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• neighborhood meeting on June 20, 2006 and it will go to the Planning Commission on June 22, 2006 for a worksession.. • Proposed Zoning Code Amendment for Religious Assembly (14620 Catalina Street) Planning Manager Pollart discussed a proposal from a church to locate to the former MDL site- a 46,000 square foot building on approximately 1.3 acres located in an industrial area. Currently, assembly uses, which include religious gatherings as well as clubs and lodges, are only allowed in a residential zone and require a conditional use permit. The applicant is looking at the possibility of rezoning the property from Industrial Professional (IP) to Industrial Light (IL) and then acquiring approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the church use Planning Manager Pollart explained that there are 90 acres zoned light industrial and 270 acres zoned professional industrial in the City and that it may make sense to allow assembly use in the light industrial zone. Community Development plans to inventory possible assembly sites that might meet the church's need in a residential zone. Any changes to the zoning code to conditional permit assembly uses in the IL zone would go to Planning Commission and require Council approval. The Committee expressed concern regarding the significant policy implications of a decision to allow assembly use in industrial zones. 2. Discussion Regarding Proposed Zoning Code Amendment Regarding Wheel Chair Ramp Planning Manager Pollart reported that currently wheel chair ramp requests require a variance approval by the Board of Zoning Adjustments. The city receives numerous requests for ramps to private and convalescent care homes. The proposal is to establish an administrative review and approval process and require a $50 fee. Standard conditions of approval would include that ramps not be built in driveways and not encroach into the public right-of--way. She noted that many cities have reasonable accommodations provisions. This matter has been heard by the Board of Zoning Adjustments and the Planning Commission and is scheduled to go to Council on July 17, 2006. 3. Update on TOD Strategy Planner Livermore shared that the Citizen's Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Downtown Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy is active with the following: + May 20t'' -17 CAC members and 4 members from the public toured downtown developments in Hayward, Mountain View, San Mateo and Redwood City to introduce how other cities are dealing with increasing density and public transit issues. ~ June 3ra - 36 members of the public and 9 CAC members attended the community meeting to introduce the idea of transit oriented development and seek input on development within the study area. Representatives from AC Transit, ABAG, MTC and BART were available to assist with the open house portion of the meeting. To increase turnout, childcare, Spanish translation and food was offered. Issues discussed included: pedestrian improvements; attracting better businesses; open space; safety; public access to the creek; and increasing transit usage. Overall, support for TOD was high. The group was very positive and had constructive ideas. • May 24t~' -Progress report submitted to MTC. • June I3th - TOD CAC meeting to discuss various land use alternatives. 2