HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-17 Ordinance 5198Ordinance No. 5198
Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Zoning
Map of the City of Palo Alto to Change the Zone Designation for
Approximately 1.57 Acres at 50 EI Camino Rea" from Community
Commercial with a Landscape Combining District (CC{L)) to Public
Facility with a Site and Design Combining District (PF(D))
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, after duly noticed public hearings
on November 14, 2012 has recommended that the City Council rezone approximately 1.57
acres of land at 50 EI Camino Real, from "CC L Community Commercial with a Landscape
Combining District" to "PF D Public Facility with a Site and Design Combining District.
B. The Planning and Transportation Commission has reviewed 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.
C. The Planning and Transportation Commission finds that rezoning the parcel to
Public Facility with a Site and Design Combining District (PF(D)) is in accord with the Palo Alto
Comprehensive Plan, in that the Comprehensive Plan Policy B-32 encourages the assistance of
the Stanford Medical Center in responding to changes and delivery of health services and Policy
H-2 encourages increasing housing density and diversity in appropriate locations.
D. The Council has held a duly noticed public hearing on the matter on June 3,
2013, and has reviewed the environmental documents prepared for the project and all other
relevant information, including staff reports, and all testimony, written and oral, presented on
the matter.
SECTION 2. The Council finds that the public interest, health and welfare would be
furthered by an amendment to the Zoning Map of the City of Palo Alto as set forth in Section 3.
SECTION 3. The Council 'hereby amends the Zoning Map of the City of Palo Alto to
place a portion of 50 EI Camino Real as shown in "Attachment A" to this document, 1.57 acres
of land, within the "PF D Public Facilities zone district with a Site and Design combining district".
SECTION 4. The Council hereby finds that this rezoning is subject to environmental
review under provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). A Mitigated
Negative Declaration was prepared for the project and it has been determined that, no
potentially adverse impacts would result from the rezoning of the property; therefore, the
project would have no significant impact on the environment.
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SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective upon the thirty-first day after its
passage and adoption.
INTRODUCED: June 3,2013
PASSED: June 17, 2013
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ArrEST:
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APPROVED:
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Director of Planning and
Community Environment