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Sx <br />i! <br />A' City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: May 7, 2012 <br />00 11 . Ordinance <br />File Number: 12 -126 Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: 8.C. <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Luke Sims <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable <br />TITLE: ADOPT: Ordinance No. 2012 -005, an Ordinance Amending Sections 4 -1904, <br />4 -1908 and 4 -1910 of Article 19 of the City of San Leandro Zoning Code <br />Related to Landscaping Requirements (brings the City of San Leandro Zoning <br />Code Article 19 into conformance with an Alameda County Waste <br />Management Authority mandate that all applicable landscape projects be <br />required to satisfy the Bay Friendly Basic Landscape protocols) <br />WHEREAS, in 2002, the City of San Leandro (the "City ") adopted a new General Plan, <br />which states in Chapter 5, Open Space, Parks and Conservation that "(a)nother mission of <br />this Element is to promote conservation practices among San Leandro residents and <br />businesses. Three areas are emphasized: water conservation, recycling, and energy <br />conservation "; and <br />WHEREAS, the City resolved in February 2006 in Resolution No. 2006 -013 to <br />encourage the use of water efficient landscaping, as embodied in the Alameda County Waste <br />Management Authority (StopWaste.Org) protocols, Bay Friendly Landscaping; and <br />WHEREAS, in October 2011, StopWaste.Org issued a mandate that its member <br />agencies meet funding conditions that include the requirement that all new construction and <br />rehabilitation of public and private landscapes of 2,500 square feet of irrigated area or greater <br />adhere to the "Bay Friendly Basics" protocols, in order to continue to receive Waste Import <br />Mitigation Funding; and <br />WHEREAS, the City performs periodic reviews of the Zoning Code and has determined <br />that some revisions and updates are recommended for applicable landscape projects listed in <br />Article 19 of the Zoning Code; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 1, 2012 the City of San Leandro Board of Zoning Adjustments <br />met, reviewed, and commented upon the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code, and <br />such comments were provided to the City of San Leandro Planning Commission; and <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 51112012 <br />