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IN THE CITY COUNCII. OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2002 - 02 (2888/ 1024) EXTENSION OF AN INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE (ORDINANCE NO. 2001-028) REQUIRING DISCRETIONARY REVIEW OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS AND LAND USE CHANGES WITHIN THE EAST 14Tt' STREET SOUTH AREA UNTIL DECEMBER 17, 2003, OR UNTIL PROPOSED ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST) AND DECLARING THIS ORDINANCE TO BE AN URGENCY MEASURE, TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY, AS IT RELATES TO THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC PEACE, HEALTH AND SAFETY RECITALS A. In October of 2001, the City Council of San Leandro was apprised of and discussed recent development trends along the East 14th Street in the area south of Thornton Street to the City boundary with unincorporated Alameda County (hereafter referred to as the "East 14th Street South Area"). B. The planning for and future development of the East 14th Street South Area is an important component of the City's effort to update its General Plan, forming one of ten (10) focus areas in the City discussed in detail in the current administrative draft, which draft Plan is nearing the public review stage. C. The City's City Council Economic Development Subcommittee and the General Plan Advisory Committee have recommended that the East 14th Street South Area be the subject of a new study, to be undertaken in the near term, leading to a new Development Strategy relating specifically to future development, including public improvements, along this corridor, and requiring changes in zoning and other development regulations affecting the East 14th Street South Area. D. On December 17, 2001, pursuant to San Leandro Municipal Code section 1-I- 345(b), and Government Code section 55858, the City Council conducted a noticed public hearing to consider, and thereafter adopted, Ordinance Number 2001-028, an interim ordinance for the purpose of ensuring that the City can preview development proposals that have the potential to impede accomplishment of the objectives of the draft General Plan under consideration, and the Development Strategy the City intends to complete. That interim ordinance was adopted on an urgency basis for a period of forty-five days to institute discretionary review procedures applicable to certain development proposals along the East 14th Street South Area. E. The adoption of this interim ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15305 of the State CEQA Guidelines, because it is a minor change in land use regulations that will not result in any changes to underlying zoning standards. This Ordinance does not, in itself, approve any development, construction, or change in use, and future projects that maybe considered under the terms of this interim ordinance will be subject to CEQA to the same extent as before its adoption.