City Council

44. SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. O2M24-4831 APPROVING\nZONING TEXT AMENDMENT AMD-24-01 MAKING GENERAL CLARIFYING\nUPDATES TO THE CITY’S ZONING CODE AND DETERMINE THIS ACTION IS\nEXEMPT FROM CEQA – F2M20-24, O2M24-4831\nAfter receiving staff’s presentation and public testimony at the June 24, 2024 public\nhearing, the City Council deliberated and determined which of the Planning Commission’s\nrecommendations to include and gave first reading to Ordinance No. O2M24-4831\napproving a Zone Text Amendment amending various sections of the Alhambra Municipal\nCode on zoning, as well as adding new sections, to address new State legislation and\nclarify ambiguous provisions as well as correct typographical and formatting errors and\nmodify use allowances. At its February 26, 2024 meeting, the City Council adopted\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4828, which proposed minor changes to the AMC to reflect current\npractices, clarify confusing parts of the AMC, and bring outdated sections into compliance\nwith State law. This ordinance is brought separately from Ordinance No. O2M24-4828\nbecause it proposes changes to the City’s Zoning Code, which requires review by the\nCity’s Planning Commission. This proposed clean-up addresses items that were identified\nin the lead-up to and shortly after the January 22, 2024 adoption and March 2, 2024\nimplementation of the comprehensive Zoning Code update, including addressing new\nState legislation, eliminating inconsistencies, and creating greater clarity in implementing\nthe new Zoning Code. The various items being addressed in this Municipal Code clean-\nup fall within two (2) broad categories: 1.) proposed amendments and 2.) proposed\nadditions. All of the proposed amendments and additions have been reviewed for\nconsistency with the City’s General Plan, as required by AMC Section 23.33.080 (General\nPlan Consistency Required for Zoning Amendments).\nThe City reviewed the environmental impacts of the proposed ordinance under the\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq. “CEQA”)\nand the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regs. §§ 15000, et seq.,\nthe “CEQA Guidelines”). This Ordinance is not subject to further review environmental\nreview because: (1) it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical\nchange in the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs. § 15060(c)(2); (2) there is no possibility\nthat this Ordinance will have a significant effect on the environment (14 Cal. Code Regs.\n§ 15061(b)(3)); and (3) the Ordinance, by itself, do not constitute a “project” as defined in\nsection 21065 of the Public Resources Code and the CEQA Guidelines (14 Cal. Code\nRegs. § 15378). It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that this Ordinance\nmay have a significant effect on the environment. Staff is requesting that the City Council\nintroduce O2M24-4831 for its second reading and adopt the ordinance.\nRecommended Action: City Council declare introduced for its second reading and\nadopt the following ordinance entitled:\nOrdinance No. O2M24-4831: AN ORDINANCE OF THE ALHAMBRA CITY\nCOUNCIL ADOPTING ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT AMD-24-01 AMENDING\nTHE ALHAMBRA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADDRESS NEW STATE LAWS,\nELIMINATE INCONSISTENCIES, CLARIFY AMBIGIOUS PROVISIONS,\nCORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL AND FORMATTING ERRORS, AND MODIFY USE\nALLOWANCES