Ordinance Fact Sheet
TO:
FROM:
CITY COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY
DATE: February 7, 2022
SUBJECT: ZONING CODE AND MAP AMENDMENTS RELATED TO LINCOLN
AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 17 (ZONING CODE) OF THE CITY OF PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
IMPLEMENT THE LINCOLN AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE, AND AMENDING
THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ESTABLISHED BY THE ZONING CODE, CHAPTER
17.20, SECTION 17.20.020 TO MODIFY THE BOUNDARIES OF THE LINCOLN
AVENUE SPECIFIC PLAN, REDESIGNATE ZONES WITHIN THE SPECIFIC PLAN
AREA, AND REDESIGNATE ZONES FOR PARCELS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE
SPECIFIC PLAN AREA
PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE
As directed by the City Council on November 15, 2021, this ordinance amends the Zoning Code and Zoning Map to incorporate changes required to implement the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan.
REASON WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
This legislation is needed to establish the vision for the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan to encourage a vibrant neighborhood-oriented district that is unique and special, with a mix of uses, services, and amenities, complemented by enhanced streetscapes. The legislation also supports stimulation of economic development and balances housing and employment opportunities in the area. This legislation is further needed to refine the S52NFUIY0D27K8
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03/14/2022
19 boundaries of the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan, in support of the Plan's vision, goals, policies, regulations, standards, guidelines, and implementation actions.
PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECTED
The Planning & Community Development Department, as well as the Department of Transportation and the Department of Public Works, will implement the proposed ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no direct fiscal impact to the City arising from the Lincoln Avenue Specific Plan adoption.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
On November 15, 2021, the Council adopted an Addendum to the 2015 Pasadena General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) along with the EIR, and found that the Addendum properly discloses only minor technical changes or additions to the EIR, and none of the conditions triggering a subsequent or supplemental EIR are present, as set forth in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15164;
Prepared by:
Theresa Fuentes
Assistant City Attorney
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Respectfully submitted,
City Attorney