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Commission backs Elmar Village parking variance with condition to study trail safety and buffering

5496370 · July 29, 2025
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Summary

Planning Commission recommended approval of a variance to add parking spaces at Elmar Village (Omar Village) with conditions to study trail proximity and safety, requiring staff and applicant to explore protective options for the adjacent walking trail.

The Planning Commission on July 28 recommended City Council approval of variances allowing additional parking at the Elmar Village commercial site (Elmar Village LLC) and an increase in impervious coverage on the applicant's 2.42-acre parcel. The motion included an explicit request that staff review the walking-trail placement and safety where the new stalls would abut the trail; the commission vote was 5-0.

Sam (city planner) summarized the request: the applicant proposes reconfiguring and adding parking spaces that would be located…

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