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ORDINANCE NO. 3597
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING CHAPl'E!R 16.4 7 REGARDING APPROVAL OF
PROJBCTS WITH IMPACTS ON HOUSING
WHEREAS, on July 23, 1984. the City Council adopted the Housing
~itigation Ordinance (Ordinance No. 3560) which requires developers of
commercial and i:1dustrial space to provide housing units or in-lieu
payments; a:1d
WHEREAS, at the time of adoption. of this ordinance, the Council
asked sta f. f to return with a:1 amendment providing an exempt ior'l for
beneficial uses ~ithin co~~ercial and indust~ial space;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of P~lo Alto does ORDAIN
as follo\\ls:
SECTION 1. Section
Municipal Code to raad:
16.47.020(e) is hereby added to the Palo ~lto
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(e) neu gro~s square footage in a development
used for {1) an on-site caf~teria, recreational
faeility. and/or day care facility, to be provided
for e~ployoees and/or their children and not open to
the generc:.l public, ot· (2) a hazardous materials
storage facility shall be exempted from the re
quirements of this chapter. If any square footage
exempted under th5s subsection (e) is converted to
a non-exempt use~ . t::ne entire amount of gross sq):are
footage converted must meet the requirements of
this chapter, regardless of the number of square
feet converted.
SECTION ~. The Council hereby finds that none of the provisions
of this ordinance will have ~ significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 3. This ocdin~nce shal], become ,..,;:,;:e;;:ctive upon the ~.·om
mencement of the thirty-fir.st day after the day of its passage.
INTRODUCED: January 28, 19B5
PASSED: February 11, 1985
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, sutoriu,, Witherspooni
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS; None
ABSENT: None
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