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101-Staff Report.pdf COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITY HALL 1010300TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255 TELEPHONE: (408)777-3308www.cupertino.org CITYCOUNCILSTAFFREPORT Meeting:March 1, 2011 Subject ParkingOrdinanceAmendments RecommendedAction ApproverecommendedamendmentstotheParkingOrdinanceandDefinitionsOrdinanceand conductfirstreading. Description MunicipalCodeAmendmenttoChapter19.100(ParkingOrdinance)oftheCupertinoMunicipal CodewithassociatedamendmentstoChapter19.08(DefinitionsOrdinance)regardingstorage andparkingofheavyequipment,aircraftandplannednon-operationalvehicles(seeAttachment A – DraftOrdinance). Thisitemwas postponedbytheCityCouncilfromitsNovember 16, 2010meeting. Discussion Background: OnJuly20,2010,theCityCouncilfirstreviewedtheamendmentstotheParkingOrdinance proposedbytheCodeEnforcementDivisiontoclarifyrequirementsregardingthestorageof vehiclesinresidentialzones.TheCouncildirectedthattheitembereviewedbythePlanning Commission. OnOctober12,2010,thePlanningCommissionreviewedandrecommendedapprovalofthe amendments(seeAttachmentB–CommissionmeetingminutesandAttachmentC- CommissionResolutionNo. 6613). Proposedchanges: Thefollowing sections ofthereport summarizekeyissues discussedatthePlanningCommission hearingandadditionalchangesrecommendedbystaffafterCommissionreview.Pleasereferto theOctober12,2010PlanningCommissionstaffreport(AttachmentD)andminutes (AttachmentB)fora detailed discussion. Heavy Equipment ThePlanningCommissionrecommendsallowingheavyequipmentinallzoningdistrictsaslong astheyarestoredineitheranenclosedstructureorbehindasix-foottallfencelocatedinthe interior sideyards orrearyardareasand notbe visiblefromthe street. SincetheCommissionhearing,staffisrecommendingsomechangestoSection19.100.040(L) oftheOrdinancetofurtherclarifytheheavyequipmentstorageprovision(seeitalicparagraph belowandAttachment E).Deletionsare shownwith strikeoutsandadditionsare underlined: Heavyequipment and airplanes shall be storedwithinentirelyenclosed structures or behind six- shallthese foot-highfencingininterior sideyard and rearyard setback areas.In nocasemay items bevisiblefromthestreetevenwhen placedin permitted areas.Heavyequipmentmaybe stored on site only duringtemporarilykeptforconstruction or installation ofimprovementswith avalid building or grading permit. Farm Equipment Therevisedordinanceincludesfarmequipmentinthedefinitionofheavyequipment.Underthe current ordinance,farmequipmentlocatedwithin 200 feet ofa public street/roadisallowedinall zonesprovidedthatitisadequatelyscreened.Withtheproposedchange,farmequipmentwillbe subjecttothesamescreeningrequirementsasheavyequipmentandwillstillbeallowedinall zonesintheCity. _____________________________________ Preparedby:PiuGhosh,AssociatePlanner Reviewedby:GaryChao,CityPlanner AartiShrivastava,Director ofCommunityDevelopment CarolKorade,CityAttorney ApprovedforSubmissionby:DavidW.Knapp,CityManager Attachments:A.DraftOrdinance B.PlanningCommissionmeetingminutesfromOctober 12, 2010 C.PlanningCommissionResolutionNo. 6613 D.PlanningCommissionStaffReport datedOctober 12, 2010 E.Strikethrough version ofChapter 19.08 (Definitions)andChapter 19.100 (Parking)(Partial)