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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-10-22 e-packet PEOPLE OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO You are invited to offer your suggestions. In order that you may know our method of conducting Council business, we proceed as follows: The regular meetings of the City Council are held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Municipal Services Building, Council Chambers, 33 Arroyo Drive, South San Francisco, California. The City Clerk will read successively the items of business appearing on the Agenda. As she completes reading an item, it will be ready for Council action. KARYL MATSUMOTO Mayor RICHARD GARBARINO Vice Mayor MARK ADDIEGO Councilman PRADEEP GUPTA Councilman LIZA NORMANDY Councilwoman FRANK RISSO City Treasurer KRISTA MARTINELLI City Clerk MIKE FUTRELL City Manager STEVEN T. MATTAS City Attorney PLEASE SILENCE CELL PHONES AND PAGERS HEARING ASSISTANCE EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE HEARING IMPAIRED AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS In accordance with California Government Code Section 54957.5, any writing or document that is a public record, relates to an open session agenda item, and is distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting will be made available for public inspection in the City Clerk’s Office located at City Hall. If, however, the document or writing is not distributed until the regular meeting to which it relates, then the document or writing will be made available to the public at the location of the meeting, as listed on this agenda. The address of City Hall is 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California 94080. AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO REGULAR MEETING MUNICIPAL SERVICES BUILDING COUNCIL CHAMBERS 33 ARROYO DRIVE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2014 7:00 P.M. REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 22, 2014 AGENDA PAGE 2 CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AGENDA REVIEW PRESENTATIONS  Presentation of new employees by Mich Mercado, Human Resources Manager.  Presentation by South San Francisco Scavengers regarding the Anaerobic Digester by Paul Formosa, CFO South San Francisco Scavenger Company.  Presentation regarding receipt of the MISAC Award by the South San Francisco Information Technology Department. PUBLIC COMMENTS For those wishing to address the City Council on any Agenda or non-agendized item, please complete a Speaker Card located at the entrance to the Council Chamber’s and submit it to the City Clerk. Please be sure to indicate the Agenda Item # you wish to address or the topic of your public comment. California law prevents the City Council from taking action on any item not on the Agenda (except in emergency circumstances). Your question or problem may be referred to staff for investigation and/or action where appropriate or the matter may be placed on a future Agenda for more comprehensive action or a report. When your name is called, please come to the podium, state your name and address (optional) for the Minutes. COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE (3) MINUTES PER SPEAKER. Thank you for your cooperation. COUNCIL COMMENTS/REQUESTS CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Motion approving the minutes of meetings of October 6, 2014 and October 8, 2014. 2. Motion confirming payment registers for October 22, 2014. 3. Motion to accept the El Camino High School Pedestrian Safety Improvements Project as complete in accordance with the plans and specifications. (Brian McMinn, Director of Public Works/City Engineer) 4. Motion to waive reading and adopt an Ordinance modifying the powers and duties of the Parking Place Commission and Planning Commission in accordance with South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20.550. ("Amendments to Zoning Ordinance and Map"). (Alex Greenwood, Director of Economic and Community Development) REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 22, 2014 AGENDA PAGE 3 5. Motion to waive reading and adopt an Ordinance modifying regulations related to Banks and Financial Institution Uses, including check cashing businesses and other financial services, Citywide, in accordance with South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20.550 ("Amendments to Zoning Ordinance and Map"). (Alex Greenwood, Director of Economic and Community Development) 6. Motion to waive reading and adopt an Ordinance clarifying regulations related to the location of Public Parking Uses in Employment-related Zoning Districts, in accordance with South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20.550 (“Amendments to Zoning Ordinance and Map”). (Alex Greenwood, Director of Economic and Community Development) 7. Resolution of the City Council approving the transfer of real property and assignment of leases from the City of South San Francisco to the Successor Agency of the City of South San Francisco. (Alex Greenwood, Director of Economic and Community Development) 8. Resolution accepting $40,000 from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support Project Read and amending the Library Department's Budget. (Valerie Sommer, Library Director) 9. Resolution amending an existing Consulting Services Agreement with Harris & Associates for the East of Highway 101 Ramp Improvement