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Planning commission grants parking variance allowing on-street spaces to count for new business
Summary
The planning commission approved a variance allowing on-street public parking to satisfy off-street parking requirements for a commercial property on U.S. 101 after deliberations about whether the applicant had taken sufficient steps to secure nearby private parking.
The Planning Commission on July 9 approved a variance that lets the applicant count public, on-street spaces within 500 feet of the property toward required off-street parking. Members of the commission centered deliberations on whether the applicant performed adequate due diligence to find private parking or lease options before requesting a variance and on how enforcement of public parking rules would be handled. City staff explained the variance request originated from an existing commercial building with little or no off-street parking; staff records show an earlier, similar variance for…
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