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THE CITY O-.n F 15 y ,. =a jh o1 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL£ASANTON® January 17, 2017 Community Development Department Planning Division TITLE: (1) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.22 (RECYCLING) AND TITLE 18 (ZONING) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO: UPDATE DEFINITIONS AND SIMPLIFY THE LIST OF PERMITTED AND CONDITIONALLY PERMITTED LAND USES IN COMMERCIAL, OFFICE AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS; ESTABLISH A MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT PROCESS; REFLECT CURRENT PRACTICES; CLARIFY AND STREAMLINE REVIEW PROCEDURES; REPLACE OUT-OF-DATE REFERENCES; AND UNDERTAKE OTHER CHANGES TO MAKE THE CODE MORE USER-FRIENDLY; AND (2) ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ADD MINOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FEE SUMMARY The City Council has identified as a priority simplifying the development review process and establishing a Minor Conditional Use Permit process Currently, the Zoning Code lists permitted and conditionally permitted uses for the Office and Industrial districts in Chapters 18 40 and 18 48 respectively, and identifies permitted and conditionally permitted uses for the Commercial districts in a table format in Chapter 18 44 (Table 18 44 090) where caveats for particular uses are listed within the table itself The dispersed nature of the lists of permitted and conditionally permitted land uses in the Zoning Code makes it difficult for property owners and applicants to identify where a specific land use is permitted or broad land use trends in individual districts The key objectives of this code modification are to (1) simplify and update the list of permitted and conditionally permitted uses, including simplifying Table 18 44 090, (2) establish a Minor Conditional Use Permit process that would allow staff to administer discretion over uses that are more routine in nature but still require an evaluation of potential impacts, such as those related to parking, noise, and land use compatibility, and (3) undertake other changes in Chapter 9 22 (Recycling) and Title 18 (Zoning) to reflect current practice/law and increase the usability of the document PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission provided a favorable recommendation regarding the Zoning Code update to the City Council, with modifications, at its December 14, 2016 meeting These modifications are discussed in more detail in a subsequent section of this report