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Planning Commission recommends council approve parking-code rewrite to clarify shared-parking rules
Summary
The commission voted 4-0 to recommend that the City Council approve Zoning Code Amendment 26-1, which replaces the joint-use parking section with shared-parking criteria, requires parking studies and reciprocal parking easements, and clarifies director vs. commission approval thresholds. Staff recommended a CEQA exemption.
The Covina Planning Commission on Feb. 24, 2026 voted to recommend City Council approval of Zoning Code Amendment 26-1, a staff-initiated change that rewrites Chapter 17.72 to clarify parking reductions, replace the joint-use parking section with shared-parking requirements, and require parking studies and reciprocal parking easements.
Intra West consultant Nancy Fong presented the amendment and told commissioners the changes are intended to simplify and clarify criteria for shared parking and to define when the director may approve reductions versus when the Planning Commission must act. "We established shared parking criteria, list the criteria that qualify for shared parking, require a parking study and clarify who can prepare those study and also requiring a reciprocal parking easement," Fong said.
Fong explained the change will eliminate the existing joint-use parking section and replace it with a shared-parking framework that includes clear triggers for director-level approval and a 15% reduction threshold requiring commission review. Staff recommended adoption of Resolution 2026-1 PC and a CEQA exemption.
No members of the public spoke. Commissioners moved, seconded and by roll call recommended approval to the City Council (vote 4-0, one absent). The Planning Commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for consideration; staff said the item is exempt from CEQA as an administrative zoning regulation change.
