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3 ORDINANCE NO. 2088 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON AMENDING THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STORY POLE REQUIREMENTS AND DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AREA WHEREAS, at its meeting of October 18, 2012, the City Council approved the formation of the Historic Preservation Task Force to review the current Downtown Specific Plan and associated Downtown Design Guidelines and to make recommendations to the City Council to help clarify City policy on historic preservation and development review processes in the Historic Downtown; and WHEREAS, the Task Force held 12 Task Force meetings, four public outreach meetings, and one public workshop and recommended amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code regarding story pole requirements and demolition by neglect within the Downtown Specific Plan Area; and WHEREAS, on November 13, 2013, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code and recommended that the City Council approve the amendments to: Chapter 18.20 (Design Review) to allow the City to require an applicant to install story poles within the Downtown Specific Plan Area; and Chapter 9.28 (Property Maintenance) to address demolition by neglect within the Downtown Specific Plan Area; and WHEREAS, duly noticed public hearings were held on December 17, 2013, and January 21, 2014, at which time the City Council reviewed the report of the Director of Community Development regarding the proposed amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code, and considered all related reports, documents, and testimony, and the recommendations of the Task Force and the Planning Commission. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code regarding story poles and demolition by neglect within the Downtown Specific Plan Area are consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan and that these amendments will not cause a significant effect on the environment as provided in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3). SECTION 2. The Pleasanton Municipal Code is hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3. A summary of this ordinance shall be published once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption in "The Valley Times," a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Pleasanton, and the complete ordinance shall be posted for fifteen (15) days in the City Clerk's Office within fifteen (15) days after its adoption.