PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 09/20/2021
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT:
Title
Discussion on the City's Parking Ordinance Update.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission discuss and provide input on the City's Parking Ordinance Update.
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BACKGROUND
The City Council at its meeting on March 8, 2021, made the decision for staff to study the City's Parking Ordinance. The purpose of the study was to determine if the city's current parking requirements are consistent or in alignment with other surrounding cities and the industry standard.
Staff completed a recent study comparing Corona's parking requirement to other surrounding cities that included Ontario, Eastvale, Orange, Moreno Valley, Riverside and Lake Elsinore. Staff also reviewed the average parking requirement for land uses from the Institute of Transportation Engineer (ITE) Parking Generation Manual.
A parking table was prepared by staff comparing Corona's parking requirement to the cities studied and to the average parking requirement of the ITE Manual. The table is attached as Exhibit 1. The table also includes a column with staff's recommendation on the parking requirements for the land uses listed. Staff's recommendation includes "no change" to the current requirement or a new parking requirement. The recommendation column also includes the recommendation made by the Committee of the Whole at its meeting on September 8, 2021.
The Committee of the Whole at its meeting was presented parking scenarios for the land uses of most concern. The land uses of most concern included multiple family residential, including senior citizen apartment housing (independent living), day care and restaurant. The following table shows the city's current parking requirement and the parking requirement recommended by the Committee.
Land Use
Current Parking Requirement
Reco...
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