HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1489-2014 ORDINANCE NO. 1489-2014
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AN ORDINANCE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ZONING CODE, RELATED TO
COMMERCIAL AND PUBLIC PARKING USES CITYWIDE
WHEREAS, in July of 2010, the City of South San Francisco ("City") adopted a
comprehensive update to the City's zoning ordinance, which repealed the then-existing Title 20
of the South San Francisco Municipal Code ("Zoning Ordinance"), and replaced it with an
entirely new Title 20 that, among other actions, established new zoning districts, revised and
reformatted many then-existing zoning provisions, eliminated inconsistent and outdated
provisions, and codified entirely new zoning provisions, including new land use regulations and
development standards; and,
WHEREAS, since adoption of the updated Zoning Ordinance in July 2010, the City has
identified areas of the Zoning Ordinance that require refinement, clarification, and/or correction,
including revisions to the City's chapter regulating commercial and public parking uses
Citywide, as further set forth in the Ordinance; and,
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance was adopted after preparation, circulation,
consideration, and adoption of an Initial Study/Negative Declaration ("IS/ND") in accordance
with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq.
("CEQA"), which IS/ND analyzed the environmental impacts of adopting the Zoning Ordinance
and concluded that adoption of the Zoning Ordinance could not have a significant effect on the
environment because none of the impacts required to be analyzed under CEQA would exceed
established thresholds of significance; and,
WHEREAS, the refinements, clarifications, and/or corrections set forth in this Ordinance,
as they relate to commercial and public parking uses Citywide, are minor in nature, the adoption
of which would not result in any new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase
in the severity of any previously identified effects beyond those disclosed and analyzed in the
IS/ND prepared and circulated for the Zoning Ordinance, nor do the refinements, clarifications,
and/or corrections constitute a change in the project or change in circumstances that would
require additional environmental review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that based on the entirety of the Record before
it, as described below, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco does hereby
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION I. FINDINGS.
Based on the entirety of the record as described above, the City Council for the City of
South San Francisco hereby makes the following findings:
A. General Findings.
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Ordinance.
2. The Record for these proceedings, and upon which this Ordinance is based,
includes without limitation, Federal and State law; the California Environmental Quality Act
(Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. ("CEQA")) and the CEQA Guidelines (14 California
Code of Regulations § 15000, et seq.); the South San Francisco 1999 General Plan and General
Plan Environmental Impact Report, including the 2001 updates to the General Plan and 2001
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report; the South San Francisco Municipal Code; the
Initial Study and Negative Declaration prepared for the Zoning Ordinance Update, including all
written comments received; all reports, minutes, public testimony, and Planning Commission
deliberation submitted as part of the Planning Commission's duly noticed meeting on June 5,
2014; all reports, minutes, public testimony, and City Council deliberation submitted as part of
the City Council's duly noticed meeting on July 9, 2014; and any other evidence (within the
meaning of Public Resources Code §21080(e) and §21082.2).
3. The documents and other material constituting the record for these proceedings
are located at the Planning Division for the City of South San Francisco, 315 Maple Avenue,
South San Francisco, CA 94080, and in the custody of Chief Planner, Susy Kalkin.
B. Zoning Amendment Findings
1. The proposed zoning amendments are consistent with the adopted General Plan
because the Zoning Amendment will reinforce the General Plan policies related to maintaining a
balanced land use program and is consistent with the City's overall vision for the proper location
of commercial and public parking uses. None of the new or revised definitions and land uses
will conflict with or impede achievement of any of the goals, policies, or land use designations
established in the General Plan.
2. The Zoning Amendment to create Public Parking and Commercial Parking use
sub-classifications would not affect any particular subject property. The zoning districts where
such uses are permitted are generally suitable in terms of access, size of parcel, relationship to
similar or related uses, and other considerations deemed relevant by the City because the
proposed uses are consistent with General Plan policies, specifically those policies related to
maintaining a balanced land use program.
3. The proposed change of zoning district is not detrimental to the use of land in any
adjacent zone because the proposed Zoning Amendment creates separate Commercial Parking
and Public Parking use sub-classifications, and will preserve the ability to separate public
parking uses into appropriate commercial-, downtown- and public-related zoning districts and
commercial parking uses into appropriate employment-related zoning districts.
SECTION II. AMENDMENTS.
The City Council hereby amends the following sections of the South San Francisco Municipal
Code to read as follows. Sections and subsections that are not amended by this Ordinance are
not included below, and shall remain in full force and effect.
A. Use Tables
(1) Amend Table 20.090.002 "Land Use Regulations – Commercial, Office, and Mixed-Use
Districts", to identify the zoning districts where the uses will be permitted, permitted subject to a
use permit (minor or conditional), or not permitted, as follows:
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(2) Amend Table 20.100.002 "Land Use Regulations – Downtown Districts", to identify the
zoning districts where the uses will be permitted, permitted subject to a use permit (minor or
conditional), or not permitted, as follows:
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(3) Amend Table 20.110.002 "Land Use Regulations – Employment Districts", to identify
the zoning districts where the uses will be permitted, permitted subject to a use permit (minor or
conditional), or not permitted, as follows:
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(4) Amend Table 20.120.002 "Land Use Regulations – Public and Semi-Public Districts", to
identify the zoning districts where the uses will be permitted, permitted subject to a use permit
(minor or conditional), or not permitted, as follows:
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B. Chapter 20.620 "Use Classifications"
(5) Amend Section 20.620.004 "Commercial Use Classifications", to delete the use
classification "Parking, Public or Private" and to add the use classification "Parking Services"
and associated sub-classifications as follows:
Parking Services. Surface lots and structures offering parking to the public with or without a
fee when such use is not considered Accessory Parking to another activity or use.
Commercial Parking. Privately owned or operated surface lots and structures offering
parking to the public with or without a fee. Commercial Parking facilities provide
parking that is not considered Accessory Parking to a specific use.
Public Parking. City owned and operated surface lots and structures offering parking to
the public with or without a fee.
SECTION III. SEVERABILITY.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of this Ordinance, including the
application of such part or provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby and shall continue in full force and effect. To this end, provisions of this Ordinance are
severable. The City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby declares that it would
have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase hereof
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable.
SECTION IV. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this
Ordinance shall be prepared by the City Attorney. At least five (5) days prior to the Council
meeting at which this Ordinance is scheduled to be adopted, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the
Summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of this Ordinance. Within
fifteen (15) days after the adoption of this Ordinance, the City Clerk shall (1) publish the
summary, and (2) post in the City Clerk 's Office a certified copy of the full text of this
Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against this
Ordinance or otherwise voting. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after its adoption.
Introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco, held the 91h day of July, 2014.
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the
City Council held the 23rd day of July, 2014 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mark N. Addiego Pradeep Gupta, and Liza Normandy
Vice Mayor Richard A. Garbarino and Mayor Karvl Matsumoto
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: '`- �-
Anna Brown, Deputy City Clerk
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing
Ordinance this 23rd day of July, 2014.
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1 Matsumoto, Mayor