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File Number: 12 -125 E. Televised events, with such features as "big screen" projection systems. The eight (8) Objective Criteria for the Assembly Use Overlay established in 2007: Site is not located along a major commercial corridor; • Site is not located within the following General Plan Focus Areas: Downtown, Bayfair, Marina Blvd /SOMAR, or West San Leandro; Site is not located in a regional - serving retail area; • Site is not located inside the % -mile study area identified for the Downtown Transit - Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy; Site abuts or is within % mile of an arterial street; Site is not located in a Residential Zone; • Site is not considered public land, and is not zoned Public Service (PS), Open Space (OS), or Commercial Recreation (CR); property is not owned by an Exempt Public Agency, or leased /owned by a public utility; Overlay Area must allow a contiguous area greater than or equal to two acres. It is the opinion of City staff that these suggested revisions are sound from a planning perspective and are in keeping with the City's ongoing process of systematically reviewing and updating the Zoning Code to conform to City policy and appropriate land use principles. To assist the City Council in its review of the proposed zoning code amendments and related zoning issues, staff offers the following: 1. Commercial Recreation Is Not Currently Allowed in the Industrial General Zoning- District. Commercial Recreation is not currently permitted nor conditionally permitted in the Industrial General Zoning District. Commercial Recreation is conditionally permitted in the Industrial Limited and Industrial Park Zoning Districts. Entertainment Activities are conditionally permitted in each of the Industrial Districts. The proposed zoning amendment would allow for Commercial Recreation opportunities as conditionally permitted uses in the new Industrial General (AU) Zoning District. 2. Accessory Use. There was public testimony, at both the Planning Commission and City Council hearings, that new businesses in the industrial area should have the opportunity for their employees to have access to recreational activities in proximity to their businesses. Currently, businesses could incorporate commercial recreation activities within their business developments as accessory uses when such commercial recreation activities are part of a Permitted Use in the Zoning District; such opportunities would not be impacted by the proposed amendments. For example, Industry, Research and Development is considered a Permitted Use in each of the Industrial Districts. A high - tech business (such as Google or Oracle) would be considered an Industry, Research and Development Use. Therefore, if City of San Leandro Page 4 Printed on 311312012