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Home My WebLink About2022-06-20 Ordinance 5556 1 0160075_20220608_ay16 Ordinance No. 5556 Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend the Gross Floor Area Definition for Low Density Residential Zones The Council of the City of Palo Alto does ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1. Subsection (a)(65) (Gross Floor Area) of Section 18.04.030 (Definitions) of Chapter 18.04 (Definitions) of Title 18 (Zoning) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (“PAMC”) is amended to read as follows (additions underlined and deletions struck-through; omissions noted with [. . .] represent unchanged text): (a) Throughout this title the following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section. [. . .] (65) “Gross floor area” is defined as follows: [. . .] (C) Low Density Residential Inclusions and Conditions: In the RE and R-1 single- family residence districts and in the R-2 and RMD two-family residence districts, “gross floor area” means the total covered area of all floors of a main structure and accessory structures greater than one hundred and twenty square feet in area, including covered parking and stairways, measured to the outside of stud walls, “(C) Low Density Residential Inclusions and Conditions: In the RE and R-1 single- family residence districts and in the R-2 and RMD two-family residence districts, “gross floor area” means the total covered area of all floors of a main structure and accessory structures greater than one hundred and twenty square feet in area, including covered parking and stairways, measured to the outside of stud walls, including the following: [. . .] (iii) Carports and, garages, and below grade parking facilities, except as excluded in subsection (a)(65)(D)(viii), shall be included in gross floor area. [. . .] “(D) Low Density Residential Exclusions: In the RE and R-1 single-family residence districts and in the R-2 and RMD two-family residence districts, “gross floor area” shall not include the following: [. . .] (viii) Below-grade parking facilities that: (1) are accessory to nonresidential uses; (2) are located on a parcel that is six acres or greater; and (3) are located on a parcel that contains a listed historic resource; and 4) do not provide more than 50 percent of the base required DocuSign Envelope ID: 08EA57FE-DDEA-4FFA-A51F-AB5C85E0274F 2 0160075_20220608_ay16 on-site vehicle parking shall be excluded from the calculation of gross floor area; however, such facilities shall be considered “square footage” for purposes of calculating development impact fees under Title 16. A below grade parking facility that does not meet all of these criteria shall be included in the calculation of gross floor area in its entirety. SECTION 2. Any provision of the Palo Alto Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 4 The Council finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and CEQA Guidelines sections 15061(b)(3), 15301, 15302 and 15305 because it constitutes minor adjustments to the City’s zoning ordinance. As such, it can be seen with certainty that the proposed action will not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 5. This ordinance shall be effective on the thirty-first date after the date of its adoption. INTRODUCED: June 6, 2022 PASSED: June 20, 2022 AYES: BURT, DUBOIS, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA NOES: CORMACK ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: __________________________________ __________________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: _________________________________ __________________________________ Assistant City Attorney City Manager __________________________________ Director of Planning & Development Services DocuSign Envelope ID: 08EA57FE-DDEA-4FFA-A51F-AB5C85E0274F Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 08EA57FEDDEA4FFAA51FAB5C85E0274F Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: ORD 5556 Ordinance Amending Gross Floor Area Definition for Low Density Reside... Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 5 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Mahealani Ah Yun AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Mahealani.AhYun@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/22/2022 2:03:54 PM Holder: Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Albert Yang albert.yang@cityofpaloalto.org Assistant City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Signed by link sent to albert.yang@cityofpaloalto.org Using IP Address: 97.113.87.218 Sent: 6/22/2022 2:05:08 PM Viewed: 6/22/2022 3:21:45 PM Signed: 6/22/2022 3:22:03 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Jonathan Lait jonathan.lait@cityofpaloalto.org Interim Director Planning and Community Environment City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Uploaded Signature Image Signed by link sent to jonathan.lait@cityofpaloalto.org Using IP Address: 99.88.42.180 Sent: 6/22/2022 3:22:04 PM Viewed: 6/27/2022 8:37:13 AM Signed: 6/27/2022 8:40:00 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Signed by link sent to ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/27/2022 8:40:01 AM Viewed: 6/28/2022 10:14:59 AM Signed: 6/28/2022 10:15:09 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Patrick Burt pat@patburt.org Mr Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Signed by link sent to pat@patburt.org Using IP Address: 93.117.194.14 Sent: 6/28/2022 10:15:11 AM Viewed: 6/28/2022 11:28:53 PM Signed: 6/28/2022 11:29:18 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Lesley Milton Lesley.Milton@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Signed by link sent to Lesley.Milton@CityofPaloAlto.org Using IP Address: 174.193.130.20 Signed using mobile Sent: 6/28/2022 11:29:20 PM Viewed: 6/29/2022 5:26:31 PM Signed: 6/29/2022 5:26:39 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/22/2022 2:05:08 PM Certified Delivered Security Checked 6/29/2022 5:26:31 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 6/29/2022 5:26:39 PM Completed Security Checked 6/29/2022 5:26:39 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps