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Report regarding consideration of a recommendation to the City Council to adopt an Ordinance to amend Title 20 (Zoning) of the South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) to allow for residential entitlements to be extended by up to two years, and determination that the proposed amendments are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines (Adena Friedman, Chief Planner)
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MOTION TO ADOPT STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Move to determine the proposed updates are exempt from CEQA.
2. Move to recommend that the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission conduct a public hearing and adopt the attached Resolution:
1. Determining that the proposed Zoning Ordinance amendments do not require additional environmental review and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines, and
2. Recommending that the City Council adopt an Ordinance updating entitlement extensions in Title 20 ("Zoning") of the South San Francisco Municipal Code.
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BACKGROUND
Planning entitlements in South San Francisco (such as design review, use permit, a variance, or any other discretionary approval) are valid for two years after project approval, per South San Francisco Municipal Code (SSFMC) Section 20.450.011 (Common Procedures, Expiration and Extension). The entitlement is considered expired if the project applicant has not obtained building permits (or a business license, if building permits are not required) within two years of project approval.
SSFMC Section 20.450.011(B) allows for a one-year extension, as follows:
A time extension not exceeding one year beyond the initial two-year period may be requested by applying to the Chief Planner prior to the expiration date of the permit. In no case shall the expiration period extend more...
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