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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2011-003 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING PROVISIONS OF THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE RELATING TO USES ALLOWED, PARKING REQUIREMENTS, AND STATUS OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DOWNTOWN WHEREAS, in 2002, the City of San Leandro adopted a new General Plan, which includes short -term and long -term goals and policies concerning the development of Downtown San Leandro, and which takes into consideration existing plans and studies including the Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines, adopted in February of 2001, as well as standards and polices applicable to the Plaza Redevelopment Area, adopted by the City's Redevelopment Agency; and, WHEREAS, the City adopted a Transit Oriented Development Strategy and Zoning Code amendments that created the Downtown Area (DA) Zones in 2007; and, WHEREAS, the City, after consultation with the Downtown Association and the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce, and various private business owners, has determined that updated amendments to the Zoning Code are required to allow greater flexibility for uses seeking to establish in the Downtown Area; and, WHEREAS, the City has prepared an Initial Study and Negative Declaration for the Zoning Code Amendments, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA "). THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro ordains as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 1 -304, 2 -636, 2 -640, 2 -642, 2 -644 of Article 6; Section 3 -1022 of Article 10; and Section 4 -1702 of Article 17 of the City of San Leandro Zoning Code are hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A, which is attached and incorporated by reference into this Ordinance. SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of the Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part hereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause and phrase of the Ordinance irrespective of the fact that one or more of them would be declared unconstitutional or invalid. To this end, the provisions of the Ordinance are declared to be severable.