CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: May 19, 2026
Subject
Second reading and enactment of an ordinance to make minor revisions to the Municipal Code amending Chapter 2.04 (Chapter 2.04: City Council–Election and Meetings): Section 2.04.020 Special Meetings; Chapter 3.23 (Public Works Contract and Bidding Procedures): Section 3.23.020 (Definitions) to align with AB 2192; Chapter
5.04 (Business Licenses Generally): Section 5.04.480 (Appeal Procedure); Chapter 5.32 (BINGO): Section 5.32.130 (Total Value of Prizes); Chapter 11.28 (Abandoned, Wrecked, Inoperative Vehicles): Sections 11.28.010 (Definitions) and 11.28.050 (Sale of Merchandise); Chapter 13.04 (Parks): Sections 13.04.130 (Behavior of Persons in Parks) and 13.04.180 (Advertising and Sale Restrictions); and Chapter 16.52 (Prevention of Flood Damage): Sections 16.52.011 (Lands to Which this Chapter Applies) and
16.52.053 (Standards for Manufactured Homes) .
Recommended Action
Conduct second reading and enact Ordinance No. 26-2284: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS 2.040.020, 3.23.020, 5.04.480, 5.32.130, 11.28.010, 11.28.050, 13.04.130, 13.04.180,
16.52.011, AND 16.52.053."
Reasons for Recommendation
On May 5, 2026, the City Council conducted the first reading of Ordinance No. 26-2284. The ordinance includes minor revisions to multiple sections of the Municipal Code to improve clarity, consistency, and alignment with state and federal law, as well as to support improved administrative and business processes, as part of a process of periodic maintenance. No changes were requested, and the City Council unanimously approved the proposed ordinance on first reading. Final adoption is subject to a second reading. If the City Council approves the proposed ordinance (Attachment A) at the second reading, the ordinance will become effective thirty days after adoption, on June 18, 2026.
Sustainability Impact
No sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact.
City Work Program Item/Description
None
City Council Goal
Public Engagement and Transparency, Quality of Life
California Environmental Quality Act
The adoption of the proposed Ordinance is not a project under the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Section 21000 et. seq., and the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations Section 15000 et. seq. (collectively, "CEQA"), because it has no potential for resulting in physical change in the environment. Even if the project were found to be a project under CEQA, it would be subject to the CEQA exemption contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty to have no possibility that the action approved may have a significant effect on the environment. CEQA applies only to actions which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. In this circumstance, the proposed action, the adoption of proposed Ordinance, would have no or only a de minimis effect on the environment because it makes only minor, primarily non - substantive changes to the Municipal Code that will have no impact on the physical environment.
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Prepared by: Kirsten Squarcia, Deputy City Manager
Reviewed by: Michael Woo, Senior Assistant City Attorney Approved for Submission by: Tina Kapoor, City Manager
Attachments:
A - Draft Ordinance