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RESOLUTION NO. 2018-004 of the Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro, Recommending the City Council Adopt an Ordinance Amending Article 6, Division 2 of the San Leandro Zoning Code, Related to the Development Regulations of Commercial and Professional Zoning Districts.
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WHEREAS, the San Leandro City Council adopted the current General Plan in September 2016; and
WHEREAS, the San Leandro Zoning Code may be periodically amended to incorporate clarifications or corrections to existing designations, as well as substantive changes; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Code amendments are consistent with the General Plan and other adopted specific plans, and are consistent with other provisions of the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Code amendments have been determined to be non-substantive and are necessary to achieve consistency with the goals, policies, and actions in the General Plan and other adopted plans; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Code amendments clarify and consolidate established provisions of the Zoning Code and do not increase or intensify development standards such as density, lot coverage, building heights, or setbacks; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Article 6, Division 2 have been determined to not be subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the proposed Amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, the proposed Amendments are covered by the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and because any project that has the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment will be evaluated through a separate environmental review process in accordance with CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department hosted an informational meeting at City Hall to introduce the proposed Zoning Code amendments to the public on November 1, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department provided notice of the proposed Zoning Code amendments by publishing a public hearing notice in the East Bay Times’ Daily Review newspaper on November 2, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro did on the 15th day of November, 2018, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for consideration of the Zoning Code amendments and did consider all public comments and testimony received prior to and during the hearing; and
WHEREAS, the City’s General Plan, Zoning Code, and Municipal Code are incorporated herein by reference, and are available for review at City Hall during normal business hours.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro does hereby RESOLVE as follows:
The forgoing recitals are true and correct and made part of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT: The Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro does hereby make the following findings and determinations regarding the proposed Zoning Code amendments:
1. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the proposed amendments to Article 6, Division 2 of the San Leandro Zoning Code related to the Development Standards for Commercial and Professional zoning districts, as shown in Exhibit A, are in general agreement and are consistent with the goals, policies and actions of the San Leandro General Plan because they do not increase or intensify previously established development standards and because they are intended to clarify and consolidate established development standards found in the General Plan, adopted specific plans, and other sections of the Zoning Code, to allow for the continued high quality of development in the City, as further explained in the staff report associated with this Resolution, incorporated herein by reference.
2. The Planning Commission recommends the City Council approve an Ordinance amending Article 6, Division 2 of the Zoning Code, as shown in Exhibit A of this Resolution, attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference.