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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1555 (2025)Docusign Envelope ID: 8FE216FD-5C23-4F1B-B56C-D38F6325CF8E ORDINANCE NO. 1555 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TUSTIN CITY CODE ARTICLE NINE (LAND USE) TO MODIFY MULTI -FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PARKING AND CARPORT STORAGE REQUIREMENTS (CODE AMENDMENT (CA) 2024-0006) The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines as follows: A. That in 2022, the City of Tustin initiated an assessment of the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan (DCCSP) and Red Hill Avenue Specific Plan (RHASP) to identify barriers to development and align regulations with current market conditions to spur development. B. That on December 5, 2023, the assessment results presented to the City Council identified that existing residential parking and private storage requirements in the DCCSP and RHASP were barriers to multi -family residential development. C. That these barriers are also present in the Tustin City Code (TCC), affecting the feasibility of multi -family development citywide under current zoning regulations. D. That CA 2024-0006 proposes to implement citywide modifications based on the findings of the DCCSP and RHASP assessment, including scalable parking requirements for multi -family residential units based on bedroom count, allowance of tandem parking for residents, and the removal of mandatory private storage requirements. E. That the proposed amendments comply with the Tustin General Plan in that they comply with the following goal and policy: Land Use Element Goal 2: Ensure that future land use decisions are the result of sound and comprehensive planning. Policy 2.2: Maintain consistency between the Land Use Element, Zoning Ordinances, and other City ordinances, regulations and standards. F. The Planning Commission finds that the proposed CA is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"; Cal. Pub. Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code of Regs., title 14, Section 15000 et seq.) because it can Ordinance No. 1555 Page 1 of 4 Docusign Envelope ID: 8FE216FD-5C23-4F1B-B56C-D38F6325CF8E be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. G. That on October 22, 2024, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 4502, and recommended that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1555, approving CA 2024-0006. H. That on February 18, 2025, a public hearing was duly noticed, called, and held by the City Council on CA 2024-0006. SECTION 2. Section 9263(g), Table 1 of Chapter 2 of Article 9 of the TCC (Off -Street Parking Required) is hereby amended to read as follows (new text underlined, deletions In strikethro irvh): Multifamily housing i The number of required parking spaces for multifamily housing shall be the total number of spaces based on the number of bedrooms within each unit: • Studio units: 1 space per unit • One -bedroom units: 1.4 spaces per unit • Two -bedroom units: 1.6 spaces per unit • Three -bedroom or more units: 2 spaces per unit Additionally, one (1) unassigned quest parking spaces shall be required per every four (4) units. Tandem parking is permitted only for resident parking, with the specific assignment of spaces managed at the discretion of the property manager. Tandem parking is prohibited for quest parking. SECTION 3. Section 9266(g) of Chapter 2 of Article 9 of the TCC (Development Standards for Off -Street Parking) is hereby amended to read as follows (new text underlined, deletions in strikethrough): g Design for Carports and Garages. 1. Carports/covered parking shall have a solid roof structure that completely covers a carport parking stall. L GGkable storage space of at leasm;nety (90j cubiG feet shall ed-in-EarportsThe provision of lockable storage space within the carport is optional and, if provided, shall be designed and Ordinance No. 1555 Page 2 of 4 Docusign Envelope ID: 8FE216FD-5C23-4F1B-B56C-D38F6325CF8E maintained so as not to obstruct vehicle access to the required parking space (see Figure 1). Carports shall be screened from public view by a solid wall. SECTION 4. Section 9297 of Chapter 2 of Article 9 of the TCC (Definitions) is hereby amended to read as follows (new text underlined, deletions in stFikethro u`vh): "Carport" means a permanent, roofed structure, used for automobile shelter and automobile storage, in a.-ditien to +�IQGkahle storage rh'reFiBiRafter cnonified. II i sooaleohl?pble and ac�sible storage spaG8 G e at least ninety (90) nhin fop+ lshall be nreyided in all narper-ts SECTION 5. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect on the 31st day after its adoption. The City Clerk or his or her duly appointed deputy shall certify to adoption of the Ordinance and cause this Ordinance to be published as required by law. SECTION 6. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held out to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Tustin hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional. PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Tustin on this 4th day of March 4, 2025. Signed by: e. AU"MD LU BlARD, Mayor ATTEST: DS Signed by: II E R1eADN.,4Y SU DA, City Clerk Ordinance No. 1555 Page 3 of 4 Docusign Envelope ID: 8FE216FD-5C23-4F1B-B56C-D38F6325CF8E APPROVED AS TO FORM: FDocuSigned by: ,:4y — DA 8EF31IEKDIG, City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF TUSTIN ) CERTIFICATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 1555 Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1555 was duly and regularly introduced and read by title only at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 18th day of February 2025, and was given its second reading, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 4th day of March 2025, by the following vote: COUNCILMEMBER AYES: Lumbard, Nielsen, Gallagher, Schnell, Fink (5) COUNCILMEMBER NOES: (0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: (0) COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: (0) COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED: (0) DS Signed by: Ca a6ustAIJA E R D 04YA U DA, City Clerk Ordinance No. 1555 Page 4 of 4