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CC - CONSENT ITEM: Adoption of an Ordinance Approving City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment (P2025-0125-ZCA) Replacing the Current Sign Ordinance in its Entirety with a New Sign Ordinance and Adding New Definitions to the Zoning Code, and Related References to Municipal Code Chapter 13 and Exemption from CEQA.
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Meeting Date: August 11, 2025
Contact Person/Dept: Gabriela Silva, Associate Planner
Emily Stadnicki, Current Planning Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5736 / (310) 253-5727
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [X] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No [ ]
Public Notification: (Email) Public Notifications - City Council (06/26/2025), Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/07/2025), (Posted) City website (06/26/2025), (Published) Culver City News (06/26//2025)
Department Approval: Mark E. Muenzer, Planning and Development Director (07/17/2025)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an ordinance replacing the current Sign Ordinance in its entirety, adding definitions to the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Title 17 - Zoning, and adding related references to Municipal Code Chapter 13, as outlined in Exhibit A, and adopting an exemption under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3).
BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2025, the Planning Commission recommended the City Council approve Zoning Code Amendment (ZCA) P2025-0125-ZCA, and exemption from CEQA.
On July 14, 2025, the City Council introduced the proposed ordinance (Attachment 1) for Zoning Code Amendment P2025-0125-ZCA and exemption from CEQA. This ordinance includes the additional Planning Commission recommendation, as discussed by the City Council, to delay enforcement of the removal of abandoned non-conforming signs older than 25 years while staff studies the potential for an amendment to the Sign Code to create an Iconic Sign desig...
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