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ORDINANCE NO. 37 36
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL. OF THE CIT)! OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING CHAPTER 18.48 (CD DISTRICT) OF TITLE 18
(ZONING CODE) TO ADD A PARKING EXCEPTION POR
HISTORIC STRUCTURES
WHEREAS, residential historic structures located in the
commercial downtown district are in need of rehabilitation: and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to provide an incentive to those
residential histori~ structures to be rehabilitated; and
WHEREAS, conversion from residential to commercial use in the
parking assessment district r~quires the provision of on-site
parking~ and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to exempt residential historic
structures in the downtown assessment district that are converting
to commercial u&e from the on-site parking requirement if such
convecsion is done in conjunction with exterior. rehabilitation;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
ORD~.IN:
SECTION 1. Section 18.48.lOO(b)(l)(iii) is hereby amended to
read:
(iii) Historic structures in. Categories 1 and 2.
Each historic structure in categories l and 2 may take
advantage of the followin~ exceptions during the life
of the building:
(A) An inc~ease in square footage of a
historic building in Categories l and 2, put'suant to
Section 18.48.060(b)(3); and
( B) A conversion to commercial use of a
historic building in categories l and 2 that is 50
feet or less in height and that has most recent! y been
in residential use, if such conversion is done in
conjunction with exterior historic rehabilitation
approved, by the director of planning and co~munity
environment upon the recommendation of the
architectural review board in consultation with the
historic resources board. such a coaversion must not
eliminate any existing on-site parkfhg.
SECTION 2. The last sentence ofl;ection l8 .. 48.100(b)(3) is
h~reby amended to read:
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3. No exception from parking requirements shall
be available where a cesidential use changes to a
nonresidential use, except pursuant to Section
18.4S.100~~)(l)(iii), above.
SECTi0N 3. The Council hereby finds that this o~dinance will
havt: :70· significant advecse environmental impact.
SECTION 4.. This ordinance shall become effective upon the
commencement of the thirty-first day after the day of its
passage.
INTRODUCED: January 19, 1987
PASSED: February 2' 1987
AYES: Bechtel 9 Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patittucci, Renze1, wool 1ey
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: None
ASSENT: Cobb' Sutori us
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APPROVED AS TO r+6'RM:
APPROVED:
Mayor
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