Vehicle Storage Ban on Garden Road I-R/MF Properties
Monterey
Summary
An ordinance passed to second reading 4-1 bans vehicle storage where industrial zoning carries the multifamily overlay — implementing the 2024 Housing Element. Landowner Robert Reade of 2700 Garden Road asked for an exemption, but the council held the line on housing priorities.
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
Preserves land for potential housing rather than vehicle storage uses.
Future housing development potential on the Garden Road corridor, consistent with the 2024 Housing Element.
Robert Reade, whose family has owned the 2700 Garden Road property for nearly 70 years and sought an exception for vehicle storage.
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