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PC - PUBLIC HEARING: Consideration of a City-Initiated Zoning Code Amendment Regarding Ground Floor Uses in the Commercial Downtown (CD) Zone.
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Meeting Date: March 9, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Jose Mendivil, Associate Planner
Susan Herbertson, Senior Planner
Phone Number: (310) 253-5757
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [X] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
City Council Action Required: Yes [X] No [] Date: N/A
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - Planning Commission (03/04/22); (Posted) City Website (02/17/22); Gov Delivery (02/17/22); (Published in) Culver City News (02/17/22).
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (03/01/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve a Zoning Code Amendment regarding additional Ground Floor Use types and associated parking requirements in the Commercial Downtown Zone.
PROCEDURES
1. Chair calls on staff for a brief staff report and the Planning Commission poses questions to staff as desired.
2. Chair opens the public hearing and receives comments from the general public.
3. Chair seeks a motion to close the public hearing after all testimony has been presented.
4. Planning Commission discusses the matter and arrives at its decision.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to address retail trends that have created downtown vacancies and to provide less restrictive parking requirements to address expanded ground floor uses and expanded outdoor dining opportunities related to the Move Culver City project. The City has historically placed emphasis on allowing ground floor retail and restaurant uses in the Downtown District to promote activation and economic revitalization since the inception of the Downtown Ov...
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