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Ordinance amending Chapter 20.300 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to repeal and reserve Section 20.300.007(K), eliminating the option for some property owners seeking to intensify the use of their properties to make a contribution to the Cultural Arts Fund in lieu of meeting City landscaping requirements.
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WHEREAS, Section 20.300.007 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code requires applicants for specified development projects to meet certain landscaping regulations for the properties to be developed; and
WHEREAS, subsection (K) of Section 20.300.007 allows for a certain subset of development projects subject to the landscaping regulations to make a payment to the City's Cultural Arts Fund in lieu of meeting all of the landscaping regulations; and
WHEREAS, for at least 10 years, no applicant for development has sought to make a contribution to the Cultural Arts Fund in lieu of meeting the applicable landscaping requirements. At a meeting held on August 26, 2020, the City Council concluded that the in-lieu payment option should therefore be repealed; and
WHEREAS, at the same meeting the City Council expressed its interest in considering the adoption of a Citywide public art requirement for all forms of new development that would allow applicants to make a payment to the Cultural Arts Fund in lieu of providing new public art as part of a project. The City Council will consider such an ordinance in calendar year 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings
The City Council of South San Francisco finds that all Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. Amendments to South San Francisco Municipal Code Chapter 20.300
Title 20, Chapter 20.300 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code is hereby amended to repeal subsection (K) of Section 20.300.007 and to reserve subsection (K) for future use.
SECTION 3. Use of Cult...
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