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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT CITY HALL 1010300TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255 TELEPHONE: (408)777-3308www.cupertino.org CITYCOUNCILSTAFFREPORT Meeting:January 4, 2010 Subject MunicipalCodeAmendmenttoChapters 19.48 (PlannedDevelopment(P)Zones),Chapter 19.72(PrivateRecreation(FP)Zones),Chapter19.124(PlannedDevelopmentPermits, ConditionalUsePermitsandVariances)andChapter 20.04 (SpecificPlans) oftheCupertino MunicipalCodeto beconsistentwiththe 2007-2014Housing Element. RecommendedAction PlanningCommissionrecommendsthattheCityCouncilconductthefirstreading ofOrdinance No. 10-XXXX:“AnOrdinance oftheCityCouncil oftheCity ofCupertinoamendingthe Cupertino MunicipalCode”(MCA-2010-06)(seeAttachmentA). Description MunicipalCodeAmendmenttoChapter 19.48 (PlannedDevelopment(P)Ordinance),Chapter 19.72(PrivateRecreation(PF)ZoneOrdinance),Chapter 19.124 (PlannedDevelopmentPermits, ConditionalUsePermitsandVariancesOrdinance)andChapter 20.04(SpecificPlans Ordinance) oftheCupertino MunicipalCodeto beconsistentwiththe 2007-2014Housing Element. Discussion OnApril 6, 2010, theCityCounciladoptedthe 2007 – 2014 Housing Elementwithassociated MunicipalCodeAmendments. Througharecentreview oftheZoningOrdinance, staff has identifiedthe needforadditionalamendmentstothefollowing MunicipalCode sectionsfor consistencywiththeapprovedHousing Element: 1.Chapter 19.48 (PlannedDevelopment(P)Zones), 2.Chapter 19.72 (PrivateRecreation(FP)Zone), 3.Chapter 19.124 (PlannedDevelopmentPermits,ConditionalUsePermitsandVariances) 4.Chapter 20.04 (SpecificPlans). AmendmentCategories The proposedchangestothe ordinancecanbeclassifiedintothreemaincategories: 1.Conformance/consistencywith: a.TheHousingElementand b.Otherchapters oftheZoningOrdinance 2.Improvinggeneralreadability 3.Eliminatingredundancies/discrepancies Text boxes have been placedadjacenttotherevised ordinancelanguageforease ofreference (SeeAttachmentA,Exhibit 1).PleaserefertotheattachedNovember 9, 2010Planning Commissionstaffreport(AttachmentB)forthespecific discussions ofthe ordinance amendments. AmendmentDetails Chapter 19.48 - PlannedDevelopment(P)Zones ConsistentwiththeHousingElement,ordinancelanguageischangedtoclarifythat developmentsinPlannedDevelopmentZonesmaybeapprovedwiththeissuanceofaPlanned DevelopmentPermitasopposedtoaConditionalUsePermit. Additionally,sincetheplanneddevelopmentpermitprocessisdescribedinChapter19.124 (PlannedDevelopmentPermits,ConditionalUsePermitsandVariances),informationrelatedto processingaplanneddevelopmentpermithasbeenmovedfromChapter19.48(Planned Development(P)Zones)toChapter19.124.Thisisbeingproposedtoimprovereadabilityand eliminaterepetitionsintheZoningCode.Noamendmentsareproposedtothe process. Chapter 19.124 – PlannedDevelopment Permits,ConditionalUse Permits and Variances Theapplicationrequirements,processing,approvalauthorityandfindingsfortheissuanceofa planneddevelopmentpermit,conditionalusepermitoravarianceareprescribedinChapter 19.124.Thissectionhasbeenre-arrangedtoenhancereadabilityandclarifyrequirementsfor eachpermittype. TheCityAttorneyhasadditionallyrecommendedchangestothefindingsforvariancesinorder to beconsistentwithStateLaw. These have beenincorporatedintothe draft ordinance. Chapter 19.72 – Private Recreation(FP)Zones ThePrivateRecreationOrdinancecurrentlyreferstoChapter19.48fordevelopmentsrequiring ConditionalUsePermits.TherevisioninthissectionmovesthereferencetoChapter19.124 (PlannedDevelopmentPermit,ConditionalUsePermitandVariance). Chapter 20.04 – Specific Plans Chapter20.04currentlystatesthatzoningdistrictsthataregovernedbyaspecificplanmustbe designatedPlannedDevelopment(PD).TheCity’sZoningMapdoesnothaveaPDdesignation. ThisreferencehasbeencorrectedtostatethatsuchzonesmustbedesignatedasPlanned Development(P)zoningdistrictsconsistentwithChapter 19.48 andChapter 19.124. PlanningCommission OnNovember 9, 2010, thePlanningCommissionreviewedtheproposed ordinancechangesand unanimouslyrecommendedthattheCounciladoptthemodificationas proposed. EnvironmentalConsideration The proposed ordinanceamendmentsareCEQAExempt undertheGeneralRule Exemption (Section 15601(b)(3)).Thisexemptionisallowedfor projectswhereitcanbe seenwithcertainty thatthereis no possibilitythattheactivityin questionmay havea significanteffect on the environment. _____________________________________ Preparedby:GaryChao,CityPlanner Reviewedby:AartiShrivastava,CommunityDevelopmentDirector ApprovedforSubmissionby:DavidW.Knapp,CityManager Attachments: A.OrdinanceNo. 10-XXXX B.PlanningCommissionModelResolution C.PlanningCommissionStaffReport,November 9,2010 D.DraftPlanningCommission Meeting Minutes,November 9, 2010 E.Strikethrough version ofproposedamendmentstoChapter 19.48, PlannedDevelopment (P)Zones F.Strikethrough version ofproposedamendmentstoChapter 19.72, PrivateRecreation(FP) Zone G.Strikethrough version ofproposedamendmentstoChapter 19.124, PlannedDevelopment Permit,ConditionalUsePermit,andVariance H.Strikethrough version ofproposedamendmentstoChapter 20.04, SpecificPlans