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City of Palo Alto (ID # 4196)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Action Items Meeting Date: 10/21/2013
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Summary Title: Parking Exemptions Code Ordinances
Title: Parking Exemptions Code Review: Review and Recommendation to City
Council to Adopt: 1. Ordinance to Repeal Ordinance 5167 and Amend the
Palo Alto Municipal Code to Delete Sections 18.52.060(a)(2) and 18.52.060(c)
Related to Parking Assessment Districts to Eliminate the “Exempt Floor Area”
Parking Exemption Which Allows for Floor Area up to a Floor Area Ratio (FAR)
of 1.0 to 1.0 to be Exempt From Parking Requirements Within the Downtown
Parking Assessment Area and Floor Area up to an FAR of 0.5 to 1.0 to be
Exempt Within the California Avenue Area Parking Assessment District. 2.
Interim Ordinance to Amend Chapters 18.18, Downtown Commercial (CD)
District, and 18.52, (Parking and Loading Requirements) to Make the
Following Changes to be Effective for a Period of Two Years: a. Delete
Sections 18.18.070(a)(1), 18.18.090(b)(1)(C) and 18.52.070(a)(1)(D) to
Eliminate the 200 Square Foot Minor Floor Area Bonus and Related Parking
Exemption for Buildings not Eligible for Historic or Seismic Bonus. b.
Delete Sections 18.18.090(b)(1)(B), 18.52.070(a)(1)(B) and
18.52.070(a)(1)(C)(i) to Eliminate the Parking Exemption for On-site Use of
Historic and Seismic Bonus. c. Amend Section 18.18.080(g) to Remove the
On-site Parking Exemption for Historic and Seismic Transfer of Development
Rights up to 5,000 Square Feet of Floor Area to a Receiver Site in the CD or PC
Zoning Districts. d. Amend Section 18.18.120(a)(2) and (b)(2) Related to
Grandfathered Uses and Facilities to Clarify that a Grandfathered Use May be
Remodeled and Improved, But May Not be Replaced and Maintain its
Grandfathered Status. e. Amend Section 18.52.070(a)( 3) Related to
Remove the Sentence Allowing Square Footage to Qualify for Exemption That
Was Developed or Used Previously for Nonresidential Purposes but was
Vacant at the time of th These actions are exempt from the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061 and 15301 of the
CEQA Guidelines.
From: City Manager
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Lead Department: Planning and Community Environment
This item will be delivered in a late packet on Thursday, October 17, 2013.