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Planning commission receives staff plan to modernize Costa Mesa municipal code; debate focuses on parking and FAR
Summary
Staff presented 11 targeted zoning code amendments to consolidate land‑use categories (personal services, artisan studios, active entertainment, food halls/ghost kitchens, EV charging, commercial kitchens, height deviations, and FAR clarifications). Commissioners broadly supported the approach but pressed staff to justify parking ratios and clarify FAR calculations before drafting amendments.
City staff presented a targeted package of proposed updates to the Costa Mesa Municipal Code on April 13 intended to modernize land‑use categories and reduce reliance on subjective similar‑use determinations.
Contract Planner Amber Gregg described an approach focused on 11 topic areas — personal services, artisan studio/retail, active entertainment, event centers/assembly, small fitness studios, food halls/ghost kitchens, electric vehicle charging, sports clubs, commercial kitchens, nonresidential height deviations, and floor area ratio (FAR) clarifications — emphasizing that the changes…
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