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Adoption of a Resolution Designating Certain Commercial Districts as Commercial Revitalization Areas in Order to Promote Economic Development and Commercial Property Improvement in Culver City, and Rescinding Resolution No. 2017-R008.
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Meeting Date: May 30, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Elizabeth Garcia /CDD;
Todd Tipton/ CDD
Phone Number: (310) 253-5708
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [x] General Fund: Yes [] No [x]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [x]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (05/24/17);
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (05/17/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution designating certain commercial districts as Commercial Revitalization Areas (CRAs) in order to promote economic development and encourage improvements to commercial property, and rescinding Resolution No. 2017-R008.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On January 23, 2017, the City Council approved an amendment to Section 17.320.020 of the Culver City Municipal Code increasing the parking requirement for restaurants in all areas except those designated CRAs (See Attachment 1) and adopted Resolution No. 2017 R-008 approving certain CRAs. The purpose of the parking code amendment was to establish uniform parking requirements for all restaurants (1 space per 100 sq. ft. of floor area) except for those located within a designated CRA which are permitted to maintain a less restrictive requirement (1 space per 350 sq. ft.) for smaller restaurants (less than 1,500 sq. ft.). As demonstrated in the West Washington Boulevard commercial revitalization effort, less restrictive parking requirements promote economic development and encourage reinvestment in commercial property; however, it also creates spillover neig...
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