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Resolution making findings and recommending that the City Council adopt an ordinance amending Title 20 of the South San Francisco Municipal Code to make minor revisions, corrections, and clarifications; modify and add development standards to implement Housing Element programs and policies; and update regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units.
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WHEREAS, in October of 2022, the City Council for the City of South San Francisco ("City") adopted a comprehensive update to the City's Zoning Ordinance, which update included (i) an entirely new Title 20 replacing the existing Zoning Ordinance; and (ii) an entirely new Zoning Map replacing the City's existing Zoning Map (collectively, "Zoning Ordinance Update" or "ZOU"), and such Zoning Ordinance Update was prepared to ensure consistency with the 2040 General Plan Update and the Climate Action Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, since adoption of the Zoning Ordinance in October 2022, with continued use and implementation of the Ordinance, 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 ("Zoning Amendments" or "Amendments" attached hereto as Exhibit A); and
WHEREAS, the Zoning Ordinance was adopted after preparation, circulation, consideration, and adoption of an Environmental Impact Report ("2040 General Plan EIR") for the 2040 General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Update in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Public Resources Code Sections 21000, et seq. ("CEQA"), which analyzed the environmental impacts of adopting the 2040 General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Update and concluded that adoption of the 2040 General Plan Update, Climate Action Plan Update and Zoning Ordinance Update could not have a significant ...
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