 24, 1996 (PEIR 1) and the Culver City
Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger Program Subsequent EIR approved on
November 16, 1998 (PEIR 2), the circumstances under which PEIR 1 and PEIR 2 were
prepared have not significantly changed and no new significant information has been found
that would impact either PEIR 1 or PE1R 2; therefore, no new environmental analysis is
required.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the foregoing recitations and findings, the City
Council of the City of Culver City, California, hereby adopts Zoning Code Amendment, ZCA
P-2009001, thereby amending the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), section 17.220.035,
Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements to increase the quantitative parking
requirements for restaurants, as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 3. All restaurant applicants, who submit applications after the date
of adoption of this Ordinance, must comply with the parking requirements as set forth in this
Zoning Code Amendment, unless building permits have been issued and substantial tenant
improvements have been completed, as determined by the Building Official, prior to the
effective date of this Zoning Code Amendment.
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take effect thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption. Pursuant to Sections 616 and 621
of the City Charter, prior to the expiration of fifteen (15) days after the adoption, the City
Clerk shall cause this Ordinance, or a summary thereof, to be published in the Culver City
News and shall post this Ordinance or a summary thereof in at least three places within the
City.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby declares that, if any provision, section,
subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or word of this ordinance is rendered or declared
invalid or unconstitutional by any final action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason
of any preemptive legislation, then the City Council would have independently adopted the
remaining provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, phrases or words of this
ordinance and as such they shall remain in full force and effect.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this day of , 2009.
D. SCOTT MALSIN, Mayor
City of Culver City, California
ATTESTED BY: APPROVED TO AS FORM:
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MARTIN R. COLE, City ClerkORDINANCE NO. EXHIBIT A
17.220.035 - Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements
Land uses allowed within the CD zoning district by Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) shall comply with the following provisions, in
addition to the development standards in Section 17.220.020 (Commercial Zoning District
Development Standards) and all applicable provisions of Article 3 (Site Planning and General
Development Standards).
A. Ground Floor Restriction. Land uses shown in Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) as being subject to ground floor
restrictions shall not be located on the ground floor of any building, in the following
locations;
1. Both sides of Main Street;
2. The north side of Culver Boulevard from Canfield Avenue to Duquesne Avenue;
3. Both sides of Washington Boulevard between Watseka Avenue and Hughes Avenue;
and
4. The Culver Boulevard and Washington Boulevard frontages of the Town Plaza and
Town Park areas, except where other uses are allowed by the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency in an Owner-Participation Agreement or a Disposition and
Development Agreement.
Exemptions from ground floor use or design restrictions may be granted for designated historic
structures when it can be demonstrated, by substantial evidence, that such restrictions would
seriously compromise the economic viability or architectural integrity of the building.
B. Height Requirements.
I. The greater of 2 stories or 30 feet on either side of Main Street, except for the southerly
80 feet (north of Culver Boulevard.).
2. The greater of 3 stories or 44 feet along the southerly 80 feet of Main Street (north of
Culver Boulevard), on the north side of Culver Boulevard from Canfield to Duquesne
Avenues, and on the north or south sides of Washington Boulevard between Watseka
and Hughes Avenues; or
3. 56 feet for all other areas, except for buildings within the Town Park and Town Plaza
areas, which are governed by the Design for Development for the Downtown area.C. Parking Requirements. In the event the downtown parking demand exceeds the pooled
parking supply, as reasonably determined by the Director, all new buildings or proposed
intensification of uses in the CD Zone shall be required to provide parking on-site or as
otherwise permitted in this Section and Title.
1. Restaurant, rRetail stores, and similar uses7 and—entertairimentlrecreational uses
restaurant: 2.5 1 parking spaces for each 17000 400 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Restaurant uses:
a. General Table Service (1,500 square feet or less); 1 parking space for each 350
square feet of gross floor area with a minimum of 3 spaces.
b. General Table Service (greater than 1,500 square feet); 1 parking space for each
100 square feet of gross floor area.
c. Takeout (Counter Service) with customer tables; 1 parking space for each 75 square
feet of gross floor area with a minimum of 8 spaces.
d. Takeout (Counter Service) no tables: 1 parking space per 250 square feet of gross
floor area with a minimum of 3 s aces.
2.3.0utdoor dining areas: No parking required for the first 250 square feet of outdoor
dining area. Any outdoor dining area exceeding 250 square feet shall be included as
restaurant floor area in determining_th _s_parking requirement. There shall be no separate
parking requirements for the first 20,000 gross square feet of outdoor dining area
within the CD Zone, as determined by the Director; provided that any gross square
footage of outdoor dining area which exceeds 20,000 gross square feet shall provide
dining area, except the first 250 square feet of each additional area shall have no
additional parking requirement. As of the effective date of the section, all the existing
criteria.
3.4. Financial institutions, corporate offices, medical offices and similar uses: 3.1 1 parking
spaces for each -1,000 294 square feet of gross floor area, which requirement may be
reduced by the City to 2.7 1 parking spaces for each -17040 370 square feet of gross
floor area subject to implementation of a Transportation Demand Management
program approved by the City.
45. Theaters: The parking requirement shall be determined by the Director for each facility
based on a parking demand/supply study.
&b. Additional parking provisions: When applying the provisions of Section 17.320.025
(Alternative Parking Provisions), the legal walking distance of off-site parking spaces
may be extended to allow the utilization of off-street parking areas within the
boundaries of the CD Zone or any City off-street parking lot within 750 feet of the
CD Zone boundary.
67. Evening and weekend use: Where the operator of a business provides parking at the
levels established in Subsection 17.220.035.C. 1,2,3 or 4, the City may require the
operator to allow general public use of the parking spaces during evening and
weekend hours, where feasible.D. Multiplex Theater Amusement Devices. Amusement devices are permitted in
conjunction with a multiplex movie theater complex of at least 10 screens subject to all the
following criteria:
1. No more than 10 amusement devices shall be permitted in a complex.
2. Amusement devices shall be located within the theater complex and used only by
theater customers who have purchased tickets.
3. An amusement area shall not occupy more than 500 square feet of floor area.
4. An amusement area shall be screened so as not to be generally visible from the exterior
of the theater complex.
5. An amusement area shall be accessible only by means of the main customer entrance
for the theater complex.ATTACHMENT NO. 2
RESOLUTION NO. 2009-P001|1010|A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF|1010|CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL TO THE CITY
COUNCIL OF ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, ZCA P-2009001 AMENDING|101010|TITLE 17, ZONING, OF THE CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE (CCMC),
SECTION 17.220.035 COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN (CD) DISTRICT
REQUIREMENTS TO INCREASE THE QUANTITATIVE PARKING
REQUIREMENTS FOR RESTAURANTS AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT "A"|1010|ATTACHED HERETO.
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WHEREAS, following conclusion of the public discussion and thorough
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City Council as set forth herein below.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the foregoing and as outlined in CCMC Title 17,
Section 17.620.030 of the CCMC, the following findings for a Zoning Code (Text)
Amendment are hereby made:
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'1. The proposed amendment ensures and maintains internal consistency with
the goals, policies, and strategies of all elements of the General Plan and will
not create any inconsistencies with this title, in the case of a Zoning Code
amendment.
The proposed amendment ensures and maintains internal consistency with the
goals, policies, and strategies of all elements of the General Plan and will not
create any inconsistencies with the Zoning Code.
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest,
health, safety, convenience or welfare of the City.
The proposed amendment is not detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience and welfare of the City in that the Downtown revitalization has created
more parking demand than is supported by the current area parking supply as
there has been dramatic reinvestment in the downtown by a number of new
restaurants with many including significant outdoor dining areas. This trend toward
increased restaurant uses has significantly decreased the parking supply as
restaurants typically have a much higher parking demand than retail and other
commercial uses. The proposed amendment addresses concerns related to
restaurant parking impacts on the downtown parking supply and potential
restrictions in attracting alternative uses such as retail, and the desire to create a
broader mix of downtown uses. Because few new restaurants would open, retail
uses will have a greater opportunity to occupy vacant tenant spaces in the
downtown. The addition of high quality, unique retail businesses will diversify the
downtown economically, maximize revenues, increase dwell time and create a
complete experience for patrons.
The proposed amendment will make existing restaurants legal nonconforming in
regards to parking and they would not have to provide additional parking beyond
the quantitative parking requirements in place at the time the use was established.
Existing restaurants that close will be able to maintain their nonconforming status
and a new restaurants will be able to occupy the tenant space that was previously
a restaurant without providing additional parking so long as the square footage of
the tenant space was not increased and so long as the previous legal
nonconforming restaurant use was not discontinued for a period of one year.
