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Ordinance amending Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to make minor revisions, corrections and clarifications; and improve and streamline the development standards in accordance with the General Plan, and determination that the proposed amendments are categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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WHEREAS, in July of 2010, the City Council for the City of South San Francisco ("City") adopted a comprehensive update to the City's Zoning Ordinance, which repealed the then-existing Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, and replaced it with an entirely new Title that, among other actions, established new zoning districts, revised and reformatted many then-existing zoning provisions, eliminated inconsistent and outdated provisions, and codified entirely new zoning provisions, including new land use regulations and development standards; and,
WHEREAS, since adoption of the Zoning Ordinance in July 2010, the City has identified areas of the Zoning Ordinance that require minor refinement, clarification, and/or correction; and,
WHEREAS, the City staff has drafted proposed revisions to the City's Zoning Ordinance to address the identified areas that require correction; and,
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance was adopted after preparation, circulation, consideration, and adoption of an Initial Study/Negative Declaration ("IS/ND") in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq. ("CEQA"), which analyzed the environmental impacts of adopting the Zoning Ordinance and concluded that adoption of the Zoning Ordinance could not have a significant effect on the environment because none of the impacts required to be analyzed under CEQA would exceed established thresholds of significance; and,
WHEREAS, the minor refinements, clarifications, and/or corrections set forth in this Zoning Amendment, are minor in nature, the adoption of which would not result...
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