City Council

C.5. ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT AND RESOLUTION UPDATING PARKING\nREGULATIONS AND LOCAL CEQA TRANSPORTATION GUIDELINES\nCONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW [N. MARICICH, J. ALKIRE, F.\nCONTRERAS, T. FARRIS, J. PARRISH]:\nSUBJECT: The City Council will consider a Zone Text Amendment to\nupdate the Zoning Ordinance to comply with the requirements of\nAssembly Bills 1317 (Unbundled Parking) and 894 (Shared Parking), and\nremove minimum parking requirements citywide in alignment with the\nCity’s Housing Element and recent Council directive. The proposed\nOrdinance and related Resolution are exempt from the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the actions consist of\nadministrative and regulatory updates that implement State law and do not\nauthorize or approve any physical development. Additionally, the actions\nare exempt under applicable statutory, categorical, and common-sense\nCEQA exemptions. A Notice of Exemption will be filed following final\napproval.\nRECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Introduce on first reading, by title only,\nOrdinance 26-__________: “AN ORDINANCE OFTHE CITY COUNCIL\nOF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ADOPTING ANAMENDMENT\nTO TITLE 19, THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE WESTHOLLYWOOD\nMUNICIPAL CODE, TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF\nASSEMBLY BILLS 1317 (UNBUNDLED PARKING) AND 894 (SHARED\nPARKING), AND REMOVE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS\nCITYWIDE, IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITY’S HOUSING ELEMENT\nAND RECENT COUNCIL DIRECTIVES, AND FINDING THE ACTION IS\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA”; and 2) Adopt Resolution 26-__________: “A\nRESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST\nHOLLYWOOD AMENDING THE CITY’S LOCAL TRANSPORTATION\nGUIDELINES PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL\nQUALITY ACT (CEQA) TO CLARIFY THE PARKING‑RELATED\nSCREENING CRITERION FOLLOWING ELIMINATION OF MINIMUM\nPARKING REQUIREMENTS CITYWIDE, AND FINDING THE ACTION IS\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA.”