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File Number: 14-207 City of San Leandro Page 16 Printed 5/27/2014 • Adds supplemental noticing requirements to the Administrative Review process so that property owners adjacent to a subject property would be notified of certain proposed projects, upon the determination of the Zoning Enforcement Official. • Specifies that the decisions of the Zoning Enforcement Official related to determinations of uses may be appealed to the Board of Zoning Adjustments. Currently the Zoning Code provides that such decisions be appealed to the Planning Commission which is not consistent with Article 27. • Adds language to Section 5-2108 to clarify that non-applicants are allowed to appeal a Zoning Enforcement Official decision. Article 22 Use Permits, Variances, and Parking Exceptions • Adds clarification language to the definition of a Use Permit. • Extends the period from one to two years for renewal of a use permit, variance, height exception or parking exception. In recent years, applicants have fallen on difficult financial situations that have prevented them from carrying out a development approval. This will allow for more flexibility in time lines. Article 27 Amendments Amends language in Article 27 as follows: • Allow for the Community Development Director to initiate Zoning Code amendments, which will memorialize current Planning staff practice dating back to at least 2003; • Remove the 45-day deadline to schedule a public hearing for a Zoning Code or zoning map amendment after receipt of an application; and • Expand the timeframe for a City Council public hearing to be conducted after the Planning Commission has made a recommendation from 45 days to 60 days. Article 28 Appeals Adds clarification language under the Procedures for Appeals, including expansion of the timeframe for a public hearing to be conducted after the receipt of an appeal application from 45 days to 60 days; and clean up the paragraphs related to Hearing and Decision and Notice to eliminate confusing phraseology. Current Agency Policies • Downtown Transit Oriented Development Strategy • Next Generation Workplace District Study Applicable General Plan Policies In 2002, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which states that “the San Leandro General Plan aspires to reshape the industrial areas of West and Central San Leandro to meet the demands of the new economy.” Furthermore, the General Plan states that “the guiding objectives in the City’s large business districts are to promote business retention and diversification”. The proposed Zoning Code Update seeks to correct and clarify sections of the Code to keep up with changing technologies and land use trends. By tightening up the regulations for Telecommunications, Hazardous Materials and Recycling, the City will follow more closely what other jurisdictions are doing and comply more closely with State regulatory changes. Staff