HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-03-10 Ordinance 4993ORDINANCE NO. 4993
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
REZONING APPROXIMATELY 1.81 ACRES OF CAL TRANS-
OWNED LAND, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
CALTRANS RIGHT-OF-WAY AT SAN ANTONIO AVENUE AND
U.S. 101 (BA YSHORE FREEWAY) NORTH OF THE TERMINUS OF
TRANSPORT ROAD, FROM PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT (PF)
TO GENERAL MANUFACTURING DISTRICT (GM) FOR 1001 SAN
ANTONIO AVENUE (CIARDELLA'S)
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds as follows:
A. The Planning and Transportation Commission ("Commission"), after a duly
noticed public hearing on September 19, 2007, has recommended that the City Council of the
City of Palo Alto ("Council") rezone the 1.81 acres of land at 1001 San Antonio Avenue at the
southwest comer of the CalTrans right-of-way at San Antonio Avenue and U.S. Highway 101
(Bayshore Freeway), north of Transport Road from "Public Facilities (PF)" to "General
Manufacturing (GM)";
B. The Council has received the facts presented at the public hearing, including
public testimony and reports and recommendations from the director of planning and community
environment or other appropriate city staff;
D. The Council finds that a change in the Zoning Map from Public Facilities
(PF) to General Manufacturing (GM) is consistent with the zoning of adjacent lands also having
frontage on Transport Road and San Antonio Avenue and extension of the GM zoning will
enable the property owner (Caltrans) to lease State property to a long-standing private business
and thereby retain the business within City limits, subject to completion of architectural review
and ()()mpliance with the GM regulations, which require all uses to be conducted in such a
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E. The Council finds that rezoning the parcel to General Manufacturing District
(GM) is in accord with the Light Industrial land use designation proposed for the site as defined
in the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan (P ACP), amended pursuant to the accompanying
resolution, in that the site is within the San Antonio Avenue industrial area referenced in the
PACP's land use definition of Light Industrial, which, similar to the GM zone requirements,
indicates that emission of fumes, noise, smoke or other pollutants is strictly controlled and limits
the floor area ratio to .5: 1 .
F. The Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the matter on October 22,
2007 and February 11,2008, and has reviewed the Negative Declaration prepared for the project
and all other relevant information, including staff reports, and all testimony, written and oral,
presented on the matter.
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The Council hereby amends the Zoning Map of the City of Palo Alto
to place 1001 San Antonio Avenue, 1.81 acres of land, within the "General Manufacturing
District (GM)."
SECTION 3. The Council hereby finds that this rezoning will have no significant
effect on the environment and approves the Mitigated Negative Declaration.
passage and adoption.
INTRODUCED:
PASSED:
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NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
This ordinance shall be effective upon the thirty-first (31 st) day after its
February 11,2008
MARCH 10, 2008
BARTON, BURT,DREKMEIER, ESPINOSA, MORTON,~MID.
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KISHIMOTO, KLEIN
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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