City Council

12. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance No. 1525 that Amends Chapter 153, Part 11 of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code Relating to Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units In Response to Changes in State Law, Amending in its Entirety Chapter 153, Section 153.135 Relating to Objective Design Standards and Finding the Action to be Statutorily Exempt from CEQA Under Section 21080.17 of the Public Resources Code (Location: Citywide; Applicant: City of Baldwin Park; Case Number: AZC 25-01) It is recommended that the City Council: 1. Conduct a public hearing. 2. Find the proposed ordinance is exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Pub. Resources Code, §§ 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (Cal. Code Regs, tit. 14, §§ 15000 et seq.). Specifically, the ordinance is categorically exempt from CEQA under Guidelines Section 21080.17, which exempts the adoption of an Accessory Dwelling Unit ordinance to implement the provisions of Section 66310, et. seq. of the Government Code, and therefore no environmental review under CEQA is required. 3. Introduce by first reading, by title only and waive further reading, Ordinance 1525, entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY, THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, TITLE XV, LAND USAGE, CHAPTER 153, PART 11 (ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS) TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW REGARDING ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS, AMENDING IN ITS ENTIRETY CHAPTER 153, SECTION 153.135 (OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS), AND FINDING THE ACTION TO BE STATUTORILY EXEMPT FROM CEQA UNDER PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE § 21080.17” and approve Zoning Code Text Amendment application AZC 25-01.