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ORDINANCE NO. 4848
ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO
ALTO MODIFYING SECTION 18.43.030 OF THE PALO
ALTO MUNICIPAL CODE AND REZONING PORTIONS OF THE
PROPERTY AT 2401, 2409, 2417 PARK BOULEVARD AND
101 CALIFORNIA AVENUE #D101 TO ALLOW OFFICE USES
IN PARTS OF THE GROUND FLOOR OF THREE BUILDINGS
ON THAT SITE
The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as
SECTION 1. Findings and Declarations. The City Council
finds and declares that the amendments to section 18.08.040 (the
zoning map) and chapter 18.43 (Community Commercial District
(CC) Regulations) of Title 18 [Zoning] of the Palo Alto
Municipal Code are in accord with the purposes of that title and
the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan, in that retail uses are
preserved in the areas of Palo Alto Central facing the
pedestrian ways of California Avenue and Park Boulevard, and
office uses are permitted facing the interior courtyard, where
they' will contribute to the vitality of the California Avenue
commercial area without detracting from the retail-and
pedestrian-oriented character of the area.
SECTION 2. Subsection (m) of section 18.43.030 of
Chapter 18.43 (Community Commercial District (CC) Regulations)
of Title 18 [Zoning] of the Palo Alto Municipal Code hereby
reads as follows:
(m) Medical, professional, and general business
offices located on the ground floor of a building, as limited by
Section 18.45.070(f), which (1) have been continuously in
existence in that space since March 19, 2001, and, as of such
date, were neither non-conforming nor in the process of being
amortized pursuant to Chapter 18.95 of this code; or (2) occupy
a space that was not occupied by housing, retail \ services,
eating and drinking services, personal services, or automotive
services on March 19, 2001 or thereafter; or (3) occupy a space
that was vacant on March 19, 2001; or (4) are located in new or
remodeled ground floor areas built on or after March 19, 2001 if
the ground floor area devoted to housing, retail services,
eating and drinking services, personal services, and automobile
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services does not decrease; or (5) are on a site located in an
area subject to a specific plan or coordinated area plan, which
specifically allows for such ground floor medical, professional
and general business offices; or (6) are located anywhere in
Building E or in the rear 50% of Building C or D of the property
at the southeast Co'rner ... of the intersection of Park Boulevard
and California Avenue, as shown on sheet A2 of the plans titled
\\101 California Avenue Townhouse/Commercial/Office, Palo Alto,
CAli by Crosby,Thornton, Marshall Associates, Architects, dated
June 14, 1982, revised November 23, 1982, and on file with the
Planning Department. As used in this subsection (m) (6), "rear
50%" means a maximum of 50% of the square footage of the
building, none of which faces Park Boulevard or California
Avenue. i
SECTION 3. Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal
Code, the "Zoning Map," is hereby amended by changing the zoning
of portions of a certain property known as 2401, 2409, 2417 Park
Boulevard .and 101 California Avenue #Dl0l (the "subject
property") from "CC (2) (R) (P) Community Commercial District With
Combining District (2) i Retail, and Pedestrian Overlays" to
"CC(2) (P) Community Commercial District with Combining District
(2) and Pedestrian Overlay." The portions of the property to be
rezoned are the rear 50% of the buildings labeled \\Building C
and Building D" and all of the building labeled \\Building E," as
those three buildings are shown on sheet A2 of the plans titled
\\ 101 California Avenue Townhouse/Commercial/Office, Palo Al to,
CAli by Crosby, Thornton, Marshall Associates, Architects, dated
June 14, 1982, revised November 23, 1982, and on file with the
Planning Department. The subj ect property, as rezoned by this
ordinance, is shown on . the map labeled Exhibit "A," attached
hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 4. The City Council finds that the changes
effected by this ordinance are exempt from the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per section 15061
of CEQA Guidelines, because it can be seen with certainty that
there is no possibility that the project will have a significant
effect on the environment.
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SECTION 5. This·· ordinance shall be effective 30 days
after the date of i;t,s adoption.
INTRODUCED: September 20, 2004
PASSED: October 4, 2004
AYES: BEECHAM, BURCH, CORDELL, KLEINBERG, MORTON, MOSSAR
NOES: FREEMAN, KISHIMOTO
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS: OJAKIAN
NOT PARTICIPATING:
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City Clerk -Sd
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EXHIBIT "An
Date:
Project Address:
Application Files:
Proposal:
2401 Park Blvd.
The City of
Palo Alto
April 1. 2004
2401 Park Blvd.
02-ZC-6 and 03-EIA-13
Zone change from
CC(2)(R)(P) to CC(2)(R)
for a portion of an ex-
isting mixed use site
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