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CC - Approval of an Amended and Restated Design For Development for the Culver Studios at 9336 Washington Boulevard.
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Meeting Date: August 22, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Todd Tipton/CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5783
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/02/16 and 08/16/16); (E-Mail) Culver Studios (08/15/16); (Mail) Residents within 500 foot radius including the end of the block (08/03/16)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (07/29/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an Amended and Restated Design for Development for the Culver Studios at 9336 Washington Boulevard (Property).
BACKGROUND
On December 1, 1986, the former Culver City Redevelopment Agency (CCRA) adopted a Design For Development (DFD) in connection with the Culver Studios. A DFD is a unique tool which allowed redevelopment agencies to overlay additional design and use criteria to one or more properties. The additional design criteria could be more restrictive than the underlying zoning code restrictions. The DFD guides the redevelopment of a property by describing the type of development and uses which are acceptable to the City considering the area planning constraints and environmental review considerations. This tool enabled redevelopment agencies to satisfy specific redevelopment goals. Over the years, the DFD for the Culver Studios was amended several times.
On August 21, 2006, the Agency amended the DFD (the 2006 Amendment), concurrent with Comprehensive Plan Amendment No. 5. The various amendments to the DFD allowed the Culver Studios to modify its physical plant in response to changing industry needs...
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