TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Mark Danaj, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Erik Zandvliet, City Traffic Engineer
Andy Sywak, Economic Vitality Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Sepulveda Corridor Planning Initiatives (Community Development Director McIntosh).
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the Sepulveda Corridor planning initiatives related to economic vitality, land use, parking, traffic, and corridor beautification, and:
1. Initiate a zone text amendment to:
a. Add incentives for the redevelopment of "opportunity sites" for hotels or mixed use developments;
b. Possibly limit (but don't prohibit) new office uses using a cap, or a locational requirement, or allowing only in a mixed use project;
c. Update commercial parking requirements.
2. Amend the Sepulveda Boulevard Development Guide to include standards for addressing the commercial/residential interface on east/west streets, and at the rear of the commercial properties.
3. Consider appointing an ad hoc committee to work with staff and guide policy alternatives.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Sepulveda Boulevard planning initiatives report includes the following:
* A broad overview of the various studies that have been performed along the Corridor
* An economic profile of the existing tenants and opportunity sites along the Corridor
* Planning, traffic, parking tools and community engagement efforts for a potential study.
Staff is requesting the City Council to review these various options and provide direction on next steps.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Undertaking these zone text amendments will require a significant commitment of staff time (planning, economic vitality, and transportation engineer). Although this project was anticipated in th...
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