Projects to an amount not to exceed $951,497. (Brian McMinn, Director of Public Works/City Engineer) ITEMS FROM COUNCIL – COMMITTEE REPORTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT ORDINANCE NO. __ _ CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE OF CALIFORNIA AN ORDINANCE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ZONING CODE, RELATED TO THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PARKING PLACE COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION WHEREAS, in an effort to reorganize the duties and powers of the Parking Place Commission, the review of parking reduction requests in the City's Parking District would be transferred to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, transferring these powers and duties to the Planning Commission would (1) facilitate a streamlined review of new development in the downtown zoning districts and (2) ensure orderly review of new development impacts on the existing downtown parking supply; and WHEREAS, City staff developed the Zoning Ordinance text amendment ("Amendment") to remove the review of parking reduction requests from the Parking Place Commission and add said duty to the Planning Commission, and clarify the Planning Commission as the decision making body for parking reduction requests in the Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public resources Code Sections 21000, et seq. ("CEQA"), the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance would have no significant effect on the environment because changes to the organization of local agencies is categorically exempt and no further CEQA review is required to approve the amendments; and WHEREAS, on September 18, 2014 the Planning Commission for the City of South San Francisco held a lawfully noticed public hearing to solicit public comment and consider the CEQA finding and the proposed zoning ordinance amendments, take public testimony, and make a recommendation to the City Council on the project. 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: -1 - 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, and public testimony submitted as part of the Planning Commission's duly noticed meeting on September 18, 2014; all reports, minutes, and public testimony submitted as part of the City Council's duly noticed meeting on October 8, 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 A venue, 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 although the proposed. amendments would change the review authority for Parking Exceptions in the Parking District, they would not otherwise alter the process available to residents or business owners or make physical impacts to existing properties. The General Plan supports reduced parking requirements in the downtown commercial district and flexible standards given the close proximity of surface parking lots, on-street parking, transit connections, and overall walkability of the downtown core. The proposed text amendments will remain consistent with the City's General Plan vision for community and economic development and will not impede achievement of any of the goals, policies, or land use designations established in the General Plan. 2. The proposed zoning amendments would only change the review authority for parking reductions in the Parking District and thus would not affect any particular subject property differently than under the current conditions. Parking reduction approvals in the Parking District, made of several Downtown zoning districts, will preserve properties so that they remain generally suitable in terms of access, size of parcel, relationship to similar or related uses, and other considerations deemed relevant by the Planning Commission and City Council since no physical changes to land would occur. 3. The proposed zoning amendments would not be detrimental to the use of land in any adjacent zone because the proposed change in review authority would maintain all existing new development review standards to ensure that no spillover parking or parking demand issues are created with approval of a parking reduction in the Parking District. -2- 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. Clarify the parking reduction review process and remove the Parking Place Commission as the review authority and transfer duties to the Planning Commission. 20.330.007 Downtown Parking A. Required Parking. Each land use in the Downtown District shall be provided at least the number of on·site parking spaces stated in Table 20.330.007. The parking requirement for any use not listed in Table 20.330.007 shall be the same as required for the land use in any other district as stated in Table 20.330.004. B. In-Lieu Fees. In the Downtown Parking District, the City may establish a parking mitigation fund and allow payment of a fee in lieu of providing required parking on-site or offsite. 1. In-Lieu Fee Amount. The amount of the in-lieu fee shall be calculated and paid as set forth in a resolution of the City Council. 