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Exhibit C: Excerpt of Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, April 17, 2014 Item 7A: Public Hearings Matter of Proposed Amendments to the City of San Leandro Zoning Code related to increased flexibility in Industrial and Commercial uses, Community Gardens, Teleco mmunications, Hazardous Materials, Recycling, Signs, Parking, application processing and general text updates in Zoning Code Articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 27 and 28. (Barros) Planner Barros noted that meetings on this set of Zoning Code amendments began with the January 30, 2014 Special Joint Work Session of the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustments, in an effort to:  Move forward on San Leandro’s Next Generation Workplace District Study recommendations to evaluate industrial districts for opportunities to increase flexibility  Make some areas, such as Telecommunications and Recycling, more consistent internally and with other jurisdictions  Clean up and clarify language in several sections  Shift some application processing to Administrative Review Planner Barros said in contrast to the January 30, 2014 Work Session, tonight she would focus on changes made in response to recommendations from that meeting as well as subsequent input BZA members provided during their April 3, 2014 meeting. She indicated that tonight’s focus points are generally called out in italicized type in tonight’s staff report. Planner Barros also noted that staff is recommending changes that would:  Clarify a temporary use in the Industrial General (IG) District: outdoor storage is currently allowed, but not outdoor facilities (such as an outdoor restaurant or sidewalk sales)  Add more uses to the mix in the Commercial Regional Mall (C-RM) District to increase flexibility and align more closely with Commercial Community (CC) District uses and parallel those in the new development around the Kaiser project  Increase flexibility in parking by using a higher threshold of parking deficiency before a business would require a parking exception She indicated, too, that in response to input from BZA Members and/or Planning Commissioners:  Accessory food sales have been added to beer and wine store uses  Staff reviewed federal brewpub regulations (U.S. Department of the Treasury Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [TTB]), but concerned that its annual limit of 5,000 barrels of beer could discourage larger breweries such as Drake’s and 21st Amendment from establishing such facilities in San Leandro, instead recommends using the California Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) definition, which contains no specific limit on annual production  University and college extension programs have been added to the business and trade schools definition  In the community gardens definition: o Language referencing kitchen gardens and roof gardens has been eliminated