File #: 18-562    Version: 1 Name: ORD to Amend SLMC Concurrent BZA PC Positions
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: City Council
Meeting Date: 11/19/2018 Final action: 12/17/2018
Enactment date: 12/17/2018 Enactment #: Ordinance 2018-020
Title: ORDINANCE Adding Section 1-3-135 to Title 1, Chapter 1-3 of the City of San Leandro Municipal Code to Enable Concurrent Appointments to the City of San Leandro Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments
Sponsors: Tom Liao
Attachments: 1. Exhibit A SLMC 1-3-35
Related files: 18-561, 18-563
Title
ORDINANCE Adding Section 1-3-135 to Title 1, Chapter 1-3 of the City of San Leandro Municipal Code to Enable Concurrent Appointments to the City of San Leandro Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments

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The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:

WHEREAS, State planning law (California Government Code Section 65900 et al.) grants every city and county in California the authority to establish and organize themselves with any board or commission deemed necessary to carry out the functions and decisions of a planning agency; and

WHEREAS, on June 4, 2018, the City Council directed staff to proceed with a merger of the Board of Zoning Adjustments and Planning Commission; and

WHEREAS, regular public meetings of the merged Board of Zoning Adjustments and Planning Commission are to be held concurrently on the first Thursday of the month, as per Resolution 2018-133; and

WHEREAS, in order to proceed with a merger of the Board of Zoning Adjustments and Planning Commission, it will be necessary for the City Council to designate a single appointee to serve as both a Planning Commissioner and a Board Member; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed Ordinance will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (Section 15060(c)(2) of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines); and

WHEREAS, this agenda item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the public meeting) and the item appeared upon the agenda for this meeting which was duly noticed in accordance with the Municipal Code.

SECTION 1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS. The City Council finds that the aforementioned recitals are all true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.

SECTION 2. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 1, Chapter 1-3-135 of the City of San Leandro Municipal Code is hereb...

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