3. The proposed amendment is in compliance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
Pursuant to Sections 15162 and 15168 of the California Environmental Quality
Act, (CEQA), ZCA P-2009001 is within the scope of the Culver City General Plan
Update Program FIR approved on September 24, 1996 (PEIR 1) and the Culver
City Redevelopment Plan Amendment and Merger Program Subsequent EIR
approved on November 16, 1998 (PEIR 2), the circumstances under which PER 1
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environmental analysis is required.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the foregoing recitations and findings, the
Planning Commission of the City of Culver City, California, hereby recommends approval
of Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA P-2009001) to the City Council as set forth in Exhibit A
attached hereto and made a part thereof
SECTION 3. The Planning Commission further recommends to the City
Council that all restaurant applicants, who submit applications after the date of adoption
of this Resolution, must comply with the parking requirements as set forth in this Zoning
Code Amendment, unless building permits have been issued and substantial tenant
improvements have been completed prior to the effective date of the Zoning Code
Amendment, as determined by the Building Official.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 14th day of January, 2009.
DAVID ROCKWELL, CHAIRPERSON
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA
Attested by:
Yvonne Hunt
Administrative Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
17.220.035 - Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements
Land uses allowed within the CD zoning district by Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) shall comply with the following provisions, in
addition to the development standards in Section 17.220.020 (Commercial Zoning District
Development Standards) and all applicable provisions of Article 3 (Site Planning and General
Development Standards).
A. Ground Floor Restriction. Land uses shown in Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) as being subject to ground floor
restrictions shall not be located on the ground floor of any building, in the following
locations;
I. Both sides of Main Street;
2. The north side of Culver Boulevard from Canfield Avenue to Duquesne Avenue;
3. Both sides of Washington Boulevard between Watseka Avenue and Hughes Avenue;
and
4. The Culver Boulevard and Washington Boulevard frontages of the Town Plaza and
Town Park areas, except where other uses are allowed by the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency in an Owner-Participation Agreement or a Disposition and
Development Agreement.
Exemptions from ground floor use or design restrictions may be granted for designated historic
structures when it can be demonstrated, by substantial evidence, that such restrictions would
seriously compromise the economic viability or architectural integrity of the building.
B. Height Requirements.
1. The greater of 2 stories or 30 feet on either side of Main Street, except for the southerly
80 feet (north of Culver Boulevard.).
2. The greater of 3 stories or 44 feet along the southerly 80 feet of Main Street (north of
Culver Boulevard), on the north side of Culver Boulevard from Canfield to Duquesne
Avenues, and on the north or south sides of Washington Boulevard between Watseka
and Hughes Avenues; or
3. 56 feet for all other areas, except for buildings within the Town Park and Town Plaza
areas, which are governed by the Design for Development for the Downtown area.C. Parking Requirements. In the event the downtown parking demand exceeds the pooled
parking supply, as reasonably determined by the Director, all new buildings or proposed
intensification of uses in the CD Zone shall be required to provide parking on-site or as
otherwise permitted in this Section and Title.
1. Restaurant, rRetail stores, and similar uses7 . -
operated in conjunction with a restaurant other than a fast food or take out only
restaurant: 2.5 1 parking spaces for each 1,000 400 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Restaurant uses:
a. General Table Service (1,500 square feet or less); 1 parking space for each 350
square feet of gross floor area with a minimum of 3 spaces.
b. General Table Service (greater than l ,500 square feet); 1 parking space for each
100 square feet of gross floor area.
c. Takeout (Counter Service) with customer tables; 1 parking space for each 75 square
feet of gross floor area with a minimum of 8 spaces.
d. Takeout (Counter Service) no tables; 1 parking space per 250 square feet of gross
floor area with a minimum of 3 spaces.
2.3.0utdcior dining areas: No parking required for the first 250 aware feet of outdoor
dining area. Any outdoor dining area exceeding 250 square feet shah, included as
restaurant floor area in determining the parking requirement. There shall be no separate
parking requirements for the first 20,000 gross square feet of outdoor dining area
vithin the CD Zone, as determined by the Director; provided that any gross square
- _ area which exceeds 20,000 gross square feet shall provide
parking at the rate of 2.5 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross outdoor
dining area, except the first 250 square feet of each additional area shall have no
addit4elial parking req-uiremcnt. As of the effective date of the section, all the existing
eutEleer-elinintereas shall be included in the calculation of the 20,000 square foot base
criteria.