2. Use of Funds. In-lieu fees shall be used for programs to reduce parking impacts including, but not limited to, any of the following: . a. Off-street parking facilities, including acquisition, development, and maintenance of parking facilities located in the Downtown Parking District; b. Mass transit equipment, including stock and attendant facilities serving the area in which the buildings for which the payments are made are located; c. Transit or paratransit passes, coupons, and tickets to be made available at a discount to employees and customers and to promote and support incentives for employee ride· sharing and transit use; or d. Transportation system management projects, all costs including but not limited to personnel, equipment, and physical facilities. C. Parking Reduction. For the Downtown Parking District, the Planning Commission shall review any request for a reduction in the number of required parking spaces and make a determination whether there is sufficient parking within the District to accommodate the proposed use. B. Add parking reduction review authority in the Parking District to the Planning Commission's Powers and Duties. 20.440.004 Planning Commission The Planning Commission is established and organized pursuant to Chapter 2.56 ("Planning Commission") of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and the requirements of the California Government Code. The powers and duties of the Planning Commission under this Ordinance include, but are not limited to: A. Initiate, conduct hearings, and make recommendations to the City Council on proposed amendments to the General Plan map and text pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.540 ("Amendments to General Plan"). -3- B. Annually review progress towards implementation of the General Plan and recommend to the City Council changes needed due to new legislation, development trends and changing economic, social and environmental conditions. C. Initiate, conduct hearings, and make recommendations to the City Council on proposed amendments to the Zoning Map and to the text of this Ordinance pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.550 ("Amendments to Zoning Ordinance and Map"). D. Initiate, conduct hearings, and make recommendations to the City Council on proposed Specific Plans and plan amendments pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.530 ("Specific Plans and Plan Amendments"). E. Approve, conditionally approve, modify or deny Conditional Use Permits, Precise Plans (except within Terrabay Specific Plan District) and variances pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.490 ("Use Permits"), and Chapter 20.500 ("Variances"). F. Hear and decide on modifications to approved Conditional Use Permits and variances pursuant to the provisions of Section 20.450.012 ("Modification"). G. Approve, approve with modifications, or deny requests for modifications of the parking standards in Chapter 20.330 ("On-Site Parking and Loading") within designated parking districts. H. Conduct hearings and make recommendations to the City Council on applications for preliminary development plans pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.140 ("Planned Development District") and Precise Plans within the Terrabay Specific Plan District. I. Hear and decide appeals from decisions of the Chief Planner on decisions, determinations, or interpretations made by the Chief Planner in the enforcement of this Ordinance and any other decisions that are subject to appeal pursuant to the procedures in Chapter 20.570 ("Appeals and Calls for Review"). 1. Make environmental determinations on any approvals it grants that are subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act and the City of South San Francisco's adopted environmental review guidelines pursuant to the State law and the procedures in Chapter 20.460 ("Environmental Review"). K. Adopt by resolution guidelines and standards for conducting design review pursuant to Chapter 20.480 ("Design Review"). L. Initiate proceedings to revoke Use Permits pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 20.580 ("Enforcement and Abatement Procedures"). M. Designate historic resources pursuant to Chapter 2.56. N. Conduct design review of applications for the demolition, relocation, alterations, and/or modifications to a designated historic resource in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 20.480 ("Design Review") and the design review guidelines. O. Review applications for, and issue Certificates of Alteration authorizing alteration, demolition or construction affecting designated historic resources. -4- C. Remove parking reduction review authority in the Parking District from the Parking Place Commission's Powers and Duties. 20.440.007 Parking Place Commission The Parking Place Commission is established and organized pursuant to Title 2, Chapter 2.60 ("Parking Place Commission") of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and the requirements of the California Government Code. The powers and duties of the Parking Place Commission under this Ordinance include, but are not limited to: A. Exercise the powers set forth in Chapter 4, Part 4, Division 18, Streets and Highways Code of the State of Cali fomi a, and such other powers as they are duly authorized by law to carry out under the teons of said provisions; and B. Operate, manage, and control the parking places within designated parking districts and make and enforce all necessary rules for their use. D. Revise the Review Authority table to reflect the Planning Commission's role as the decision maker for Parking District Parking Exceptions. 