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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2016-002 <br />ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 4, CHAPTER 32 OF THE SAN LEANDRO <br />MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE RENT REVIEW ORDINANCE <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro adopted the Rent Review Ordinance in 2001 in <br />response to rapidly rising rents; and <br />WHEREAS, the Rent Review Ordinance established the Rent Review Board to review <br />proposed rent increases and encourage landlords and tenants to come to mutually satisfactory <br />resolutions of proposed rent increases; and <br />WHEREAS, certain aspects of the Rent Review Ordinance are outdated and require <br />clarification; and <br />WHEREAS, City staff received input from a variety of stakeholders, including the City's <br />Rent Review Board, and directly from the City Council which has led to the proposed <br />amendments to the Rent Review Ordinance; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro desires to clarify the provisions in the Rent Review <br />Ordinance and revise existing provisions in response to the rapidly transforming rental market in <br />San Leandro as well as in the San Francisco Bay Area as a whole and to modernize and more <br />effectively administer the Rent Review Program and Rent Review Board hearings. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as <br />follows: <br />SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and made a part of this <br />ordinance. <br />SECTION 2. CEQA. Approval of the amendments is exempt from further <br />environmental review under the general rule in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) <br />Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for <br />causing a significant effect on the environment. As a series of text amendments and additions, it <br />can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the ordinance will have a significant <br />effect on the environment. <br />SECTION 3. Approval. The City Council hereby approves the amendments to the <br />Municipal Code, more particularly, those amending Title 4, Chapter 32 as shown in attached <br />Exhibit A with red -lined amendments, which is incorporated herein by reference and available <br />for review in the City Clerk's office during normal business hours. <br />