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May 9, 2023
Honorable Mayor Boyles and Councilmembers
City of El Segundo
350 Main Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
Subject: May 16, 2023 Public Hearing for EA-1230 Zoning Code Cleanup
Mayor Boyles and Councilmembers,
Your consideration of the following comments is appreciated.
Following CDC's submittal of public comments at the April 18, 2023 City Council public hearing and after
further consideration and additional communications with Planning staff, CDC believes the more
appropriate approach to effectuate the City's legitimate and appropriate objectives relative to assets in
the MU-S Zone is for CDC to work with Planning to propose a Zone Text Amendment specifically limited
and applicable to the MU-S Zone.
CDC appreciates, understands and supports the City's objectives of establishment of city-wide standards
for consistency and specific development regulation criteria. However, as previously expressed, the age,
nature, variety of building typologies, sizes, massing, site conditions which is an integral part of the MU-
S Zone require a more flexible and appropriately -tailored set of criteria in order to (a) achieve the City's
objectives as well as (b) derive solutions appropriate to that very variety of conditions throughout the
MU-S Zone. As you are aware, the MU-S Zone consists of is commercial and industrial uses, has distinct
features which include: varying forms, size, shapes and heights of buildings; varying placement of
buildings on sites relative to major and minor streets, railway infrastructure; numerous parking
structures; other site conditions that vary significantly in comparison to other non-residential zones in
the city. For these reasons, CDC believes a more tailored and flexible approach to these regulations is
warranted in the MU-S zone as the more tailored approach is consistent with how development
regulations were created and are applied in the MU-S Zone. CDC will work closely with City Planning
staff to bring the appropriate proposed text back to Council as quickly as possible.
Parkip& area develo ment standards- ro Deed vehicle lift stackin limit:
Similarly, in recognition that vehicle lift parking technologies are evolving and, in the MU-S Zone (as well
as elsewhere in the City) there are a variety of parking facilities -- both surface and structured - we
believe that a more tailored and flexible approach to utilization of such technologies (including stacking
devices and strategies) would be consistent with how development regulations were created, are and
will be applied in the MU-S Zone. This is a particularly timely and relevant matter in the development of
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new and redevelopment of existing parking facilities, with the "per stall' cost of parking facilities having
increased so dramatically over the past several years. CDC will work closely with City Planning staff to
bring the appropriate,, d' text back to Council as quickly as possible.
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Thank,Y6
Alex Rase
- Executive Vice President -Development
Cc: Toni Reina