REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/17/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Zone Text Amendment 2022-0002 amending Chapter 17.76 (Off-Street Parking) of the Corona Municipal Code and various other sections of the Zoning Code to modify the City's Off-Street parking requirements (Applicant: City of Corona).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider approving Zone Text Amendment 2022-0002 (ZTA2022-0002), which is intended to establish adequate and convenient parking in both residential and commercial zones and minimize impacts to public streets and adjacent properties. The amendment further consolidates parking requirements within Chapter 17.76 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC), which is the City's Off-Street Parking Ordinance, and updates parking criteria to provide clarity, and defines joint-use and shared-use parking strategies.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve Zone Text Amendment 2022-0002, as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission.
b. Introduce by title only and waive full reading for consideration of Ordinance No. 3353, first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 17.76 (Off-Street Parking) and various other sections of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Corona Municipal Code to modify the City's Off-Street parking requirements (ZTA2022-0002).
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On March 8, 2021, the City Council directed staff to study the City's parking ordinance to determine if the City's existing parking requirements were consistent with surrounding cities and industry standards. Specifically, the City Council expressed concern about the parking required for market-rate, multiple-family residential projects. Several multi-family residential apartments and attached condominium projects in the City have experienced a lack of sufficient parking spaces to accommodate the demand from residents.
Staff completed its pa...
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