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CC - ACTION ITEM: (1) Review and Discussion of Update, Informational Materials and Survey Regarding Comprehensive Revisions to Zoning Code Requirements and Standards Relating to Required Off-Street Parking Citywide; and (2) Direction Related to Discussion Items.
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Meeting Date: June 27, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Gabriela Silva, Associate Planner
Andrea Fleck, Planning Technician
Phone Number: (310) 253-5736 / (310) 253-5737
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [X] No []
Commission Name: Planning Commission Date: May 25, 2022
Public Notification: (Email) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (06/22/2022)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (06/07/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) receive and discuss the Comprehensive Parking Code Update strategies; and (2) provide direction relative to the discussion items for preparation of a proposed Zoning Code Amendment
BACKGROUND
The City is advancing several mobility and transportation strategies related to off-street parking. City parking policies have evolved toward requiring less 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
Planning Commission and City Council directed staff to prepare a Comprehensive Parking Code Amendment at the May 2020 Joint Study Session regarding Parking and Mobility. Subsequently, in May 2021 the City Council submitted a letter of support for Assembly Bill (AB) 1401, prohibiting cities from implementing minimum parking requirements for any land use within a 1/2 mile of certain transit infrastructure (Attachment No. 1). Though the bill was never approved by the State, the issuance o...
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