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ALUC-19-03: Parking and Yard Ordinance (City of Suisun City)
Public Hearing to consider the consistency of the City of Suisun City's proposed Parking and Yard Ordinance with the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan: Applicant - City of Suisun City
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RECOMMENDATION
Adopt the recommended findings and determine that the Parking and Yard Ordinance is consistent with the Travis Air Force Base Land Use Compatibility Plan.
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
The City of Suisun City is proposing an ordinance amending its zoning regulations to establish landscape regulations, hardscape improvements regultions and limitations on vehicle storage among other provisions. Since the regulations modify the zoning regulations of the City, the ALUC is required to make a consistency determination with any applicable Airport Land Use Compatibility Plans.
Parking and Yard Ordinance (See Attachment E)
The City of Suisun City, in its proposed ordinance, summarizes the necessity for the proposed regulations as follows:
The unregulated expansion of paved parking areas in front, rear, and side yards interferes with the pattern of building and open areas within neighborhoods and can increase vehicle clutter by creating small parking lots in yard areas which are intended to remain as open areas and green spaces. Excessive paving of yard areas can negatively impact the character and appearance of residential areas. Paving yard areas to add additional parking can result in the proliferation of curb cuts that can have the effect of reducing the number of on-street parking spaces available this also impacts the walkability of a neighborhood.
ii. The paving of front, rear, and side yards would potentially result in hazardous conditions on a residential property in that it could negatively impact the City's storm water management system such that a much higher amount of water runoff from such properties would negatively affect the City's storm water management system.
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