REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
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Recommendations related to the adoption of the Zoning Map, including: General Plan Amendments to Change the Residential Land Use Designations on Identified Properties to Preserve Residential Capacity, per State Law; adoption of the Zoning Code Cleanup Ordinance; and adoption of the Zoning Map, consistent with the City's General Plan Land Use Diagram
Report
BACKGROUND
At the January 9, 2024 City Council meeting, the Council adopted the comprehensive Zoning Code Update. The next step in the Zoning Code adoption process is to apply the new Code as zoning districts to the City's Zoning Map. The Zoning Map is required by State law to be consistent with the City's General Plan land use diagram. Concurrent General Plan Amendments are being proposed so the City also adheres to all relevant State laws. Also included for the Planning Commission's consideration is the first Zoning Code "clean-up" ordinance. As the Zoning Code update was a substantial body of work, staff will be bringing additional clean-up ordinances in the future to address clerical inconsistencies within the document or areas needing further clarification based on implementation of the new zoning code.
DISCUSSION
The Zoning Map applies the zoning districts of the recently adopted Zoning Code and the development standards of those districts to properties Citywide. An exception is provided for existing Planned Development (PD) zonings, which are planned to be carried over to the new zoning map, with all of the provisions of the adopted PD zonings remaining in place. The newly adopted code provides language to allow for future modifications of existing PD zonings, provided the changes do not involve any expansion or intensification of the use relative to what is provided for in the current PD zoning district. The Santa Clara Station Area Specific Plan and El Camino Real Specific Plan are both under development. To meet the state law requirements of General Plan...
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