TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Department Director
Nhung Madrid, Senior Management Analyst
Rafael Garcia, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT: Title
Consideration of the Sepulveda Initiatives Planning Project Recommendations (Community Development Director McIntosh).
CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONTINUE THE PUBLIC HEARING TO JULY 3, 2018
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Receive Sepulveda Initiatives Working Group Report
2. Open a public hearing
3. Receive public testimony, and
4. Continue the public hearing to July 3, 2018, at which time the City Council may introduce an ordinance, consistent with City Council direction.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
In September 2017, staff commenced the Sepulveda Planning Initiatives Project. Staff collaborated with a Community Ad Hoc Working Group and received feedback on development standards-related to height, setbacks, and desirable land uses and features for the Sepulveda Boulevard Corridor. The Group also provided input on updating the Sepulveda Boulevard Development Guide. This report summarizes the Group's input, and the Planning Commission's recommendations based on the Group's findings.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Sepulveda Corridor has been discussed and studied many times over the last 20 years to determine if more intentional planning could result in more development cohesion along this arterial. Recently, there was discussion of a Sepulveda Specific Plan, but rather than undertaking new planning efforts, staff evaluated previous reports and recommended various planning initiatives focused on economic vitality, planning, parking, traffic and overall corridor beautification.
As directed at the September 19, 2017 City Council meeting, staff con...
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