REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Recommend that City Council adopt an ordinance to amend Sunnyvale Municipal Code Sections 19.92.050 and 19.92.060 (votes required for Planning Commission recommendations) and an ordinance to amend Section 19.38.040 (individual lockable storage space for multiple-family residential) and find that the actions do not require environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
This staff report includes two unrelated amendments to Title 19 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code (Zoning). The proposed amendments involve: (1) the votes required for Planning Commission to make recommendations for approval or denial of General Plan and zoning amendments; and (2) correction of a drafting error in the recently adopted lockable storage ordinance. The items are presented together for convenience, as the first item is a procedural matter and the second is a minor clean-up.
This item will be considered by the City Council on November 7, 2017.
EXISTING POLICY
GENERAL PLAN
Land Use and Transportation
? Implementation Action LT-2.1a: Prepare and update land use and transportation policies, design guidelines, regulations and engineering specifications to reflect community and neighborhood values.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The proposed amendments to the Zoning Code do not require review under the California Environmental Act in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that these changes will have a significant impact on the environment. (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3))
DISCUSSION
Votes Required for Planning Commission Actions
The role and duties of the Planning Commission are governed by the City Charter and Chapter 19 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code. Section 1010 of the Charter provides that the Planning Commission shall "recommend to the City Council the adoption, amendment, or repeal of Master, General, or Precise Plans, or any part thereof, for the physical develop...
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