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PC - (1) Part 2 of Review and Discussion of Update and Informational Materials Regarding Comprehensive Revisions to Zoning Code Requirements and Standards Relating to Required Off-Street Parking Citywide; and (2) Direction to Staff to Prepare a Draft Zoning Code Amendment for Future Planning Commission Consideration
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Meeting Date: October 13, 2021
Contact Person/Dept: Gabriela Silva, Associate Planner
Andrea Fleck, Planning Technician
Phone Number: (310) 253-5736 / (310) 253-5727
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
City Council Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: N/A
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas - Planning Commission (10/07/2021)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (10/06/2021)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission (1) continue discussion of the comprehensive parking code update strategies presented August 11, 2021; and (2) direct staff to return with a draft Zoning Code Amendment for Planning Commission consideration at a future meeting.
BACKGROUND
The City has been advancing several mobility and transportation strategies related to on-site and off-site parking and City parking policies have been shifting toward requiring less on-site parking, concentrating parking at key public areas, sharing parking among uses and in general downsizing the parking footprint in new development in favor of encouraging use of alternative modes of transit.1 The Planning Commission and City Council have directed staff to prepare a Comprehensive Zoning Code Amendment during the May 2020 joint study session on parking and mobility, and most recently in May 2021 by supporting Assembly Bill (AB) 1401, which would prohibit cities from implementing minimum parking requirements for any land use within a certa...
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