City Council

6) PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE (CODE AMENDMENT NO. 23-01), INCLUDING ASSOCIATED INITIAL STUDY AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 23-02, AND ORDINANCE NO. 2919 APPROVING THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE, AMENDING CHAPTERS 7, 15, 17, AND 24 OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND CODE It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing; 2. Adopt the following resolutions: RESOLUTION NO. 2024-4 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE (CODE AMENDMENT NO. 23-01) PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT RESOLUTION NO. 2024-5 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 23-02 TO AMEND THE LAND USE ELEMENT TO CHANGE THE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTIES AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3) (COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION); and 3. Introduce the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 2519 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 23-01, THE DEVELOPMENT CODE UPDATE, AMENDING CHAPTER 7 (BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS), CHAPTER 15 (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC HEALTH, AND SAFETY), CHAPTER 17 (PLANNING), CHAPTER 19 (STREETS, SIDEWALKS, AND PUBLIC PLACES), AND CHAPTER 24 (VEGETATION) OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, AND AMENDING THE DOWNTOWN PLAN AND CODE