Title
Ordinance - Third and Final Reading to Consider Proposed Amendment of Section 7200.B of the Zoning Ordinance Regarding Construction Standards for Residential Driveways (OA#14-003)
Requested Action
To consider the subject proposed ordinance amendments
Recommendation
The Planning and Zoning Commission held a public hearing on April 7, 2014 and voted 5 to 0 to recommend approval and further recommended that Section 7200.B.19 be amended to require a continuous span of concrete for all residential driveways. Vice-Chairman Dodson and Commissioner Polozola were absent.
Description/History
Second Reading - April 29, 2014
Per Council's instructions, new provisions have been added to the amendment to allow existing unpaved driveways to be extended using the same materials as the existing driveway (e.g. gravel, paver, etc.). However, the new provisions will not apply to an existing parking area of entirely grass.
First Reading - April 14, 2014
Section 7200 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that in residential zoning, the area upon which a vehicle is parked be paved with a concrete surface. The ordinance further restricts an extension of the driveway to no more than 12 feet towards the nearest side property line.
The purpose of the proposed amendment is to clarify that the paved concrete surface and the an extension of the residential driveway must be constructed of a solid, continuous span of concrete from edge to edge.
Prepared By
Felix Wong, Director of Planning
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