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Mobility - ACTION ITEM - Discuss a Presentation Regarding a City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment (P2026-0196-ZCA) to Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Chapter 17.320, Off-Street Parking and Loading, to Implement Citywide Maximum Parking Ratios for New Development and Redevelopment Projects.
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Meeting Date: September 29, 2026
Contact Person: Gabriel Barreras, Senior Planner, Current Planning Division
Peer Chacko, Current Planning Manager
Contact: (310) 253-5776
(310) 253-5755
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: E-Mail via GovDelivery (09/24/2006): Meetings and Agendas - Mobility Subcommittee, Parking Authority; Notify Me - Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures; Stay Informed - Bicycle & Pedestrian / Culver CityBus / Construction, Street Maintenance and Closures
Dept Approval: Emily Stadnicki, Planning & Development Director (09/24/2026)
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RECOMMENDATION
The Standing Mobility Subcommittee will:
• receive and discuss a draft Zoning Code Amendment to implement citywide parking maximum ratios;
• receive and discuss comments shared at September 23, 2026 Planning Commission Hearing; and
• make a recommendation to the full City Council.
BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION
Over the past several years, Culver City has been considering numerous parking reforms and best practices to support the growth of housing, commercial businesses, and economic development throughout the city. In 2022, Culver City became the first city in Los Angeles County to remove all minimum parking requirements, placing the responsibility on property owners and developers to determine how much parking they needed to meet market conditions and future demands.
The option of adopting parking maximums (or caps) on the amount of parking that could be provided on a given site was considered at that time but did not have consensus at Council, so maximums were remanded to the City’s Standing Mobility Subcommittee for further discussion. Subsequently, it was determined that there were too many unknowns and that the discussion would benefit from data on how much parking new projects proposed after minimums were removed.
In early 2025, the Standing Mobility Subcommittee requested the parking maximums issue be brought back for discussion, and on June 12, 2025, Planning staff delivered an overview presentation to the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee provided initial feedback on additional research and recommendations for pursuing parking maximum regulations. On November 19, 2025, staff delivered a second presentation to the Subcommittee, and staff was asked to explore options for implementing parking maximums, identify strategies used in other cities, and provide data-driven recommendations on the regulations and strategies that would be most appropriate in Culver City.
On March 10, 2026, the Current Planning Division approved a contract amendment with Walker Consultants (Consultant) to draft a comprehensive Parking Maximums Study. The study provides further research and policy options to consider for developing a parking maximum policy.
On September 23, 2026, the Planning Commission received a presentation and discussed potential regulations and policies for implementing citywide parking maximums. Specific recommendations and public comments were not summarized at the time of publishing this staff report but will be shared with Subcommittee at the meeting.
As Culver City continues to prepare a draft Zoning Code Amendment to implement citywide parking maximums for a potential City Council hearing on October 14, 2026, staff welcomes questions and recommendations from the Standing Mobility Subcommittee.
ATTACHMENTS
• 2029-09-29-ATT-Mobility-Mtg-Planning Commission Staff Report - Parking Maximums, September 23, 2026
• 2029-09-29-ATT-Mobility-Mtg-Draft Planning Commission Resolution No. 2026-P006
• 2029-09-29-ATT-Mobility-Mtg-Exhibit A: Proposed Zoning Code Text Changes (in “strikethrough/underline” format)
• 2029-09-29-ATT-Mobility-Mtg-Culver City Parking Maximums Study 09/2026 - Walker Consultants
FISCAL IMPACT
The recommended Code Amendment would not result in any direct financial impacts to the City. Implementation of the amendment may encourage development to maximize habitable and leasable floor area within projects, which could indirectly result in increased revenue from tax-generating land uses, development impact fees, and applications or development fees associated with requests for relief from parking maximums, on a case-by-case basis. The extent of any future economic impacts or additional City revenues will depend on market conditions, development activity, and other factors beyond the City’s control.
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MOTION(S)
The Standing Mobility Subcommittee will:
• Receive and discuss a draft Zoning Code Amendment to implement citywide parking maximum ratios;
• Receive and discuss comments shared at the September 23, 2026 Planning Commission Hearing; and
• Make a recommendation to the full City Council.