Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's zoning/building rules to revise the size threshold for when a mezzanine is considered a separate story from one-third to one-half of the floor area of the story or room in which the mezzanine is located.
Ordinance amending the Planning Code to revise the size threshold for when a mezzanine is considered a separate story from one-third to one-half of the floor area of the story or room in which the mezzanine is located; 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 making findings of public convenience, necessity, and welfare under Planning Code, Section 302.
How it got here
This legislation originated from a need to align the Planning Code with the Building Code regarding mezzanine size thresholds.
The Planning Department identified a discrepancy between the Building Code and the Planning Code regarding how mezzanines are counted in a building's story count.
Supervisor Mahmood introduced the ordinance to amend the Planning Code, increasing the mezzanine size threshold from one-third to one-half of the floor area.
The Planning Commission adopted findings that the proposed ordinance is consistent with the City’s General Plan and the eight priority policies of the Planning Code.
The Board of Supervisors affirmed the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act regarding the ordinance.
The ordinance was assigned under the 30-day rule for further consideration by the Board of Supervisors.
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