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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Morro Bay conducted a public
hearing at the Morro Bay Veteran's Hall, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, California, on May 3,
2016, for the purpose of considering an interpretation of historic parking credits and to forward a
recommendation to City Council for approval; and
WIIE AS, the City Council conducted a public hearing at the Morro Bay Veteran's
Hall, 209 Surf Street, Morro Bay, California, on June 28, 2016, for the purpose of considering
the memorialization of historic parking credits, the suspension of parking in -lieu fees for the
Embarcadero and Downtown areas for 18- 24 months, and directing the evaluation of the overall
commercial parking program as part of the General Plan / Local Coastal Plan update process;
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WHEREAS, the City Council has duly considered all evidence, including the
recommendations made by the Planning Commission, the testimony of interested parties, and the
evaluation and recommendations by staff, presented at said hearing.
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1®1®W, TIE )F®RE, BE IT RES®LVED by the City Council of the City of Morro
Bay as follows:
1. Use of historic parking credits along the Embarcadero is an acceptable practice
foI evaluation of parking requirements found Chapter 17.44 of the City of Morro
Bay Municipal Code.
2. The Parking In -Lieu fee program, established by Resolution No. 37-05, shall be
suspended, from the date of adoption of this Resolution, for a period of no more
than 24 months, as an economic incentive for new or redevelopment/expansion of
commercial properties within the City.
3. The parking in -lieu fee program, for the following 24 months, shall include the
following parameters:
a. Parking in -lieu fees are waived for the first four (4) required parking
spaces
b. In -Lieu fees in the amount of $500.00 shall be paid for any additional in -
lieu parking spaces required beyond the initial 4.
City Council Resolution #54-16
Historic Parking Credits
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c. Community Development Department staff shall have the ability to
administer the in -lieu fee program for all administrative approvals
involving seven (7) or fewer in -lieu spaces.
d. Projects involving a need for eight (8) to fifteen (15) in -lieu spaces shall
require Planning Commission review.
e. Projects requesting in -lieu parking spaces totaling sixteen (16) or greater
shall require approval by the City Council.
The City Council may reduce or increase that period by adoption of another
resolution.
4. Staff is directed to develop a comprehensive parking solution for the downtown
and waterfront/Embarcadero areas of the City as part of the General Plan/Local
Coastal Program update process, including recommending actions needed to
rescind or revised this Resolution and Resolution No. 37-05. as needed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on this 28th day of June, 2016 on the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
AB SENT:
ABSTAIN:
TTES
Makowetski, Johnson, Smuukler
None
Headding
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ANA SWANSON, City Clerk