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CC - Introduction of an Ordinance Amending Title 17, Zoning, of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC), Section 17.320.025 - Alternative Parking Provisions - Proposed Amendments to Allow Automated and Semi-Automated Parking in Commercial and Industrial Zones (Zoning Code Amendment P2016-0077-ZCA).
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Meeting Date: November 28, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director
Thomas Gorham, Planning Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5727
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (11/22/16); (PUBLISH) Culver City News (11/17/16); (POST) City's Public Notification Web Page (11/22/16)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (11/16/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council introduce an ordinance (Attachment No. 1) approving Zoning Code Amendment P-2016-0077-ZCA, amending Zoning Code Section 17.320.025 - Alternative Parking Provisions - Proposed amendments to allow automated and semi-automated parking in Commercial and Industrial Zones.
BACKGROUND
Providing sufficient commercial area parking is a fundamental concern in the City. In November 2013 the City Council, based on recommendations from the Planning Commission, adopted Zoning Code Amendment ZCA P-2013126 approving alternative parking provisions for the Hayden Tract and Smiley Blackwelder Industrial Districts, which, among other things, established provisions to allow for automated and semi-automated parking in these areas (2013 Ordinance). Some of the compelling reasons to permit automated parking facilities include reduced land area required for parking, reduced construction costs and reduced energy demand due to reduced need for conditioned garage space.
The automated park...
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