3.4. Financial institutions, corporate offices, medical offices and similar uses: 3.4 1 parking
spaces for each 4;040 294 square feet of gross floor area, which requirement may be
reduced by the City to 2.7 1 parking spaces for each 1,000 370 square feet of gross
floor area subject to implementation of a Transportation Demand Management
program approved by the City.
45. Theaters: The parking requirement shall be determined by the Director for each facility
based on a parking demand/supply study.
&6. Additional parking provisions: When applying the provisions of Section 17.320.025
(Alternative Parking Provisions), the legal walking distance of off-site parking spaces
may be extended to allow the utilization of off-street parking areas within the
boundaries of the CD Zone or any City off-street parking lot within 750 feet of the
CD Zone boundary.
67. Evening and weekend use: Where the operator of a business provides parking at the
levels established in Subsection 17.220.035.C. 1,2,3 or 4, the City may require the
operator to allow general public use of the parking spaces during evening and
weekend hours, where feasible.D. Multiplex Theater Amusement Devices. Amusement devices are permitted in
conjunction with a multiplex movie theater complex of at least 10 screens subject to all the
following criteria:
1. No more than 10 amusement devices shall be permitted in a complex.
2. Amusement devices shall be located within the theater complex and used only by
theater customers who have purchased tickets.
3. An amusement area shall not occupy more than 500 square feet of floor area.
4. An amusement area shall be screened so as not to be generally visible from the exterior
of the theater complex.
5. An amusement area shall be accessible only by means of the main customer entrance
for the theater complex.ATTACHMENT NO. 3
17.220.035 - Commercial Downtown (CD) District Requirements
Land uses allowed within the CD zoning district by Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) shall comply with the following provisions, in
addition to the development standards in Section 17.220.020 (Commercial Zoning District
Development Standards) and all applicable provisions of Article 3 (Site Planning and General
Development Standards).
A. Ground Floor Restriction. Land uses shown in Table 2-5 (Allowed Uses and Permit
Requirements for Commercial Zoning Districts) as being subject to ground floor
restrictions shall not be located on the ground floor of any building, in the following
locations;
1. Both sides of Main Street;
2. The north side of Culver Boulevard from Canfield Avenue to Duquesne Avenue;
3. Both sides of Washington Boulevard between Watseka Avenue and Hughes Avenue;
and
4. The Culver Boulevard and Washington Boulevard frontages of the Town Plaza and
Town Park areas, except where other uses are allowed by the Culver City
Redevelopment Agency in an Owner-Participation Agreement or a Disposition and
Development Agreement.
Exemptions from ground floor use or design restrictions may be granted for designated historic
structures when it can be demonstrated, by substantial evidence, that such restrictions would
seriously compromise the economic viability or architectural integrity of the building.
B. Height Requirements.
1. The greater of 2 stories or 30 feet on either side of Main Street, except for the southerly
80 feet (north of Culver Boulevard.).
2. The greater of 3 stories or 44 feet along the southerly 80 feet of Main Street (north of
Culver Boulevard), on the north side of Culver Boulevard from Canfield to Duquesne
Avenues, and on the north or south sides of Washington Boulevard between Watseka
and Hughes Avenues; or
3. 56 feet for all other areas, except for buildings within the Town Park and Town Plaza
areas, which are governed by the Design for Development for the Downtown area.
C. Parking Requirements. In the event the downtown parking demand exceeds the pooled
parking supply, as reasonably determined by the Director, all new buildings or proposed
intensification of uses in the CD Zone shall be required to provide parking on-site or as
otherwise permitted in this Section and Title.I. Restaurant, retail stores, and similar uses, and entertainment/recreational uses operated
in conjunction with a restaurant other than a fast food or take-out only restaurant: 2.5
spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
2. Outdoor dining areas: There shall be no separate parking requirements for the first
20,000 gross square feet of outdoor dining area within the CD Zone, as determined by
the Director; provided that any gross square footage of outdoor dining area which
exceeds 20,000 gross square feet shall provide parking at the rate of 2.5 parking spaces
for each 1,000 square feet of gross outdoor dining area, except the first 250 square feet
of each additional area shall have no additional parking requirement. As of the
effective date of the section, all the existing outdoor dining areas shall be included in
the calculation of the 20,000 square foot base criteria.
