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employment and future higher wage jobs industrial areas attract. The 52- member General Plan Advisory Committee wanted to protect the limited resource of the industrial area which is especially restricted when we examine the City's high tech industrial opportunities. As noted at the Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting, rezoning of property to a commercial land use is a tool that could be used if a border or buffer industrial area could be considered for an appropriate commercial use. There is no record of any existing Commercial Recreation or Entertainment Activities uses in the industrial districts. Also, staff has prepared a map that illustrates the various commercial districts throughout the City where Commercial Recreation and /or Entertainment Activities are contemplated. Commercial Recreation is permitted or conditionally permitted in the following districts: CC, CC (AU), CR, CRM, NA -1, NA -2, SA -1, SA -3, and DA -1. Entertainment Activities are permitted or conditional permitted in the following districts: CN, CN (AU), CC, CC (AU), CR, NA -1, NA -2, SA -1, SA -2, SA -3, DA -1, DA -2, and DA -5. Staff believes these properties provide sufficient opportunities for commercial recreation and entertainment activities. It also provides a balanced, citywide approach to providing traditional industrial employment opportunities while maintaining flexibility in attracting commercial recreation and entertainment uses in a diversity of other zoning districts and properties. SUMMARY OF PROPOSED CHANGES The proposed ordinance would amend the following Articles of the Zoning Code: Article 6 Commercial and Professional Districts, Section 2 -624 (NA -2 District Use Regulations), Section 2 -630 (SA -2 District Use Regulations), Section 2 -640 (DA -3 Use Regulations, and Section 2 -644 (DA -5 Use Regulations) • Assembly Uses, add as Conditionally Permitted Use in the NA -2, SA -2 and DA -5 Districts. • Cultural Institutions, add as Conditionally Permitted Use in the DA -3 District. Article 7 Industrial Districts, Section 2 -704 (IL District Use Regulations), Section 2 -706 (IG District Use Regulations), and Section 2 -708 (IP District Use Regulations) • Delete Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities from IL, IG and IP Zoning Districts. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS A Negative Declaration has been prepared for these Zoning Code Amendments. A "Notice of Public Review and Intent to Adopt a Proposed Negative Declaration" was prepared on October 28, 2011. The 20 -day public review period on the Initial Study and Negative Declaration began on October 28 and concluded on November 16, 2011. Planning Commission Staff Report December 15, 2011 Proposed Zoning Code Changes Page 4 of 5