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ORDINANCE Amending the Zoning Code Article 3 Definitions; Article 5 Residential Districts; Article 6 Commercial and Professional Districts; Article 7 Industrial Districts; Article 8 Open Space District; Article 9 Public and Semipublic District; Article 16 Development Regulations; Article 17 Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces Regulations; Article 18 Signs; Article 21 Zoning Permits Required; Article 22 Use Permits, Variances, and Parking Exceptions; Article 27 Amendments; and Article 28 Appeals Related to Increased Flexibility in Industrial and Commercial Uses; Adding Community Gardens Use and Regulations; Revising Regulations for Telecommunications, Hazardous Materials, Recycling, Signs, and Parking; Clarifying and Revising Planning Entitlement Application Processing; and Conducting General Text Updates (amends Zoning Code to increase flexibility in industrial and commercial uses; adds Community Gardens; revises regulations for Telecommunications, Hazardous Materials, Recycling, Signs, and Parking; clarifies planning application processes; and provides general text updates)
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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE.
WHEREAS, in 2002, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which states that "the San Leandro General Plan aspires to reshape the industrial areas of West and Central San Leandro to meet the demands of the new economy." Furthermore, the General Plan states that "the guiding objectives in the City's large business districts are to promote business retention and diversification"; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro Planning Division has been tasked with periodic updates to the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, on January 30, 2014 the City of San Leandro Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments met in a joint worksession to review and provide recommendations on draft proposals to amend the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, on April ...
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