City Council

23. INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ALHAMBRA\nMUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.04 (CITY COUNCIL), CHAPTER 5.25 (SIDEWALK\nVENDING PROGRAM), CHAPTER 9.16 (POSSESSION OF OPEN CONTAINER OF\nALCOHOL), CHAPTER 9.32 (LOITERING), CHAPTER 11.36 (ALL-NIGHT PARKING),\nCHAPTER 14.04 (PARK REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 22.20 (TENTATIVE TRACT\nMAPS), CHAPTER 22.24 (TENTATIVE PARCEL MAPS), CHAPTER 22.28 (LOT LINE\nADJUSTMENTS), AND ADDITION OF CHAPTER 20.01 (PERMIT EXEMPTIONS),\nSECTION 20.12.015 (BY RIGHT PROJECT DEFINITION), 22.20.070 (TENTATIVE\nTRACT MAP FOR BY RIGHT PROJECT), 22.24.060 (TENTATIVE PARCEL MAP FOR\nBY RIGHT PROJECT) AND DETERMINING THE SAME EXEMPT UNDER CEQA –\nF2M24-16, O2M24-4828, M2M24-26\nThe Alhambra Municipal Code (“AMC”) is a comprehensive gathering of ordinances\nadopted by the City Council covering a wide range of topics, such as City organization,\nparking, land use, licensing, purchasing, and contracting. From time-to-time updates are\nmade to the AMC to address new state legislation, clarify ambiguous provisions, or delete\noutdated language. While some of these changes require immediate consideration by the\nCouncil, most can be addressed periodically. Accordingly, staff intends to annually bring\na code clean up ordinance to the Council in the first quarter of each year that will address\nmodifications needed due to new legislation, as well as other suggested clarifying\nchanges. For this first such annual review, City staff is suggesting minor changes to the\nAMC to reflect current practices, clarify confusing parts of the AMC, and bring outdated\nsections into compliance with State law. The City reviewed the environmental impacts of\nthis Ordinance under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§\n21000, et seq. “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of\nRegs. §§ 15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). This Ordinance is not subject to further\nreview environmental review because: (1) it will not result in a direct or reasonably\nforeseeable indirect physical change in the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs. §\n11\n2-12-24\n15060(c)(2); (2) there is no possibility that this Ordinance will have a significant effect on\nthe 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).\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its first reading the\nfollowing ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4828: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of\nAlhambra to amend Alhambra Municipal Code Chapter 2.04 (City Council),\nChapter 5.25 (Sidewalk Vending Program), Chapter 9.16 (Possession of Open\nContainer of Alcohol), Chapter 9.32 (Loitering), Chapter 11.36 (All-Night\nParking), Chapter 14.04 (Park Regulations), Chapter 22.20 (Tentative Tract\nMaps), Chapter 22.24 (Tentative Parcel Maps), Chapter 22.28 (Lot Line\nAdjustments), and addition of Chapter 20.01 (Permit Exemptions), Section\n20.12.015 (By Right Project Definition), 22.20.070 (Tentative Tract Map for By\nRight Project), 22.24.060 (Tentative Parcel Map for By Right Project)\nwhich ordinance will return for a second reading and adoption at the next regular Council\nmeeting; and, determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality\nAct. (M2M24-26)