20.440.011 Summary of Review Authorities for Decisions and Appeals TABLE 20.440.011: REVIEW AUTHORITY Application or Action Found in I Advisory Body Type Chapter Decision Maker Appeal Body Type Two: Discretionary Quasi-Judicial Actions Parking District Parking 20.330 N/A Planning Commission City Council Exceptions 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 anyone 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 -5- 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 at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 8th day of October, 2014. Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council held the 22 nd day of October, 2014 by the following vote: AyES: ______________________________________________________ _ NOES: ____________________________________________________ __ ABSTENTIONS: ____________________________________ _ ABSENT: __________________________________________________ __ Attest: ----------------~-------------Krista Martinelli, City Clerk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 22 nd day of October, 2014. Karyl Matsumoto, Mayor -6- ORDINANCE NO. __ _ CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE OF CALIFORNIA AN ORDINANCE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO ZONING CODE, RELATED TO BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS USES CITYWIDE WHEREAS, in July of 2010, the City Council for the City of South San Francisco 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 that, among other actions, established new zoning districts, revised and refonnatted 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 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 Banks and Financial Institutions uses Citywide, as further set forth in the Ordinance; and, WHEREAS, the City Council has expressed concern about the potential impact(s) that certain financial institution uses might have on the City; and WHEREAS, more specifically, Other Financial Institutions uses, as defined herein, which include check cashing businesses, payday lenders, pawnbrokers and other alternative loan products, may put financially vulnerable residents at risk with very high interest rates or fees; and WHEREAS, research has indicated that these Other Financial Institutions could trap users in a cycle of debt that could contribute to increased rates of poverty in the City; and WHEREAS, research identifies that Other Financial Institutions are more likely to target low-income residents or minority communities by locating their business nearby; and WHEREAS, these Other Financial Institutions are clustered near the City'S lower income census tracts adjacent to the downtown zoning districts in the City; and WHEREAS, this overconcentration of Other Financial Institutions can contribute to blight and prevent high quality development and economi c activity in the downtown zoning districts; and -1- WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend the City's land use regulations applicable to Banks and Financial Institutions uses; and WHEREAS, City staff prepared this Zoning Code text amendment ("Zoning Amendment") to limit the zoning districts where Other Financial Institutions such as alternative loan businesses or pawnbrokers may locate, and strengthen the performance standards for these uses; and WHEREAS, said Zoning Amendment revises or adds definitions and regulations for Banks and Financial Institution, including Banks and Credit Union, Altemative Loan Business, and Pawnbroker uses to the City's Zoning Code; 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 ISIND 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 Zoning Amendment, as they relate to Banks and Financial Institutions 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, andlor 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 -2- 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, and public testimony submitted as part of the Planning Commission's duly noticed meeting on September 18, 2014; all reports, minutes, and public testimony submitted as part of the City Council's duly noticed meeting on October 8, 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 Amendment is consistent with the adopted General Plan because the Zoning Amendment will reinforce the General Plan policies, is consistent with the relevant specific plans, and is consistent with the City's overall vision for community development, economic vitality, and protection of the downtown area as a center of commercial activity and interaction without an overconcentration of Other Financial Services that could contribute to blight as set forth in the General Plan. None of the new or revised use definitions and modifications to allowable 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 revise the Banks and Financial Institutions definitions and limit locations for Other Financial Services would protect future land uses in the downtown zoning districts but would not affect any particular subject property. The zoning districts where Other Financial Services would be permitted or conditionally permitted are generally suitable in terms of access, size of parcel, relationship to similar or related uses, and other considerations as deemed relevant by the Planning Commission and City Council because the proposed uses are consistent with General Plan policies, specifically those policies related to maintaining a balanced land use program with appropriate performance standards to prevent an overconcentration of Other Financial Services. 