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Hearing to consider Planning and Building Department, Long Range Planning Unit, proposed amendments to Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) and Title 130 (Zoning Ordinance) of the County Code; and staff recommending the Planning Commission forward a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to take the following actions: 1) Find the Administrative Zoning Ordinance Update (AZOU) exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Section(s) 15305 (Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations) and 15061(b)(3) (General Rule) of the CEQA Guidelines; and 2) Approve the AZOU to amend Title 2 (Administration and Personnel) and Title 130 (Zoning Ordinance).
Funding: General Fund
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Discussion / Background
On December 15, 2015, (File No. 11-0356) the Board of Supervisors (Board) adopted a comprehensive update of the Zoning Ordinance, which became effective on January 15, 2016. After several years of implementing the 2015 Zoning Ordinance Update, there is a need to 1) address minor changes and text modification for clarity; 2) correct errors, ambiguity, or omissions; 3) ensure consistency; 4) address minor procedural changes that are not controversial or clarify industry practice, 5) amend state law requirements that allow or restrict by right uses; 6) incorporate Director Interpretations of various sections of the Zoning Ordinance that have not been appealed; 7) consolidate or renumber previously adopted zoning regulations included in the 2015 Zoning Ordinance Update; and/or 8) incorporate implementation measures outlined in elements of the General Plan.
On January 7, 2025, (File No. 24-2155, Item No. 30) the Board approved a Resolution of Intention directing the Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit to initiate the process of the AZOU.
The proposed amendments would be effective 30 days after final adoption by the Board.
A staff memo with additional information is attached.