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Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council introduce an Ordinance repealing certain sections of Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code and adopt the Zoning Ordinance Update, including a new Title 20 and Zoning Map.
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WHEREAS, in 2019 the City Council of the City of South San Francisco initiated the comprehensive update to the General Plan, including preparation of the 2040 General Plan Update, preparation of the Climate Action Plan Update, preparation of the Zoning Ordinance Update and preparation of an Environmental Impact Report; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of South San Francisco appointed a General Plan Community Advisory Committee ("GPCAC") to advise the City Council regarding the 2040 General Plan Update and over a three-year period, the GPCAC held monthly public meetings including, hosting several community informative meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City held numerous community workshops, both in person and virtually, including sub-area meetings and pop-up meetings to discuss community issues, vision, guiding principles, to receive comments on the Draft 2040 General Plan Update policy framework, draft Elements, Draft Climate Action Plan Update and Draft Zoning Ordinance Update; and
WHEREAS, all draft documents, meeting minutes and meeting videos were made available to the public through the project website, as well as information gathering through online surveys; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a comprehensive update to the City's Zoning Ordinance, as codified in Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code, which update includes (i) revisions to the majority of Chapters within Title 20 (attached hereto as Exhibit A) and replacing those Chapters in the existing Zoning Ordinance; and (ii) an entirely new Zoning Map (attached hereto as Exhibit B) replacing the City's existing Zoning Map (collectively, "Zoning Ordinance Update" or "ZOU"), and such Zoning Ordinance Update was prepared to ensure c...
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