3. The proposed change in permitted or conditionally permitted uses in certain zoning districts will not be detrimental to the use of land in any adjacent zone because the proposed Zoning Amendment will strengthen performance standards for Other Financial Uses that pertain to overconcentration and safety, preserve the downtown zoning districts by removing Other Financial Services such as alternative loan businesses and pawnbrokers as permitted uses, and permit these uses on major arterial streets only that are not in close proximity to sensitive uses. 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. -3- A. Revise Chapter 20.620.004 "Banks and Financial Institutions" definitions (Commercial Use Classifications) as follows: 20.620.004 Commercial Use Classifications Banks and Financial Institutions. Banks and Credit Unions. Financial institutions, including federally-chartered banks, savings associations, industrial loan companies, and credit unions that provide retail banking services to individuals and businesses. This classification includes only those in"stitutions engaged in the on- site circulation of money, and whose deposits are insured by the state or federal government and/or a state or federal sponsored entity, including credit unions. This classification specifically excludes Other Financial Services, as defined by this section. Other Financial Services Other Financial Services are business establishments that provide customers with some form of currency in a transaction as part of an alternative loan product. This use classification may include check cashing, payday loans, vehicle title loans, micro finance loans, pawnbrokers, or similar. This use classification specifically excludes Banks and Credit Unions, as defined by this section. Alternative Loan Businesses. Establishments that conduct a check cashing business, and/or engage in the business of cashing checks, warrants, drafts, money orders, or other commercial enterprise defined herein. The term "check cashing business" as used herein includes a retail business owned or operated by a "check casher" as that term is defined in California Civil Code section 1789.31, as amended from time to time. This classification also includes the business of deferred deposits, or "payday lending," which is defined as an establishment owned or operated by a "licensee," as that term is defined in California Financial Code section 23001 (d), as amended from time to time. Similar lending services that provide vehicle title loans or micro finance loans shall also be included in this classification. Microfinance institutions are characterized by their use of interest rates that are higher than traditional banks and credit unions and typically targeted towards low-income borrowers or borrowers with limited or no credit history. Alternative Loan Businesses do not include state or federally chartered banks, savings associations, credit unions, or industrial loan companies. They also do not include retail sellers engaged primarily in the business of selling consumer goods, such as consumables to retail buyers, that cash checks or issue money orders incidental to their main purpose or business. Pawnbroker. Means every person who keeps a place of business where personal property is received and for which money is advanced, with the right of privilege granted to the person to whom said money is advanced to reclaim such property upon repayment of said money, together with all legal charges incident thereto. This does not include Banks and Credit Unions, as defined by this section. -4- B. Revise Section 20.350.011 "Check Cashing Businesses to read as follows: 20.350.011 Other Financial Services Other Financial Services subject to this section, which includes Alternative Loan Businesses and Pawnbrokers, shall be located, developed, and operated in compliance with the following standards: A. Maximum Size. Limited to 2,500 square feet in size. B. Location. Other Financial Services shall be located on a major arterial or higher classification street, and at least 1,000 feet from any Other Financial Services business. c. Queuing Area. Adequate queuing area shall be provided within the building. Queuing on the sidewalk is prohibited. D. Security. A security plan shall be provided for review and approval by the Chief Planner and the City of South San Francisco Police Department. The plan shall provide for adequate security, including a central station alarm system to the Police Department. Bars on the windows, exterior phones and roll up doors are prohibited. E. Hours of Operation. The business shall not open prior to 7 :00 AM or close for business after 7:00 PM, daily. Any alteration to these hours of operation may be granted with approval of a Use Permit. C. Update Table 20.090.002 -Land Use Regulations, Commercial, Office and Mixed- Use Districts, as indicated below: TABLE 20.090.002: LAND USE REGULATIONS-COMMERCIAL, OFFICE, AND MIXED-USE DISTRICTS Use Classification CC BPO CM]{ ECRMX Additional Regulations Banks and Financial See sub-classifications below Institutions Banks and Credit Unions P P P P Other Financial Services See sub-classifications below Alternative Loan MUP MUP MUP MUP See Section 20.350.011 Other Businesses Financial Services Pawnbroker C C C C See Section 20.350.011, Other Financial Services and Chapter 6.92 Pawnbroker/Secondhand Dealer -5- D. Update Table 20.100.002 -Land Use Regulations, Downtown Districts, as indicated below: TABLE 20.100.002: LAND USE