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Ordinance Fact Sheet
June 15, 2026
TO:
FROM:
SUBJECT:
Honorable Mayor and City Council
City Attorney/City Prosecutor Department
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING
VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 3 (CIVIC EVENTS AND
FACILITIES) AND TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE PASADENA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE TIME PERIOD TO
CONSTRUCT TEMPORARY ROSE PARADE GRANDSTANDS,
ALLOW MEDICAL USES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH FAIR
OAKS SPECIFIC PLAN, UPDATE STANDARDS FOR WALLS
AND FENCES, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND
TEMPORARY USES, AND REVISE THE DEFINITION FOR
DWELLING UNIT
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 3 (CIVIC EVENTS AND FACILITIES) AND TITLE 17 (ZONING) OF THE
PASADENA MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE TIME PERIOD TO
CONSTRUCT TEMPORARY ROSE PARADE GRANDSTANDS, ALLOW MEDICAL
USES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH FAIR OAKS SPECIFIC PLAN, UPDATE
STANDARDS FOR WALLS AND FENCES, ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND
TEMPORARY USES, AND REVISE THE DEFINITION FOR DWELLING UNIT
PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE
As directed by the City Council on June 15, 2026, this ordinance makes minor modifications to Title 3 (Civic Events and Facilities) and Title 17 (Zoning Code) to change the periods during which grand stands can be constructed in advance of the Rose Parade, allow medical uses in an additional zone in the South Fair Oaks Specific Plan area, and update and clarify standards for walls and fences,accessory dwelling units, temporary uses and to update definitions.
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Medical Uses, Fences
June 15, 2026
REASONS WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
This ordinance is required to effectuate the direction given by Council and to clarify the meaning of the City's Municipal Code.
PROGRAMS. DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPSAFFECTED
Planning and Community Development Department will implement this ordinance.
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and State CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), the "Common Sense" exemption applies to this project because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. ///
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Medical Uses, Fences
June 15, 2026
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact as a result of this ordinance amendment.
Respectfully submitted,
Prepared by:
Caroline K. Monr^
Assistant City Attorney
Concurred by:
Michele Beal
City Attorney
MATTHEW E. 1-^AWKESWORTH
Interim City Manager
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