ORDINANCE NO. ______
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ARTICLE 1 (ZONING ORDINANCE ), ARTICLE 2 ( OFF-STREET PARKING REGULATIONS) , ARTICLE 24 (MISSION BOULEVARD CODE) AND ARTICLE 28 (DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT CODE)
OF THE HAYWARD MUNICIPAL CODE ASSOCIATED WITH
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2023-2031 HAYWARD HOUSING ELEMENT
NOW THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 . Provisions. The City Council incorporates by reference the finding s contained in Resolution 25-___ approving t he Zoning Text Amendments to the Hayward Municipal Code as detailed in Exhibits A, B, C, and D.
Section 2. Chapter 10, Planning, Zoning, and Subdivisions of the Hayward Municipal Code, which establishes development standards and regulations for all zonin g districts within City boundaries, is hereby amended to add certain text (as indicated by underline) and delete certain text (as indicated by strikethrough) in the attached Exhibit s A thorough D, related to the following: allowing Single Room Occupancy (S ROs) development within additional zoning districts in accordance with regulations outlined in Hayward Municipal Code (HMC) Section 10 -1.2736(e); allowing Safe Parking in certain areas in accordance with regulations outlined in HMC Section 10 -1.2736(d); expanding allowances for licensed group homes; allowing Emergency Shelters in additional zoning district s in accordance with regulations outlined in HMC Section 10 -1.2736(a); allowing Psychiatric and Rehabilitation Care Facilities in certain zoni ng districts ; and, miscellaneous revisions to Chapter 10 Article 1: Zoning Ordinance, Article 2: Off -Street Parking Regulations, Article 24: Mission Boulevard Code and Article 28: Downtown Development Code , introduced herewith and as specifically shown in this Ordinance.
Section 4. Severance. Should any part of this Ordinance be declared by a final decision by a court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, invalid, or beyond the authority of the City, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remainder of this Ordinance, which shall continue in full force and effect, provided that the remainder of the Ordinance, absent the unexcised portion, can be reasonably interpreted to give effect to the intentions of the City Council.
Section 4. Effective Date . In accordance with the provisions of Section 620 of the City Charter, the Ordinance shall become effective 30 days after the second reading on the Ordinance.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hayward, held the 21st day of January 2025, by _________.
ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hayward, held the ____ day of _____, by the following votes of members of said City Council.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
APPROVED: _______________________________________
Mayor of the City of Hayward
ATTEST: _____________________________________
City Clerk of the City of Hayward
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney of the City of Hayward