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ORDINANCE Amending the San Leandro Zoning Code Related to Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Uses; Brewpubs; Consignment Stores; Day Care Facilities; Parking; Wireless Telecommunications Facilities; Supportive and Transitional Housing; Warehouse/Storage Facilities; and General Text Updates in Zoning Code Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, and 17, to Streamline, Update, and Bring the City's Zoning Code into State and Federal Compliance
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WHEREAS, the City's relevant governing bodies review and make revisions to the Zoning Code to update it in response to recent changes in State and Federal legislation and to continue the ongoing effort to modernize the code and increase its flexibility; and
WHEREAS, the City proposes amendments to the Zoning Code to include new definitions, to revise existing definitions, to modify certain discretionary review processes, to implement the recently adopted Housing Element Update; to implement changes in federal legislation regarding wireless telecommunications facilities and processing timeframes, and other minor amendments, as shown in attached Exhibits A-G containing proposed amendments to Zoning Code Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, and 17, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Code amendments are exempt from environmental review under Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines which is the general exemption for projects where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, and thus that the activity is not subject to CEQA. The categorical exemption in Section 15305, Minor Alteration in Land Use Limitations also applies; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2015, the Board of Zoning Adjustments met, reviewed, and commented on the proposed amendments and provided its comments to the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a noticed public hearing on the proposed amendments on August 20, 2015...
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