Ord 2024-011 - Zoning Code Amendments

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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-011 2 on the environment; and (2) any project that has the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment will be evaluated through a separate environmental review process in accordance with CEQA; and WHEREAS, Zoning Code Section 5.16.116 states that the Planning Commission will make specific findings as to whether the proposed zoning regulation is consistent with the policies of the General Plan and the purposes of the Zoning Code, and shall recommend approval, conditional approval, or denial of the proposal as submitted or in modified form to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro did on the 6th day of June 2024, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing for consideration of the Zoning Code amendments and did consider all public comments and testimony received prior to and during the hearing and adopted a resolution recommending the City Council approve proposed Zoning Code amendments, excluding proposed amendments pertaining to electrified fencing and razor/barbed wire; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the Zoning Code amendments on July 1, 2024, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, a staff report for the City Council dated July 1, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference, described and analyzed the Zoning Code amendments; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt the Zoning Code amendments. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. RECITALS. The above recitals are true and correct and made a part of this ordinance. SECTION 2. FINDINGS. The City Council makes the following findings in support of adopting this ordinance, based on the whole of the record: 1. That the proposed Zoning Code Amendments are consistent with the General Plan because the proposed amendments support the goals of encouraging infill development on vacant or underused sites within residential and commercial areas, providing housing opportunities, and improving economic access to housing for all segments of the community, and improving the economy and tax base of the City. 2. That the proposed Zoning Code Amendments are necessary and desirable to achieve the purposes of the Zoning Code because the proposed amendments promote and protect the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, and the general welfare of the people by extending entitlements within the City. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT OF ZONING CODE. The San Leandro Zoning Code is hereby amended as shown in the attached Exhibit A which is incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 4. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. Pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments are exempt pursuant to the California Environmental