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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: June 3, 2013 <br />Ordinance <br />Agenda Section:File Number:13-229 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.B. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:ADOPT: Ordinance No. 2013-006, an Ordinance Amending Article 3, Section <br />1-304 (Definitions); Amending Article 16 to Add Section 4-1688 (Cottage Food <br />Operations); Amending Article 5, Section 2-574 (Administrative Exceptions); <br />and Amending Article 17, Section 4-1704 (Off-Street Parking and Loading <br />Spaces Required) of the San Leandro Zoning Code (approves regulations for <br />Cottage Food Operations, a new use that would allow for limited commercial <br />food preparation in residential dwellings, to comply with new State law AB <br />1616) <br />WHEREAS, in 2002, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which <br />states that the City’s Zoning Code regulations “strive to maintain a quality environment” in San <br />Leandro’s residential neighborhoods ; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro performs periodic reviews of the Zoning Code; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, in September 2012, the State of California signed into law AB 1616, <br />Cottage Food Operations, which allows for the operation of home-based commercial food <br />preparation of baked goods, jams, honey and other products; AB 1616 became effective on <br />January 1, 2013; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, on April 4, 2013, the City of San Leandro Board of Zoning Adjustments <br />met, reviewed, and commented on the proposed amendments to the Zoning Code pertaining <br />to Cottage Food Operations, and such comments were provided to the Planning Commission; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, on April 18, 2013, the Planning Commission met, reviewed, commented, <br />and provided a recommendation to the City Council on the proposed amendments to the <br />Zoning Code, all of which are provided to the City Council; and <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 5/29/2013