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File #: 20-980    Version: 1 Name: CC - 1st Reading ZTA SFD Standards
Type: Public Hearing Status: Public Hearing
File created: 5/15/2020 In control: City Council Meeting Agenda
On agenda: 5/26/2020 Final action:
Title: CC - PUBLIC HEARING: Introduction of an Ordinance Approving a City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment Modifying Development Standards for the Single-Family (R1) Residential Zone.
Attachments: 1. 2020-05-26_ATT - City Council Ordinance_Single Family Design Guidelines.pdf, 2. 2020-05-26_ATT – Summer 2018 and Fall 2019 Community Meeting Summaries.pdf, 3. 2020-05-26_ATT – Joint Study Session Minutes May 8, 2019.pdf, 4. 2020-05-26_ATT – Planning Commission Minutes January 22, 2020.pdf, 5. 2020-05-26_ATT – Proposed Residential Hillside Overlay Map Area.pdf, 6. 2020-05-26_ATT – Public Comment Received Prior to Planning Commission Hearing.pdf, 7. 2020-05-26_ATT - Public Comment Received Prior to City Council Agenda Confirmation.pdf
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CC - PUBLIC HEARING: Introduction of an Ordinance Approving a City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment Modifying Development Standards for the Single-Family (R1) Residential Zone.
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Meeting Date: May 26, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Michael Allen/Current Planning
William Kavadas/Current Planning

Phone Number: (310) 253-5727 / (310) 253-5706
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas -City Council (05/21/2020); (Posted) City Website (05/21/2020); Single-Family Residential Study Email List Serve (05/15/2020); Gov Delivery (05/07/2020); NextDoor (05/07/2020); Published in Culver City News (05/07/2020).
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (05/20/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council introduce an Ordinance approving a Zoning Code Text Amendment modifying development standards for the Single-Family (R1) Residential Zone.


PROCEDURES:

1. The Mayor seeks a motion to receive and file the affidavit of mailing and posting of public notice.
2. Mayor calls on staff for a brief staff report and the City Council poses questions to staff as desired.
3. Mayor opens the public hearing and receives comments from the general public.
4. Mayor seeks a motion to close the public hearing after all testimony has been presented.
5. City Council discusses the matter and arrives at its decision.


BACKGROUND

Over the past four years the City has been engaged in studying single family design standards in order to create a better fit between new development and the surrounding residential neighborhood. There has been significant public outreach to gather public input during this process which has informed the production of single family residential design guidelines leading to the preparation of the su...

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