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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - March 16, 1992 Page - 9 - 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Matter of Appeal by East Bay Leasing Corporation of Planning Commission Denial of A-89-02; Amendment; to Rezone a 6. 1-Acre Parcel from I-P (Industrial Park) to I-2 (General Industrial ) ; 2575 Williams Street; Assessor's Parcel Number 79A-541-019; East Bay Leasing Corporation; I-P (Industrial Park) District. Removed from °Table° at the February 18, 1992, City Council Meeting. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, June Catalano, Planning and Building Department Director, said staff was directed to prepare a report on the tabled Appeal of the zoning amendment denial . She said the Appeal had been denied by the Planning Commission and later Appealed by the Applicant to the City Council . The City Council conducted a Public Hearing at which the Applicant informed the City Council that plans for a Planned Development had been submitted to the City. Therefore, the Appeal on the matter of rezoning the property was tabled. She said subsequently the Planned Development was adopted but the rezoning was not reconsidered. She said staff is not recommending that the zoning be amended but is recommending that it remain I-P. She said the City Council had alternatives related to the property. She said they could rezone the property from I-P back to I-2. She said another alternative was the preparation of a Specific Plan for the area. She said staff believed such a plan could be completed in-house by the end of May. She said, in essence, a Specific Plan replaces the zoning for the area. Council Member Faria asked questions regarding the recommendation for a Specific Plan. He said this matter has been an issue for several years, and the property owner has lost a number of prospective tenants because he cannot find appropriate uses. He asked how the new Zoning Code would affect existing property that is zoned I-2 or I-P. He noted there is a parcel adjacent to the subject property that is still zoned I-2. He said he feels I-2 is the best zone for this property and is concerned the new Zoning Code may impact the property. Steve Meyers, City Attorney, said that, to the extent the new Zoning Code contains different provisions for I-2 from the old Code, those new provisions would apply. He said, if the property had a tenant under the current I-2 zoning at the time the Zoning Code was amended, that tenant would become a legal , non-conforming use for those areas that changed under the new Zoning Code. Council Member Faria said he understands the new Zoning Code will provide for a staff-review process for all I-2 zones. Staff indicated this was correct. Council Member Corbett asked, if this property is rezoned prior to adoption of the new Zoning Code, would it be a pre-existing use. Staff replied this was correct. •