3. Financial institutions, corporate offices, medical offices and similar uses: 3.4 parking
spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, which requirement may be
reduced by the City to 2.7 parking spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area
subject to implementation of a Transportation Demand Management program approved
by the City.
4. Theaters: The parking requirement shall be determined by the Director for each facility
based on a parking demand/supply study.
5. Additional parking provisions: When applying the provisions of Section 17.320.025
(Alternative Parking Provisions), the legal walking distance of off-site parking spaces
may be extended to allow the utilization of off-street parking areas within the
boundaries of the CD Zone or any City off-street parking lot within 750 feet of the CD
Zone boundary.
6. Evening and weekend use: Where the operator of a business provides parking at the
levels established in Subsection 17.220.035.C. 1,2,3 or 4, the City may require the
operator to allow general public use of the parking spaces during evening and weekend
hours, where feasible.
D. Multiplex Theater Amusement Devices. Amusement devices are permitted in
conjunction with a multiplex movie theater complex of at least 10 screens subject to all the
following criteria:
1. No more than 10 amusement devices shall be permitted in a complex.
2. Amusement devices shall be located within the theater complex and used only by
theater customers who have purchased tickets.
3. An amusement area shall not occupy more than 500 square feet of floor area.
4. An amusement area shall be screened so as not to be generally visible from the exterior
of the theater complex.
5. An amusement area shall be accessible only by means of the main customer entrance for
the theater complex.ATTACHMENT NO. 4
17.320.025 - Alternative Parking Provisions
Where conditions preclude the provision of the number of required parking spaces on the lot for which
the parking is required, the following procedures for alternative parking are available, subject to City
approval:
A. In Lieu Fees. The number of parking spaces required by Section 17.320.020 (Number of
Parking Spaces Required) may be reduced if the Council authorizes the use of an in-lieu fee to
be paid by the applicant towards the development of public parking facilities. The in-lieu fee
shall be deposited in a fund administered by the City Treasurer for the purpose of acquiring and
developing future public parking facilities within the same district or area. The amount of the
fee and time of payment shall be established by Council resolution.
B. Government Owned Parking Facilities. A long-term lease with the City, Culver City
Redevelopment Agency, County, State, or Federal Government or an agency thereof, may be
undertaken to satisfy a parking requirement through use of government owned parking
facilities, provided all of the following are met:
1. The lease shall be for no less than 10 years;
2. The lease shall be renewed at the end of the 10 year period ii alternative parking has not
been provided, or the use for which the parking is required shall be terminated;
3. Leased parking shall be located within 750 feet legal walking distance measured from the
primary entrance of the use to which it is covenanted, or other distance determined by the
Director to be appropriate; and
4. The lessee enters into an agreement with the City to comply with all required conditions.
C. Pooled Parking :111C ...CL1 .:Disfrict. :zoinin{.4.:.diStrid may be provided
tin ou Ii i pooled p ii king .arrang,enter it III cOrutincl ion ith IpplK tH e : .:erifittenrient approv.als:
eo .oki . cf pdi kin h i ll allowuril i zition of oil tree E . public. p irking s paCes • .:TO .satist
parLing 11411.1ilyryCIILS. In 1.4if eVent • the downtown . parki r.q .•! .; k iii md 'c Lcds the pooled par king
S •upply, as:determined . by tlic . Direetbr,ill riew .1).uildings01 propOseqinteriSitication .of Uses in
the . CD zoning district :shall be re.gOired10 . provide .:parking on ,site • or OtherwiSe.:.rillowed
this 'Chapter:CULVER CITY MUNICIPAL CODE - TITLE 17 - ZONING CODE
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17.320
ATTACHMENT NO. 5
H. Table 3-3. Parking Requirements by Land Use.
1. Residential uses.
Table 3-3A
Land Use Type:
Residential
Vehicle Spaces Required
Accessory dwelling units
I uncovered space in addition to that required for the
primary dwelling unit(s).
Mobile home parks
1 space in conjunction with each mobile home site, plus 1
space for each 2 mobile home sites for guest parking located
as approved by the City.
Live / Work unit
Up to 900 sf - 2 spaces.
Greater than 900 up to 1500 sf - 3 spaces.
Greater than 1500 sf— 4 spaces.
Multi-family dwellings and residential component of
Mixed-use development (1)
Studio and I bedroom, less than 900 sf - 1 space.
Studio and 1 bedroom, greater than 900 sf - 2 spaces.
