City Council

53. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS\n6.36.030, 20.23.030, 22.08.060, 22.20.090, 22.24.080, AND 22.52.020; CHAPTERS\n5.38, 5.52, 5.90, 5.92, AND 22.12; AND ADDING CHAPTER 22.30 OF THE ALHAMBRA\nMUNICIPAL CODE – F2M26-16, O2M26-4864\nStaff is requesting that the City Council consider second reading and adoption of an\nordinance amending Sections 6.36.030, 20.23.030, 22.08.060, 22.20.090, 22.24.080, and\n22.52.020; Chapters 5.38, 5.52, 5.90, 5.92, and 22.12; and adding Chapter 22.30 of the\nAlhambra Municipal Code. Periodically amendments are needed to the Alhambra\nMunicipal Code (“AMC”) based upon changes in legislation and issues arising in\nimplementation of the AMC. This ordinance contains updates to the AMC related to\nCommunity Development that are not contained within the Alhambra Zoning Code\n(“Zoning Code”). The proposed ordinance, which shows the proposed AMC text changes\nin strikethrough and underline, is provided as an attachment to the May 11, 2026 staff\nreport by the Director of Community Development. The City reviewed the environmental\nimpacts of this Ordinance under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public\nResources Code §§ 21000, et seq. "CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder\n(14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq., the "CEQA Guidelines”). This Ordinance is not\nsubject to further review environmental review because: (1) it will not result in a direct or\nreasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs.\n§ 15060(c)(2); (2) there is no possibility that this Ordinance will have a significant effect\non the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15061(b)(3)); and (3) the Ordinance, by itself,\ndoes not constitute a “project” as defined in section 21065 of the Public Resources Code\nand the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15378). It can be seen with certainty that\nthere is no possibility that this Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.\nThe proposed ordinance was given first reading at the May 11, 2026 City Council meeting.\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its second reading and\nadopt the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M26-4864: An Ordinance of the Alhambra City Council\namending Sections 6.36.030, 20.23.030, 22.08.060, 22.20.090, 22.24.080,\nand 22.52.020, and Chapters 5.38, 5.52, 5.90, 5.92, and 22.12, and adding\nChapter 22.30 to the Alhambra Municipal Code and finding such actions\nexempt from further environmental review under CEQA Guidelines Sections\n15060(C)(2), 15061(B)(3), and 15378