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CC - Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Title 17, Zoning, of the Culver City Municipal Code (CCMC) Code, Section 17.300.020 - Setback Regulations and Exceptions, Relating to Standards and Requirements for Front Yard Trellis Structures (Zoning Code Amendment, P2017-0117-ZCA).
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Meeting Date: October 9, 2017
Contact Person/Dept: Gabriela Silva, Associate Planner
Michael Allen, Contract Planning Manager
Marian Aspnes, Code Enforcement Services Manager
Phone Number: (310) 253-5736
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Date: 07/12/17
Public Notification: (Email) Master Notification List (10/04/17); (Posted) City website (09/11/17); (Published) in Culver City News (09/07/17)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (09/28/17)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt an Ordinance (Attachment No. 1) that was introduced September 25, 2017, approving Zoning Code Amendment P2017-0117-ZCA, amending Zoning Code Section 17.300.020 - Setback Regulations and Exceptions to allow changes pertaining to the standards and requirements for front yard trellis structures.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
As part of a broader review of the Zoning Code, the Enforcement Services Division and Current Planning Division staff identified zoning code sections that require modification including those pertaining to "front yard trellis structures." Over the past several years residents have inquired about installing trellis-style structures in their front yards, in particular along the front property line at the center of the property over a walkway, and as part of a decorative front yard fence. The City's Zoning Code does not currently contain provisions to permit these structures within the front yard setback; h...
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