This ordinance amends the Planning Code to fix typos, update references, and clarify language without changing the substance of the law. It also confirms compliance with environmental regulations and aligns with the city's General Plan and priority policies.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to correct typographical errors, update outdated cross-references, and make non-substantive revisions to clarify or simplify Code language; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and adopting findings of public necessity, convenience, and general welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to correct typographical errors and update outdated references in the Planning Code, initiated by the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 20861, recommending approval of the Code Corrections Ordinance to correct typographical errors and update outdated references in the Planning Code.
The Planning Department transmitted the proposed Code Corrections Ordinance to the Clerk of the Board, indicating it was not defined as a project under CEQA guidelines.
Supervisor Myrna Melgar, Chair of the Committee, reported the Code Corrections Ordinance as an urgent matter for consideration by the full Board.
The Committee continued the discussion of the Code Corrections Ordinance to the call of the chair.
The Clerk of the Board filed the Code Corrections Ordinance pursuant to Board Rule 3.40.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record