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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Specific Plan Amendment 2022-0004 amending various specific plans to reference the off-street parking requirement in Chapter 17.76 of the Corona Municipal Code for multiple-family residential (Applicant: City of Corona).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider approving Specific Plan Amendment 2022-0004 (SPA2022-0004), which will affect various specific plans that have specifically identified multiple-family residential parking requirements that differ from the parking requirements in Chapter 17.76 of the Corona Municipal Code (CMC), which is the City's Off-Street Parking Ordinance. The amendment proposes to have the multiple-family residential parking requirements match the parking requirements in the CMC.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve SPA2022-0004, as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission.
b. Introduce by title only and waive full reading for consideration of Ordinance No. 3354, first reading of an ordinance approving amendments to various specific plans to reference and apply the off-street parking requirements set forth in Chapter 17.76 (Off-Street Parking) of the Corona Municipal Code to Multiple-Family Development (SPA2022-0004).
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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 multiple-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 parking study in ...
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