Title
Staff Report for Consideration of Zoning Amendments Pertaining to Miscellaneous Changes to the NA-2, SA-2, DA-3, IL, IG and IP Zoning Districts and Creation of IL (AU), IG (AU), and IP (AU) Zoning Districts Related to Assembly Uses, Commercial Recreation, Cultural Institutions and Entertainment Activities.
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Planning Commission reviewed this matter at its December 15, 2011 and January 26, 2012 meetings. At the December 15, 2011 meeting, the Planning Commission voted to recommend the City Council approve the proposed changes to Article 6 Commercial Districts; the Planning Commission voted to not recommend staff’s proposal regarding Article 7 Industrial Districts; and the Planning Commission voted (5-2) to recommend review of an alternative approach to regulating Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities in the Industrial Districts if the City Council chooses to pursue such limitations. At the January 26, 2012 special meeting, the Planning Commission did not support staff’s recommendation regarding the alternative approach.
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A. Take public testimony on the proposed Zoning Code Amendments;
B. Adopt the Negative Declaration; and
C. Adopt the Ordinance approving the Zoning Code Amendments related to Sections 2-624, 2-630, 2-640 of Article 6; and Sections 2-704, 2-706, 2-708, 2-710, 2-712 and 2-714 of Article 7 of the City of San Leandro Zoning Code.
BACKGROUND
Staff recommends several revisions to the Zoning Code relating to Assembly Uses, Commercial Recreation, Cultural Institutions and Entertainment Activities. These revisions would add Assembly Uses to the NA-2 and SA-2 Commercial Districts, add Cultural Institutions to the DA-3 Commercial District, delete Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities from the IL, IG and IP Industrial Districts, create the IL (AU), IG (AU) and IP (AU) Industrial Districts, and specify Assembly Uses, Commercial Recreation and...
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