15. CODE AMENDMENT 2022-0003 (ORDINANCE NO. 1526) - OUTDOOR DINING AND SEATING AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OUTDOOR DINING, RETAIL, AND ASSEMBLY USES PROGRAM AND APPLICATION FEE WAIVER This Project is a City-initiated request to amend Tustin City Code (TCC) Article 9 (Land Use). The proposed Code Amendment (CA) 2022-0003 is an update to TCC Section 9277, the City's outdoor dining regulations. The intent of this amendment is to increase restaurants' ability to provide outdoor dining and seating areas while maintaining an attractive design and protecting the public interest. The subject amendment is a response to changes in resident, business owner, and patron preferences since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Resolution No. 22-42 provides an extension to the City's Temporary Outdoor Dining, Retail, and Assembly Uses Program (Program) and waiver of the associated application fees to December 31, 2022, in order to allow businesses time to comply with the proposed CA 2022-0003. On July 12, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 4454, recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1526, approving CA 2022-0003. The Planning Commission Minutes are provided as Attachment B for reference. - City of Tustin, CA

Meeting: Regular Meeting of the City Council/ Closed Session at 5:30 pm/Regular Meeting at 7:00 pm

Meeting Time: August 16, 2022 at 5:30pm PDT

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15. CODE AMENDMENT 2022-0003 (ORDINANCE NO. 1526) - OUTDOOR DINING AND SEATING AND EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY OUTDOOR DINING, RETAIL, AND ASSEMBLY USES PROGRAM AND APPLICATION FEE WAIVER This Project is a City-initiated request to amend Tustin City Code (TCC) Article 9 (Land Use). The proposed Code Amendment (CA) 2022-0003 is an update to TCC Section 9277, the City's outdoor dining regulations. The intent of this amendment is to increase restaurants' ability to provide outdoor dining and seating areas while maintaining an attractive design and protecting the public interest. The subject amendment is a response to changes in resident, business owner, and patron preferences since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Resolution No. 22-42 provides an extension to the City's Temporary Outdoor Dining, Retail, and Assembly Uses Program (Program) and waiver of the associated application fees to December 31, 2022, in order to allow businesses time to comply with the proposed CA 2022-0003. On July 12, 2022, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 4454, recommending that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 1526, approving CA 2022-0003. The Planning Commission Minutes are provided as Attachment B for reference.