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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Approving City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment (P2024-0306-ZCA) Replacing the Current Density and Other Bonus Incentives (DOBI) Ordinance in its Entirety with a New DOBI Ordinance and Adding New Definitions to the Zoning Code (Project).
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Meeting Date: April 14, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Jose Mendivil, Associate Planner
Gabriela Silva, Associate Planner
Emily Stadnicki, Current Planning Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5757 / (310) 253-5736 / (310) 253-5727
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [ ] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No [ ]
Commission Name: Planning Commission Date: February 12, 2025
Public Notification: (Email) Public Notifications - City Council (02/27/2025), Meetings and Agendas - City Council (04/10/2025), Interested Parties (03/12/2025); (Posted) City website (02/27/2025), Social Media (02/28/2025); (Published) Culver City News (02/27/2025)
Department Approval: Mark E. Muenzer, Planning and Development Director (03/18/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an ordinance, approving City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment (P2024-0306-ZCA) replacing the current Density and Other Bonus Incentives (DOBI) ordinance in its entirety and adding definitions to the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Title 17 - Zoning for terms that are in the new DOBI ordinance, as stated in Exhibit A of the Ordinance.
BACKGROUND
On February 12, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended the City Council approve the DOBI ordinance (Zoning Code Amendment, P2024-0306-ZCA) and on March 17, 2025, the City Council unanimously (with one abstention) introduced the ordinance, replacing the current DOBI ordinance in its entirety and adding definitions to the Zoning Code.
The new DOBI ordinance implements afford...
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