2-3 bedroom units - 2 spaces.
4 bedroom units -3 spaces.
1 space for every additional bedroom greater than 4.
Guest parking - 1 space for every 4 residential units.
Residential Care Facilities 1 space for each 3 patient beds.
Senior citizen congregate care housing
I space per each 2 residential units, plus one space for each 4
units for guests and employees.
Senior housing
1 space per unit, plus one guest parking space for each 10
units.
Single family, duplex and triplex units (I) 2 spaces per dwelling unit.
Notes:
(I) See Section 17.320.035.M.(Special Requirements for Residential Uses)
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Commercial Uses (1)
Vehicle Spaces Required
Accessory Food Service Same as primary use.
Accessory Retail Use Same as primary use.
Animal boarding and kennels
I space per 350 sf. of indoor use area; plus 1 space for 1000 sf
of outdoor use area.
Auto and Vehicle Sales
I space per 350 sf of indoor use area; plus I space for 1000 sf
of outdoor use area.
Banks and financial services 1 space per 250 sf.
Bars and nightclubs
1 space per 100 sf, plus one space for every 30 sf of dance
floor.
Convenience stores
I space per 225 sf, with a minimum of 8 spaces.
Day care facilities
Child or Adult Day Care Centers 1 space per 300 sf of floor area.
Large family day care home I space per employee, in addition to required residential spaces.
Small family day care home
As required for the single-family dwelling (see parking
requirement for residential uses).
Hotels and Motels
1 space for each guest room; plus I space for each 20 guest
rooms; plus retail, restaurant and conference uses calculated at
1 space per 100 sf.
Medical services
Hospitals
I space for each L5 patient beds, plus required spaces for
accessory uses as determined by the Director.
Medical/dental offices, clinics and labs I space per 350 sf.
Offices, administrative, corporate, professional I space per 350 sf.
Plant Nurseries
I space per 350 sf of indoor use area; plus I space for 1000 sf
of outdoor use area.
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Shopping center:
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staurants. above.
of greater floor area of center for
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Table 3-38
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Land Use Type:
Commercial Uses (1)
Vehicle Spaces Required
Outdoor dining: .
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No parirte requied for fin.:t .250 sf of otitatiot dining area.
Any •mitdoor dining :area exceeding 250 si shall be incincica as
restaurant floor area in determining the parking requirement.
Retail and service uses, general 1 space per 350 sf.
Shopping centers — general (2)(3)
Less than 5 acres in net parcel area 1 space per 250 sf (Also see restaurant requirements).
5 acres and greater of net parcel area 1 space per 200 sf (Aiso sec restaurant requirements).
Storage, personal storage facilities
I space per 50 storage units or 5,000 sf of storage area,
whichever is greater. Plus 2 additional spaces for the
manager's office, with a minimum of 5 spaces per facility.
Vehicle Services
Carwash — self service 2 spaces for each washing stall.
Canvash — full service
10 spaces; plus 10 space queuing area for drying of vehicles;
plus queuing area for 3 vehicles ahead of each wash lane.
Carwash — automated, accessory to fueling
station
4 spaces plus queuing area for 3 vehicles ahead of the wash
lane (in addition to the parking required for fueling station).
Fueling stations
I space per 225 sf (includes convenience store) with a
minimum of 3 spaces. For parking required above the
minimum of 3, half of the parking provided at pump islands
may be credited towards meeting parking requirements.
Maintenance repair installation and detailing , , ,
3 spaces per service bay (work station), plus 1 space for each
350 sf of additional retail sales and service.
Veterinary clinics 1 space per 350 sf.
Notes:
(1) Parking for certain uses within the CD Zone are subject to the requirements of Subsection 17.220.035.C,
(2) Parking requirements for bars, nightclubs, health/fitness facilities and theaters shall be calculated
separately in all cases.
(3) A multi-tenant regional shopping center of 600,000 sf floor area or more with one or more traditional
department stores, excluding those common areas as described in Subsection 17.320.020.C. of this
Chapter, may provide a parking ratio as recommended in a parking demand study approved by the City;
provided, that the parking demand study (i) is prepared, at the sole cost and expense of the applicant, by
an independent traffic engineer licensed by the State of California who is reasonably approved by the
Director prior to the commencement of that study, and (ii) presents reasonable justification for
modification to the parking ratio(s) otherwise required under Table 3-3 (Parking Requirements by Land
Use) of this Chapter. If, as reasonably determined by the Director, the parking demand study supports
requiring a parking ratio greater than that otherwise required in this Title, then the higher parking ratio
shall apply.
