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Resolution No. ____
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Updating the El Camino Real Retail Node Map
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5650, amending Title 18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to implement Programs 3.3 and 3.4 of the 2023-2031 Housing Element.
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 5650 revised the City’s retail preservation regulations for housing projects, and adopted an El Camino Real Retail Node map to define areas where more specific retail preservation requirements may apply.
WHEREAS, the El Camino Real Retail Node map approved by the City Council on April 7, 2025 included an “interim” node encompassing most of El Camino Real, allowing the Planning and Transportation Commission to further review and recommend refinements for a final retail node map; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Transportation Commission considered map revisions on March 26, 2025, April 30, 2025, and May 28, 2025 before arriving at a recommendation to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now wishes to update the El Camino Real Retail Node map;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The El Camino Real Retail Node map shall be updated to reflect the boundaries shown in Exhibit 1, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
SECTION 2. Upon adoption of this resolution, the City Clerk shall direct that Figure 5 in Section 18.40.140 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code shall be updated to reflect the new El Camino Real Retail Node map.
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SECTION 3. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City prepared an Addendum to the 2017 Comprehensive Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR), analyzing the potential environmental impacts of the 2023-2031 Housing Element. On May 8, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 10107, and on December 18, 2023, the City Council approved a Revised Addendum, finding that the Addendum, as revised, and the 2017 EIR adequately analyzed the environmental impacts of the Housing Element, including the Programs implemented by this resolution.
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____________________________ ____________________________ City Clerk Mayor
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____________________________ ____________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager
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Director of Planning and
Development Services