REGULATIONS-DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS Use Classification DC I DMX DRL I DRM I DRH I Additional Regulations Banks and Financial See sub-classifications below Institutions Banks and Credit MUP(3) I MUP -I -I -I Unions E. Update Table 20.110.002 -Land Use Regulations, Employment Districts, as indicated below: TABLE 20.110.002: LAND USE REGULATIONS-EMPLOYMENT DISTRICTS Use Classification BC BTP FC MI Additional Regulations Banks and Financial Institutions See sub-classifications below Banks and Credit Unions P P -P Other Financial Services See sub-classifications be/ow Alternative Loan MUP MUP -MUP See Section 20.350.011 Other Businesses Financial Services Pawnbroker C C -C See Section 20.350 .011 Other Financial Services and Chapter 6.92 Pawnbroker / Secondhand Dealer 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 anyone or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be held unconstitutional, invalid, or unenforceable. -6- 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 Ordinan ce or otherwise voting. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days from and after its adoption. * * * * * * * Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 8th day of October, 2014. Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council held the 22 nd day of October, 2014 by the following vote: AyES: ____________________________________________________ __ NOES: ____________________________________________________ __ ABSTENTIONS: ______________________ _ ABSENT : __________________________________________________ __ Attest: ------------------~----------Krista Martinelli, City Cl erk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 22 nd day of October, 2014. Karyl, Matsumoto, Mayor -7 - ORDINANCE NO. ---- CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO STATE OF CALIFORNIA AN ORDINANCE MAKING MODIFICATIONS TO THE SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO WNING CODE, RELATED TO PUBLIC PARKING USES IN EMPLOYMENT -RELATED ZONING DISTRICTS WHEREAS, in July of 2010, the City Council for the City of South San Francisco adopted a comprehensiYe update to the City's zoning ordinance, which repealed the then-existing Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, and replaced it with an entirely new Title that, anlong 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 Zoning Ordinance in July 2010, the City has identified areas of the Zoning Ordinance that require refinement, clarification, and/or correction, induding revisions to the City's Chapter regulating public parking uses in Employment-related Zoning Districts, as further set forth in th e Ordinance; and, WHEREAS, the Zonin g Ordinance was adopted after preparation, circulation, consideration, and adoption of an Initial StudylNegative Declaration ("ISIND") in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq. ("CEQA"), which ISIND 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 CEQ A would exceed established thresholds of significance; and, WHEREAS, the refinements, clarifications, and/or corrections set forth in this Ordinance, as they relate to public parking uses in Employment-related Zoning Districts, 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 ISIND 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: -1 - 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 EnYironmental 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, and public testimony submitted as part of the Planning Commission's duly noticed meeting on September 4, 2014; all reports, minutes, and public testimony submitted as part of the City Council's duly noticed meeting on October 8, 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 public parking uses. None ofthe new or revised definitions and land uses will conflict with or impede achievement of any of th e goals, policies, or land use designations established in the General Plan. 2. The Zoning Amendment to allow the Public Parking use sub-classification within the Employment-related Zoning Districts would not affect any particular subject property. The zoning districts where such uses are permitted are generally suitable in tenns of access, size of parcel, relationship to similar or related uses, and other considerations deemed relevant by the Planning Commission and City Council 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 would not be detrimental to the use of land in any adjacent zone because the proposed Zoning Amendment will allow public parking uses into appropriate Employment-related zoning districts. -2- SECTIONTI. 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 20.110.002 "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: USf. Classification 8C aTP F<:; NIl Add,itional Re~tions C4llllmtlfCiatU$t$ (cont'd) Parking Services See sub-classifications below Commercial Parking MUP MUP P(8) C Public Parking P P P P SECTION TIl. 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 anyone 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. * * * * * * * -3- Introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held the 8th day of October, 2014. Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting of the City Council held the 22nd day of October, 2014 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: ATTEST: Krista Martinelli, City Clerk As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this 22nd day of October, 2014 . Karyl Matsumoto, Mayor -4-