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Resolution No. _____
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Allowing Eating/Drinking and Retail Parklets (as Defined in Palo Alto Municipal Code Ch. 12.11) on the Car Free Portion of California Avenue
R E C I T A L S
A. Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 12.11 allows the City Council to designate which areas of the City to allow “ parklets,” which is defined by PAMC section
12.11.010(a).
B. Through this Resolution, the City Council now intends to allow parklets on the car-free portion of California Avenue.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations . The Council hereby adopts the above Recitals as findings of the Council.
SECTION 2. Designated Area. The Council hereby designates the section of California Avenue between El Camino Real and Birch Street (“Designated Area”) as eligible for parklets pursuant to PAMC section 12.11.040. The permissible uses in this Designated Area are: (1) eating and drinking service; and (2) retail service. The Director of Public Works may promulgate regulations specific to this Designated Area under the authority granted in PAMC section 12.11.050.
SECTION 3. No Rights Granted. This Resolution does not create any right in any specific person or corporate entity to a parklet, parklet permit, or to create a parklet in a specific location within the area detailed in Section 2.
SECTION 4. CEQA. The Council finds that this Resolution is categorically exempt from CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15301 (existing facilities), 15303 (new construction or conversion of small structures), 15304(e) (minor temporary use of land having negligible or no permanent effects on the environment), 15305 (minor alterations in land use limitations), 15311 (accessory structures), and 15323 (normal operations of facilities for public gatherings).
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SECTION 5. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption. The City Manager may temporarily suspend (or partially suspend) the enforcement of PAMC Ch. 12.11 and its regulations as to the Designated Area in order to allow existing and new permittees to come into compliance.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
__________________________ _____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
__________________________ _____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director of Public Works