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Item #4 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE COUNCIL MEETING OF APRIL 20, 2004 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: David R. Zamora, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Consideration of an Ordinance approving Amendments to Sections 18.20.120(A)(3)1 18.22.120(A)(4), 18.24.120(A)(5), 18.26.120(A)(6), 18.28.120(A)(6) & 18.54.020(A)(1) of the Colton Municipal Code relating to the parking requirements for eating and drinking establishments and the keeping of animals on estate residential and industrial properties: File Index No. DAP -000- 239 & DAP -000-240 DATE: April 7, 2004 BACKGROUND: On March 23, 2004 the City Planning Commission approved Resolution Number R-06-04 and recommended that the City Council approve File Index Numbers DAP -000-239 and DAP -000-240, Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments pertaining to Section 18.54.020 (A)(1), Section 18.20.120 (A)(3), Section 18.22.120 (A)(4), Section 18.26.120 (A)(6) and Section 18.28.100 of Title 18 of the Colton Municipal Code (Zoning Ordinance). ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: The Text Amendment for File Index Number DAP -000-239 proposes to amend Section 18.54.020 (A)(1). This Amendment is recommended to provide greater flexibility to property owners of large properties who wish to keep livestock, such as horses and cattle, and comply with all other requirements for animal keeping established by this ordinance section. Staff is requesting approval to amend the Section to read "in an R -E (Residential Estate), M-1 or M-2 zone to keep a total combination thereof of three or less animals per acre, and providing all of them are kept at least sixty feet from any surrounding residence and forty feet from the residence of the property in which they are kept." The Text Amendment for File Index Number DAP -000-240 proposes to amend ordinance sections 18.20.120 (A)(3), 18.22.120 (A)(4), 18.24.120 (A)(5)9 18.26.120 (A)(6)5 and 18.28.120 (A)(6) pertaining to off-street parking requirements for eating and drinking establishments, including fast food and drive- through restaurants. The Ordinance Sections shall be amended from one parking space for every 50 square feet of gross floor area to read "for eating and drinking establishments, including fast food and drive-through establishments, one parking space shall be provided for every 100 square feet of gross floor area, with a minimum of five spaces." This Text Amendment is recommended in order to provide more reasonable and flexible off-street parking requirements for restaurant establishments based on the typical daily parking needs of such businesses.