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Home My WebLink AboutPRESENTATION - ITEM 8 (CODE AMENDMENT 2024-002)Code Amendment 2024-0002 City Council April 2, 2024 STREAMLINE T U S T I a ITTIN Ile I Hel I 10 11 City Strategic Plan Goal: Identify Streamlining Opportunities STREAMLINE Community Development Department's: New "Code Streamlining and Improvement Program" STREAMLINE T. Goal of Program: To evaluate the City's land use code and propose amendments to sections that lack clarity, outdated, or do not respond to current market trends City -initiated: Tustin City Code Amendments Various sections of Article 9 (Land Use). i��LLJS"rl Remembering what connects us. REASONS FOR CODE AMENDMENTS Streamline Consistency Typographical Clarifying Consistency, Streamline Clarifying, Streamline 4 13 _ M3 02 11 TOTAL: 29 SUMMARY Amendment Group Ilk Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan Parking Exception Wireless Communication Facilities Reasonable Accommodation Signage Miscellaneous Reason Admi Consistency, Streamline Streamline Consistency Typographical, Consistency Clarifying, Streamline, Typographical, etc. n February 27, 2024 Planning Commission Public Hearing One Public Comment Received support of Code Amendments Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance r1o. 1536 Do Remembering what connects us. That the City Council introduce and have RECOMMENDATION a first reading of Ordinance No. 1536, by title only, amending various sections of Article 9 (Land Use) of the TCC relating to the Code Streamlining and Improvement Program to provide clarity, consistency of terms and definitions, and compliance with State law. Code Amendment 2024-0002 City Council April 2, 2024 STREAMLINE T U S T I _ DCCSP Parking Exception 2 Correcting internal inconsistency - Includes Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan (DCCSP) Parking Exception subject to Zoning Administrator review within TCC Section 9264 (Reduction of Off -Street Parking Requirements). 3 Correcting internal inconsistency - Includes Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan (DCCSP) Parking Exception findings subject to Zoning Administrator review in TCC Section 9299 (Zoning Administrator). Correcting internal inconsistency - Revises the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan (DCCSP) Parking Exception 4 subject within TCC Section 9252(j)(3) Cultural Resource District from Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator review. Consistency, Streamline Consistency, Streamline Consistency, Streamline Wireless Communication Facilities 8 Streamline project reviews - Changes CUP requirement for modifications to legal non -conforming wireless Streamline communication facilities from Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator Review. Streamline project reviews - Changes CUP requirement for establishing Major and Minor wireless communication 9 facilities, and any modified WCF that exceeds the maximum height permitted in the zoning district it is located within, Streamline with a conditional use permit (CUP) and/or variance to be deferred from Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator review. Streamline project reviews - Changes Design Review requirement for Major, Minor wireless communication facilities with 10 a conditional use permit (CUP) and/or variance to be deferred from Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator Streamline review. Streamline project reviews - Changes CUP requirement for modification or establishment of a minor wireless 11 communication facilities in a residential zoning district in which the property contains a legally established nonresidential Streamline use and no legally established residential use from Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator Review. 12 Streamline project reviews - Changes monitoring program requirement for design reviews and/or CUP approval to allow Streamline the Community Development Director to defer from Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator Review. Clarifying language to streamline project reviews - Changes CUP requirement for wireless communication facilities from 13 Planning Commission to Zoning Administrator Review when it relates to the abandonment of a wireless communication Streamline facility. 22 Clarifying language to streamline project reviews - Replaces "Dish Antennas" with "Wireless Communication Facilities". Consistency Wireless Communication Facilities subject to Zoning Administrator Review. _Reasonable Accommodation GP Consistency —%mendment Description._. . Ensures consistency with ADA law and 2021-2029 Tustin Housing Element Program 2.4.(d)(7) - Removes the 14 requirement that an applicant provide confirmation that the property is a primary residence of the disabled person. Consistent 15 Ensures consistency with 2021-2029 Tustin Housing Element Program 2.4.(c) - Removes application fee requirement Consistency for a Reasonable Accommodation request. 16 Ensures consistency with 2021-2029 Tustin Housing Element Program 2.4.(d)(1) - Removes requirement that a Consistency reasonable accommodation shall comply with existing codes at the time of request. 17 Ensures consistency with 2021-2029 Tustin Housing Element Program 2.4.(d)(7) - Removes the requirement that an Consistency applicant provide confirmation that the property is a primary residence of the disabled person. Ensures consistency with 2021-2029 Tustin Housing Element Program 2.4.(d).(3) through (7) - Removes restoration 18 of property requirement for a reasonable accommodation. requirement after a constraints relating to housing for Consistency persons with disabilities. Removes deed restriction requirement for a reasonable accommodation. _ Signage Sectionlifi kmendment Description 23 Streamline project reviews - Signs subject to Zoning Administrator review and approval Streamline ONE 24 Streamline project reviews - Tivoli lights or tube lights subject to Zoning Administrator review and approval Streamline 25 Streamline project reviews - Festoons subject to Zoning Administrator review and approval Streamline 26 Streamline project reviews - Temporary decorative flags and nonmetallic balloons subject to Zoning Administrator Streamline review and approval 27 Streamline project reviews - Permanent decorative flags/banner signs subject to Zoning Administrator review Streamline 28 Clarifying language - Maximum sign area for commercial "Individual Business identification (not located within a Typographical center)". 29 Clarifying language - Maximum sign area for commercial "Individual Business identification (within a center)". Typographical 30 Clarifying language - Maximum sign area for commercial "Business Identification" for "Gasoline Service". Typographical Miscellaneous AmendmentDescription 5 Clarifying language - Temporary Uses I_ 6 Clarifying language to streamline project reviews - New subsection for Public Convenience or Necessity determinations relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. 7 Correcting typographical error. 19 Clarifying language to streamline project reviews - New subsection for the substantial conformity with existing Conditional Use Permit for a similar land use subject to Community Development Director determination. 20 Clarifying language - Definitions for "Instructional Studios" and "Professional, instructional, motivational and/or seminar schools". V We �� Clarifying r Clarifying, Streamline Typographical Clarifying, Streamline Clarifying 21 Clarifying language to streamline project reviews - Exempts City project/properties from zoning code requirements. Clarifying, Streamline