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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2018-021 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO AMEND ARTICLE 6, DIVISION 2 OF THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE, RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS OF COMMERCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL ZONING DISTRICTS WHEREAS, the San Leandro City Council adopted the current General Plan in September 2016; and WHEREAS, the San Leandro Zoning Code may be periodically amended to incorporate clarifications or corrections to existing designations, as well as substantive changes; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code Amendments are consistent with the General Plan and other adopted specific plans, and are consistent with other provisions of the Zoning Code; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code Amendments have been determined to be non -substantive and are necessary to achieve consistency with the goals, policies, and actions in the General Plan and other adopted plans; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code Amendments clarify and consolidate established provisions of the Zoning Code and do not increase or intensify development standards such as density, lot coverage, building heights, or setbacks; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code Amendments to Article 6, Division 2 are determined to not be subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) because the proposed Amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, the proposed Amendments are covered by the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and because 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, on November 1, 2018, the Community Development Department hosted an informational meeting at City Hall to introduce the proposed Zoning Code Amendments to the public and to receive comments; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro held a duly noticed Public Hearing for consideration of the Zoning Code Amendments on November 15th, 2018 and, after considering all public comments and testimony received prior to and during the hearing, found them to be consistent with the General Plan and recommended by a 4-2 decision that the City Council adopt an Ordinance to amend Article 6, Division 2 of the San Leandro Zoning Code with a provision to enable a 50 foot height limit for certain properties 10,000 square feet in size or larger in the Professional Office (P) zoning district when surrounding properties are also zoned to allow a 50 foot height; and ORDINANCE NO. 2018-021