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PLN26-0422 - Downtown Commercial Zoning Text Amendment Workshop - Public Workshop to discuss draft amendments to the Community Commercial (C-C) Zoning District and the North Park Street Gateway (NP-G) Zoning District to clarify, simplify, and streamline entitlement processes for retail, personal service, office and other commercial uses in the Park Street and Webster Street commercial corridors. No final action on the proposals will be taken at the meeting. A workshop to discuss and evaluate a proposal without taking action on the proposal is statutorily exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act Section 15262.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Secretary to the Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The purpose of this study session is to give the Planning Board, the business community, and the public an opportunity to consider potential zoning text amendments to the Community Commercial (C-C) and North Park Street Gateway District (NP-G) zoning districts. The C-C District governs the Webster Street commercial corridor, as well as Park Street south of Lincoln Avenue. The NP-G District governs the segment of Park Street north of Lincoln Avenue. The last comprehensive review and update of the C-C District regulations occurred over 20 years ago, while the last update of the North Park Street regulations occurred over 10 years ago. The objectives of the project are to:
1. Reduce storefront vacancies.
2. Identify regulations that may be creating unnecessary costs, time, and risk for new businesses considering a Park or Webster Street location.
3. Reflect emerging business types and build in flexibility for the code to adapt to future changes.
4. Modernize, clarify and simplify the code.
Staff has identified specific amendments to the C-C District and NP-G District that would streamline, clarify and simplify the approval process for certain commercial uses on Park and Webster streets and mig...
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