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3. Recreation, education and public assembly uses.
Table 3-3C
Land Use Type:
Recreation, Education & Public Assembly (1)
Vehicle Spaces Required
Assembly uses, religious places of worship, clubs,
mortuaries with congregational services, meeting halls,
membership organizations, sports arenas, stadiums,
and theaters
I space for each 5 fixed seats, and 1 space per 35 sf of
assembly or seating area with no fixed seats, plus required
spaces for ancillary uses (e.g. restaurant).
Commercial Recreational Activities
Outdoor recreation facilities
Determined by Conditional Use Permit or Comprehensive
Plan.
Tennis, Racquetball, handball or other courts
2 spaces per court, plus I space per 300 sf for ancillary
uses.
Health/fitness facilities
1 space per 200 sf.
Indoor amusement/entertainment facilities
Arcades I space per 250 sf.
Batting cages 2 spaces per cage.
Bowling alleys 5 spaces per lane, plus required spaces for ancillary uses.
Pool and billiard rooms 2 spaces per table, plus required spaces for ancillary uses.
Skating Rinks / space per 100 sf.
Libraries, Museums and Art Galleries 1 space per 350 sf.
Schools
Kindergarten and Grades I through 9 when
used exclusively for this purpose
1.5 spaces per classroom, plus I space for each 200 sf of
indoor assembly area.
Schools in which any portion of their
instruction includes Grades 10 and above
I space per 35 sf of classroom floor area.
Schools, specialized nstruction I space per 100 sf of classroom floor area.
Colleges and Universities 1 space per 35 sf of classroom floor area.
Studios for dance, art, music, photography, martial
arts, etc
1 space per 200 sf of gross floor area.
Notes:
(1) Parking for certain uses within the CD zone are subject to the requirements of Section 17.220.035.C,
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4. Industrial uses.
Table 3-3D
Land Use Type:
Industry, Manufacturing & Processing Vehicle Spaces Required
General manufacturing, industrial and processing
uses.
I space per 500 sf, which may include office space
(incidental to the primary use) comprising up to 20% of the
total floor area. Parking for additional office space shall be
provided at the rate of I space per 350 sf.
Laundries and dry cleaning plants I space per 500 sf.
Media Production I space per 350 sf.
Printing and Publishing
I space per 500 sf, which may include office space
(incidental to the primary use) comprising up to 20% of the
total floor area. Parking for additional office space shall be
provided at the rate of 1 space per 350 sf.
Public Safety facilities, Public Utility facilities I space per 500 sf.
Recycling facilities - large collection and processing I space per 500 sf.
Research and Development I space per 350 sf.
Warehousing and distribution facilities
I space per 1,000 sf, which may include office space
(incidental to the primary use) comprising up to 10% of the
total floor area. Parking for additional office space shall be
provided at the rate of 1 space per 350 sf.
Wholesaling and Distribution facilities
I space per 500 sf, which may include office space
(incidental to the primary use) comprising up to 20% of the
total floor area. Parking for additional office space shall be
provided at the rate of 1 space per 350 sf.
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17.610.015 - Loss of Nonconforming Status
A. Termination by Discontinuance of Use.
1. If a nonconforittingu.sc Of land or a niineottl..o .rinin;.-.9tSe of a coRfe viitfiiitg strtietnre
discontinued for a contintiOnS. .period .of at • least One year, the rights • ta ...4. legal
tieonforilling stalus str,1 erityinate.,
2. The one-year period shall not apply if the Director determines that legitimate and
continual efforts to reuse or release the subject property have been made during the
one-year period.
3. The determination of abandonment shall be supported by evidence satisfactory to the
Director (such as the actual removal of equipment, furniture, machinery, structures, or
other components of the nonconforming use, the turning-off of the previously
connected utilities, or where there are no business receipts/records available to
provide evidence that the use is in continued operation).
4. Without further action by the City, further use of the site or structure shall comply
with all of the current regulations of the applicable zoning district and all other
applicable provisions of this Title.Attachment 7
ZONING CODE AMENDMENT
COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN (CD) ZONE
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CRR Commercla/ Regional Retail
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PD Planned Development
R1 Residential Single Fant4'
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