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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing Item E.9 Zone Change CC Presentation 07.09.24City of Grand Terrace City Council Public Hearing for Introduction and First Read of and Ordinance approving Zone Change Amendment 24-03 May 2, 2024 July 09, 2024 City Council Public Hearing Discretionary Approval Zone Change Amendment No. 24-03 (ZCA 24-03) •Ordinance provided as Attachment 1 •Redlined tracked text edits provided as Attachment 2 •Notice of Exemption provided as Attachment 3 Staff Recommendation That the City Council take the following actions: a. Conduct a Public Hearing b. Introduce an Ordinance approving Zone Change Amendment 24-03 with the inclusion of the Planning Commission recommendations and find an environmental exemption Planning Commission Recommendation June 20, 2024: Approved Resolution 2024-07 recommending Council approve ZCA 24-03 subject to five (5) recommendations: 1)Format the headers on Table 18.27.010 so make them more spaced out and legible. 2)Revise a misprint on Section 18.27.010 from “residential” to “nonresidential.” 3)Alphabetize Table 18.27.010 so the “vehicle” uses are in the right spot. 4)Revise “vehicle” land uses to separate vehicles from boats, trailers and campers. 5)Include “electric vehicle charging stations” as a land use in the land use tables. Background Nonresidential Land Uses •Title 18 of the Municipal Code regulates what land uses can occur in the City’s residential and nonresidential zoning districts. •For the residential zoning districts and special districts there are tables that make this exercise quick and efficient. •However, for the City’s nonresidential zoning districts there is not such a table. •Instead, each individual nonresidential zone has a chapter with lists of land uses. Background Hours of Operation •There is no clear section in the Municipal Code that established standard hours of operation (6am to 11pm). • “After-hours operation” (11pm to 6am) is defined in Title 18 and is sporadically applied to nonresidential land uses across multiple Zones •Footnotes list approval processes for “after-hours operation” •Administrative CUP – Planning Director (less than 2,000 sq. ft. business) •CUP – Planning Commission (greater than 2,000 sq. ft. business) Background Land Uses Not Listed New Additions to Land Use Tables •Heavy Equipment “Rentals” Indoor/Outdoor •Bars/Taverns/Cocktail Lounges/Breweries (not a restaurant) •Cocktail lounge/bar in a restaurant •Congregate Living Health Facilities •Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (Planning Commission Recommendation) Nonresidential Zones •AP, Administrative Professional District •C2, General Business District •CM, Commercial Manufacturing District •MR, Restricted Manufacturing District •M2, Industrial District •PUB, Public Facilities District New Chapter 18.27 All nonresidential land uses from previously listed under each individual nonresidential zone has been consolidated into a new table. All nonresidential land uses now refer to Chapter 18.27 Table 18.27.010 Footnotes: a.All uses subject to hours of operation b.Bona fide public eating place is defined to clarify restaurant from bar c.EV Charging Stations streamlined permitting 12 New Chapter 18.27 – Hours of Operation 13 All nonresidential land uses listed in the table are subject to: 6am-11pm is standard hours (within 300 feet of residential property) {Any request “after hours” 11pm-6am within 300 feet of residential property is a CUP before the Commission} 24/7 standard hours for any business 301 feet plus from a residential property unless limited by a CUP New Chapter 18.27 – On-site alcohol consumption and no meals Establishments with on-site alcohol beverage sales and consumption that are not bona fide eating establishments (bars/taverns/cocktail lounges/breweries/distilleries/wine making facilities) Are listed as “C” CUP in the AP/C2/CM/MR zones 14 New Chapter 18.27 – Heavy Equipment Rentals Heavy Equipment “Rentals” was added to the existing “Heavy Equipment sales and services”, (indoor) as “P” and (outdoor) as “C” CUP in the CM/MR/M2 zones 15 New Chapter 18.27 – Restaurants with a bar/lounge Restaurants with a “cocktail lounge, bar, entertainment or dancing” added as “C” CUP in the C2/CM/MR zones 16 New Chapter 18.27 – Vehicle Uses Revised “Automotive” related services to “Vehicle” related services and separated out boats/trailers/campers and added EV Charging 17 Residential Zones •RH, Hillside Residential District •R1-20, Very Low Single Family Residential District •R1-10, Low Density Single Family Residential District •R1-7.2, Single Family Residential District •R2, Low Medium Density Residential District •R3, Medium Density Residential District •R3-S, Medium Family, Senior Citizen •R3-20, Medium High Density Residential District •R3-24, High Density Residential District Revised Residential Land Use Table 18.10.030 20 CLHF land use added to the multiple family zones subject to “C” CUP approval by the Commission and the City Objective Design Standards Revised Residential Land Use Table 18.10.030 21 EV Charging Station land use added as “P” permitted accessory use subject to City Objective Design Standards and expedited building permit review Conclusions CEQA Exempt – Common Sense Exemption Notification – Expanded Public Hearing Notice & Outreach Policy Findings – Can be made in compliance with Zoning Code (See Attachment 1) Staff in support of Planning Commission’s recommendation that Council approve the Ordinance for ZCA 24-03 with the inclusion of the five (5) Planning Commission recommendations Thank you for your consideration. July 09, 2024 City Council Public Hearing Introduction and First Reading of an Ordinance approving Zone Change Amendment (24-03)