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File Number: 20-045 <br />affect code implementation. These are primarily overlooked errors and omissions left over from <br />prior updates when new sections were created or deleted. For example, a 2016 code update <br />eliminated two zoning districts, PHP (Professional High Density) and DA-5 (Downtown Area 5), <br />and created one new district, IT (Industrial Transition). Some sections of the Zoning Code <br />continue to identify the eliminated zoning districts. Other changes include deleting obsolete <br />references to the discontinued Redevelopment Agency (RDA) and superseded or discontinued <br />redevelopment plans, inserting updated graphical examples, and reorganizing subsections or <br />merged sections of code with their topic or purpose clearly identified in the heading. <br />Land Use Definitions <br />Over the years, various prior code updates neglected to insert, add, or modify land use definitions <br />in the specified chapter of the Zoning Code, Section 1-304 (now 1.12.108). Some land use <br />definitions are currently referenced in unexpected or unsuited locations, making searching and <br />indexing more difficult. One of the tasks undertaken in this Zoning Code update was to <br />consolidate all general land use definitions into the designated chapter (now Section 1.12.108). <br />STAFF ANALYSIS <br />The proposed re-chaptering of the Zoning Code is intended to improve its organization and <br />accessibility, especially for the public, without affecting development standards or <br />implementation. Renumbering the code into three levels with numerical spacing gaps allows <br />greater flexibility for future code updates and makes the code easier to use and index online. The <br />City no longer publishes printed copies of the Zoning Code, as it is over 450 pages in length and <br />used almost exclusively online. No development standards were modified through this code <br />update with the exception of those mandated under State law, particularly Accessory Dwelling <br />Units and Large Family Child Care Homes. <br />The proposed large family childcare home and ADU ordinance amendments are intended to <br />bring the Zoning Code into compliance with new State laws that went into effect January 1, 2020. <br />The City’s ability to regulate these is expressly limited and the Planning Commission has no <br />discretion to impose development standards greater than State law (such as a larger setback or <br />a reduced height limit). ADUs are required to be processed and permitted in accordance with <br />California Government Code Section 65852.2 regardless of local ordinance. Similarly, the City <br />may no longer regulate or require a special permit to operate residential large family home <br />childcare facilities under Section 1597.40 through 1597.46 of the California Health and Safety <br />Code. <br />The proposed ADU ordinance was reviewed for conformance with State law by both the City <br />Attorney and staff from the California Department of Housing and Community Development <br />(HCD). <br />Environmental Review <br />The proposed Zoning Code Amendments have been determined to not be subject to the <br />California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because 1) the proposed Amendments constitute <br />non-substantive corrections and adjustments that will not result in a direct or reasonably <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 2/25/2020 <br />11