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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
<br />ORDINANCE NO. 2001 - 015 (1428/1099/1024)
<br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
<br />REPEALING THE EXISTING SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE ADOPTED DECEMBER 27, 1995, AND
<br />ADOPTING THE PROPOSED SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE, DATED JULY 2, 2001
<br />RECITIALS
<br />WHEREAS, In 1999 and 2000, the San Leandro City Council indicated a desire to review several
<br />specific land use and development regulations; and
<br />WHEREAS, In September 1999, the City Council received the report and recommendations of the
<br />West San Leandro Advisory Committee, which recommended changes to the City's Industrial land use
<br />regulations.
<br />WHEREAS, on February 22. 2000, the City Council enacted Ordinance No. 2000-03, a temporary
<br />moratorium on the establishment of new businesses devoted primarily to the sale or exchange of tobacco
<br />related products to allow the City to study new zoning regulations concerning such businesses; and
<br />WHEREAS, in August 2000, a joint study session by the BZAIPC was held to discuss possible
<br />industrial zoning changes, followed in September 2000 by another joint study session to consider possible
<br />changes in residential zones, and, thereafter, several meetings were held with community groups, as well
<br />as meetings with the City Council and the Council's Large Homes and Additions subcommittee for the
<br />purpose of updating the Council and staffs progress and to receive input on various zoning proposals; and
<br />WHEREAS, in February 2001, the proposed draft zoning revisions were referred to the San
<br />Leandro Board of Zoning Adjustment, and on February 15, 2001, that Board recommended to the San
<br />Leandro Planning Commission approval of the draft, along with certain additional suggestions; and
<br />WHEREAS, in March of 2001, the Planning Commission received that recommendation, and
<br />began consideration of the proposed draft zoning revisions; and
<br />WHEREAS, at its first hearing to consider the draft, the Planning Commission directed staff to
<br />conduct further community meetings with respect to certain aspects of the draft, and, thereafter, staff met
<br />with various community groups to review the draft zoning revisions; and
<br />WHEREAS, on April 16, 2001, the City Council enacted Ordinance No. 2001-012, a temporary
<br />moratorium on the construction of second story residential additions in the Bayo Vista neighborhood to
<br />allow the City to study zoning regulations concerning such construction, which moratorium was
<br />subsequently extended by adoption of Ordinance No. 2001-014, on May 21, 2001; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held several additional study sessions to carefully review
<br />the provisions of the draft and consider additional input from the community, and thereafter, on May 24,
<br />2001, after holding a second noticed public hearing to consider the proposed draft zoning revisions,
<br />adopted a recommendation to the City Council approving the draft, along with certain proposed changes;
<br />and
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