NOTICE AND DIGEST
AN ORDINANCE:
1) AMENDING THE OAKLAND PLANNING CODE (TITLE 17) OF T HE OAK-
LAND MUNICIPAL CODE (OMC), AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CITY PLAN-
NING COMMISSION, TO (A) AMEND THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARD RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL ZONES TO ALLO W
FOR NO SIDE YARD SETBACK BETWEEN LOTS UNDER THE SAME OWN-
ERSHIP AND FOR APPLICABLE EXCEPTIONS TO LOT DEVELOPMEN T STANDARDS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW, SENATE BILL (SB) 684 ; (B) AMEND OMC CHAPTER 17.106 TO ALLOW FOR APPLICABLE EXC EP-
TIONS TO THE STANDARD LOT DEVELOPMENT STANDARD REQUIR E-
MENTS FOR SUBDIVISIONS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF S TATE LAW SB 684; AND (C) AMEND MISCELLANEOUS CODE CHANGES IN-
CLUDING THE DEFINITION OF ESSENTIAL SERVICE CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN OMC SECTION 17.10.140 TO ALLOW FOR MORE TEMPORARY AC TIVITIES
THAN THE CURRENT SEASONAL RETAIL SALES ON CITY OWNED LAND AND AMEND OMC CHAPTER 17.11 TO ALLOW FENCES AND GEN ERAL LIGHTING IN CERTAIN TYPES OF PARKS BY RIGHT; AND
2) AMENDING THE OAKLAND SUBDIVISION CODE (TITLE 16) OF THE
OMC TO ALLOW FOR MINISTERIAL APPROVAL OF SUBDIVISION MAPS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAW, SB 684; AND
3) MAKING APPROPRIATE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMNTAL QUALITY ACT FINDINGS.
ThisOrdinanceamendstheOaklandPlanningCode(Tit le17)to:(a) amendthedevelopmentstandardrequirementsforres identialand commercialzonestoallowfornosideyardsetbackbetweenlotsunder thesameownershipandforapplicableexceptionstol otdevelopment standardsrequiredbyStateLaw,SB684(b)amendOMCChapter17.106 toallowforapplicableexceptionstothestandardlo tdevelopment standardrequirementsforsubdivisionsthatmeettherequirementsof StateLaw684,and(c)amendmiscellaneouscodechanges including the definition of essential service civic activities in OMC Section
17.10.140toallowformoretemporaryactivitiestha nthecurrentsea- sonalretailsalesoncityownedlandandamendOMC Chapter17.11to allowfencesincertaintypesofparksandgenerallightingbyright;and (2)ThisOrdinancealsoamendstheOaklandSubdivisionCode(Title16) toallowforministerialapprovalofsubdivisionmapsthatmeetthere- quirementsofStateLawSB684.
Notice of Publication
ThisOrdinancewasintroducedattheCityCouncilmeet ing,Tuesday evening July 2, 2024 ,andpassedtoprint 7 Ayes 1 Excused President Fortunato Bas .FinaladoptionhasbeenscheduledfortheSpecial City Councilmeeting Tuesday, July 16, 2024, 3:30 P.M. ,atOneFrankH.
OgawaPlaza,CouncilChamber,3rdfloor,Oakland,Ca liforniaandvia Teleconference.
Threefullcopiesareavailableforuseandexaminationbythepublicin theOfficeoftheCityClerkatOneFrankH.OgawaPlaza,1stfloor,Oak- land,California.
ASHAREED,CityClerk
OT 6840204; July 12, 2024