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File Number: 12 -125 C. Direct staff to review the current Assembly Use Overlay Criteria for possible modification and area expansion. This proposal provides a balanced, citywide approach to providing industrial employment opportunities while maintaining flexibility in attracting commercial recreation and entertainment uses in a diversity of other zoning districts and properties. BACKGROUND The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed zoning amendments at its December 15, 2011 and January 26, 2012 meetings. At the December 15, 2011 meeting, the Planning Commission voted to recommend the City Council approve the proposed changes to Article 6 Commercial Districts. The Planning Commission did not recommend staff's proposal regarding Article 7 Industrial Districts; and the Planning Commission voted (5 -2) to recommend review of an alternative approach to regulating Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities in the Industrial Districts to be developed by staff. At the Commission's January 26, 2012 special meeting, staff presented the alternate approach and the Planning Commission did not support staff's recommendation. At the February 21, 2012 City Council public hearing for this item, staff recommended certain revisions to the Zoning Code related to Assembly Uses, Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities. Such revisions will continue to preserve the integrity of the City's industrial areas for industrial uses while conditionally permitting commercial recreation and entertainment activities in the Assembly Use Overlay Zoning Districts that are appropriate and compatible. The revisions would: • Delete Commercial Recreation from the Industrial Limited (IL) and Industrial Park (IP) Districts; • Delete Entertainment Activities from the Industrial Limited (IL), Industrial General (IG) and Industrial Park (IP) Districts; • Create the Industrial Limited (Assembly Use Overlay) (IL [AU]), Industrial General (Assembly Use Overlay) (IG [AU]) and Industrial Park (Assembly Use Overlay) (IP [AU]) Zoning Use Designation Lists; and • Specify Assembly Uses, Commercial Recreation and Entertainment Activities as Conditionally Permitted Uses in the use designation lists for IL (AU), IG (AU) and IP (AU) Districts. The City Council closed the public hearing, referred the matter to the City Council Rules and Communications Committee for further review and discussion and continued the agenda item to the City Council meeting of March 19, 2012. At the March 1, 2012 City Council Rules and Communications Committee meeting staff presented the staff report with clarifications. Staff clarified that Commercial Recreation is not currently a Conditionally Permitted Use in the Industrial General Zoning District (IG). This is the largest industrial zone in San Leandro and is shown in deep purple on the zoning maps. Staff also discussed from a planning perspective how primary versus Accessory Uses are City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 311312012