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CC - PUBLIC HEARING ITEM/FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Adoption of an Interim Urgency Ordinance Extending a Moratorium on the Issuance of any New Building Permits or Entitlements for New Drive Through Uses for an Additional 10 Months and 15 Days.
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Meeting Date: July 13, 2026
Contact Person/Dept.: Peer Chacko, Senior Planner
Phone Number: (310) 253-5755
Fiscal Impact: Yes [ ] No [x] General Fund: Yes [ ] No [x]
Attachments: Yes [x] No [ ]
Public Notification: (Newspaper) Published notice (07/02/2026); (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/08/2026)
Department Approval Name, Title Date: Emily Stadnicki, Planning & Development Director (06/22/2026) _____________________________________________________________________
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an Interim Urgency Ordinance extending a moratorium on the issuance of any new building permits or entitlements for new Drive Through uses for an additional 10 months and 15 days.
BACKGROUND
On March 2, 2026, the City received a Preliminary Project Review Request Application for a new In-and-Out Burger drive-thru restaurant. This would be the first new drive through restaurant in Culver City since 1997. On January 6, 2026 and February 3, 2026, the applicant conducted the required community meetings. At the community meetings members of the public raised concerns about traffic, automobile queueing and idling, air quality, odors, trash, pests/vermin, pedestrian safety, hours of operation and late-night activity/incidents, and impacts on the adjacent school and park.
At the February 23, 2026 Council meeting, Vice Mayor Fish requested to remand a discussion on the banning of drive throughs to the Mobility Subcommittee; this received consensus.
On May 12, 2026, staff presented an item on a potential drive through ban to the Mobility Subcommittee. Staff provided a summary of existing drive throughs and current regulations in Culv...
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