ORDINANCE NO. ___
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
ADOPTING ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (ZC19-002) AMENDING THE ZONING MAP
OF THE EAST PALO ALTO TO REZONE CERTAIN PROPERTIES TO
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER OVERLAY DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Section 18.114 of the City of East Palo Alto Development Code allows for amendments to the Zoning Map and provides procedures for processing such amendments;
WHEREAS, Section 18.114.060 of the City of East Palo Alto Development Code sets forth findings for Zoning Map amendments;
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission concurrently reviewed a General Plan, a Development Code amendment and the Zoning Map amendment at a duly noticed public hearing on July 25, 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission found that the Zoning Map amendment met the required findings, and recommended the City Council adopt the amendment; and WHEREAS, the City Council at a duly-noticed public hearing, found that the Development Code, Zoning Map and General Plan Amendments met the required findings, and approved the proposed amendments on September 20, 2022, after continuing the public hearing from September 6, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. ZONING MAP AMENDMENT
The City of East Palo Alto Zoning Map is hereby amended to rezone the following parcels with the Neighborhood Commerical Overlay (NCO) overlay designation, as shown in Table 1 and Figure 1 below:
Table 1: Zoning Map Amendment by Accessor’s Parcel Number Assessor’s Parcel No. Existing Zoning Amended Zoning
063-282-010 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-020 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-030 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-040 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-050 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-060 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-070 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-282-080 R-UHD R-UHD (NCO)
063-282-090 R-UHD R-UHD (NCO)
063-281-020 R-UHD R-UHD (NCO)
063-281-030 R-UHD R-UHD (NCO)
063-281-040 R-UHD R-UHD (NCO)
063-281-100 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
063-281-110 R-HD-5 R-HD-5 (NCO)
Figure 1: Zoning Map Amendment
SECTION 2. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.
The environmental effects of the Woodland Park Euclid Improvements Project and its associated zone change were analyzed in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH# 2020040270) and Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting Program, which were certified and approved by the City on September 20, 2022. Future applications for zone changes to the NCO Zone are not reasonably foreseeable and therefore would be required to complete additional environmental review.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this Ordinance, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more provisions may be declared invalid.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty (30) days after the date of its adoption.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION.
The City Clerk is hereby directed to cause publication of this Ordinance as required by Government Code Section 36933.
INTRODUCED at a regular City Council meeting held September 20, 2022, and PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular City Council meeting held on ________, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
Ruben Abrica, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk Valerie J. Armento, Interim City Attorney