City Council

A. ORDINANCE NO. 710 AMENDING THE VALLEY BOULEVARD SPECIFIC \nPLAN RELATING TO GROUND FLOOR OFFICE USE AND ESTABLISHING \nMINIMUM DENSITIES (SPA24-001) – INTRODUCTION AND FIRST \nREADING \n5 \nThe proposed Valley Boulevard Specific Plan Amendment would amend the \nSpecific Plan relating to ground floor office use and establish minimum \ndensities intended to implement the goals and programs identified in the 2021-\n2029 Housing Element. This item was continued from the September 17, 2024 \nCity Council meeting to allow staff additional time to address the comments \nprovided at the meeting. The Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Adopted Budget includes \nthe cost for required legal publication (Account #121-702-00-65-000) and \ncodification (Account #121-702-00-22-000) of the ordinance. \nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: The proposed \namendments were reviewed for compliance with the California Environmental \nQuality Act (CEQA). An Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) was prepared \nfor the 2021-2029 Housing Element, as required by the California Environmental \nQuality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code (PRC) Section 21000 et seq., the CEQA \nGuidelines, and the City of San Gabriel Local Guidelines for Implementing CEQA. \nThe IS/ND considered the policies and programs outlined in the Housing Element. \nThe Housing Element establishes objectives, policies, and programs to assist the \nCity in achieving state-mandated housing goals. No formal land use changes or \nphysical development are proposed at this time and future land use and physical \ndevelopment \nwould \nrequire \nseparate \nenvironmental \nevaluation. \nRecommended Action: \nStaff recommends that the City Council: \n1. Continue the public hearing and discuss proposed Ordinance No. 710. \n2. Waive full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 710 by title only: \nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN \nGABRIEL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE VALLEY BOULEVARD \nSPECIFIC PLAN RELATING TO GROUND FLOOR OFFICE USE AND \nESTABLISHING MINIMUM DENSITIES. \n3. Waive future reading of the Ordinance and schedule the second reading \nand adoption of the Ordinance for the next regular City Council meeting. \nThe Ordinance would then become effective 30 days after adoption. \nOther Options For Consideration: \nThe action of the City Council may be to approve, approve with modifications, \nor deny the proposed zone text amendment. \n6 \nIf the City Council determines that the proposed ordinance or any part of the \nordinance should be denied, the appropriate motion should be adopted.