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Ordinance Fact Sheet
February 3, 2025
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING AND ADDING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO TITLE 17, THE ZONING CODE,
TO THE PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO
ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING NON-RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS,
INCLUDING CHANGES RELATED TO PARKING AND VARIANCES
FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES AND MINOR CLEANUPS
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING AND ADDING VARIOUS SECTIONS TO TITLE 17, THE ZONING CODE, OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO ADAPTIVE REUSE OF EXISTING NON-
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING CHANGES RELATED TO PARKING
AND VARIANCES FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES AND MINOR CLEANUPS
PURPQSEPF THE ORDINANCE
As directed by the City Council on September 30, 2024, this ordinance amends the Zoning Code to add provisions for adaptive reuse of existing non-residential buildings that include changes for parking and variances for historic resources. The ordinance also implements a minor cleanup to remove a redundant provision of the Zoning Code.
REASONS WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
On September 30, 2024, the City Council directed the City Attorney to return with an adaptive reuse ordinance incorporating the recommendations of the Planning Commission. This legislation is consistent with the City's General Plan, which calls to incentivize adaptive reuse of nonresidential buildings and to adopt an ordinance to allow such adaptive reuse.
MEETING OF 02/03/2025
AGENDA ITEM NO.7
Zoning Code Amendment for 260 N Oakland Ave
February 3, 2025
PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECTED
Planning will implement this ordinance.
ENVIRONIVIENTAL DETERMINATION
On September 30, 2024, the Council found that the Addendum to the 2015 Pasadena General Plan Environmental Impact Report to address the potential environmental impacts associated with the ordinance amendment has been prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970 (CEQA) (Cal. Public Resources Code Section 21000, et. seq,, as amended) and its implementing guidelines (Cal.
Code Regs., Title 14, Section 15000 et. seq., 2016). The amendment would not result in any potentially significant impacts that were not already analyzed, and no conditions described in State CEQA Guidelines Section 15162 calling for preparation of a subsequent EIR or negative declaration have occurred. No further study is required.
FISCALIMPACT
There is no fiscal impact as a result of this ordinance amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
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Michele Beal Bagneris
City Attorney
Prepared by:
Caroline K.l^onroy C^
Deputy City Attorney
Concurred by:
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^ MIGUEL MARQUE^
^ City Manager
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