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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 22-14 Off Street Parking & Loading ORDINANCE NO. 22 — 14 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN * * * * ** * * * * ** * * AMENDING CHAPTER 8.76 (OFF-STREET PARING AND LOADING REGULATIONS) OF THE DUBLIN ZONING ORDINANCE CITY-WIDE PLPA-2014-00017 WHEREAS, on July 17, 2007 the City Council adopted the Bikeways Master Plan and associated amendments to the Dublin General Plan and various Specific Plans for consistency with the Bikeways Master Plan; and WHEREAS, Policy 1.3 of the Bikeways Master Plan is to update the Plan every five years; and WHEREAS, the Bikeways Master Plan has been renamed the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and combines the update to the Bikeways Master Plan with adoption of the City's first Pedestrian Plan into a comprehensive document that provides policies, network plans, prioritized project lists, support programs and best practice design guidelines for bicycling and walking in Dublin; and WHEREAS, amendments are proposed to the Dublin General Plan, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Historic Village Area Specific Plan, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Dublin Zoning Ordinance to ensure that the text and maps remain consistent with the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with State Guidelines and City Environmental Regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for . environmental impacts and when applicable, environmental documents prepared; and WHEREAS, the City of Dublin Public Works Department prepared a Negative Declaration dated June 2014 for the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the amendments to the Dublin General Plan, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Historic Village Area Specific Plan, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Dublin Zoning Ordinance (the "Project") which reflects the City's independent judgment and analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the Project; and WHEREAS, following a noticed public hearing on August 26, 2014, the City of Dublin Planning Commission adopted Resolution 14-46 recommending City Council adoption of the Negative Declaration for the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and proposed related amendments to the Dublin General Plan, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Historic Village Area Specific Plan, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Dublin Zoning Ordinance; and WHEREAS, following the noticed public hearing on August 26, 2014, the City of Dublin Planning Commission also adopted Resolution 14-45 recommending City Council approval of the proposed amendments to the Dublin General Plan, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Historic Village Area Specific Plan, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Dublin Zoning Ordinance; and Page 1 of 3 WHEREAS, a Staff Report, dated October 7, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference, was submitted to the City of Dublin City Council recommending approval of the proposed Negative Declaration and amendments to the Dublin General Plan, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Historic Village Area Specific Plan, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Dublin Zoning Ordinance for the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on the project on October 7, 2014; and WHEREAS, proper notice of said hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and WHEREAS, following the public hearing, the City Council adopted Resolution 169-14 adopting the Negative Declaration for the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and related amendments to the Dublin General Plan, Eastern Dublin Specific Plan, Dublin Village Historic Area Specific Plan, Downtown Dublin Specific Plan and Dublin Zoning Ordinance, and Resolution 170-14 approving the above referenced General Plan and Specific Plan amendments, which resolutions are incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, the City Council did hear and consider the Negative Declaration (including comments and responses) and all said reports, recommendations and testimony herein above set forth and used its independent judgment to evaluate the project. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Dublin does ordain as follows: SECTION 1: The City Council finds that this Ordinance is consistent with the Dublin General Plan and all applicable Specific Plans, as amended, in that the General Plan and applicable Specific Plans include policies which support bikeways and bicycle support facilities consistent with the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan and the proposed Zoning Ordinance Amendment sets forth bicycle parking and support facility requirements consistent with the General Plan, applicable Specific Plans and the Dublin Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. SECTION 2: Compliance with California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"): The City Council adopted a Negative Declaration on October 7, 2014 through Resolution 197-14, incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 3: Section 8.76.070.A.2 (Bicycle Racks) of Title 8 of the Dublin Municipal Code is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: 2. Bicycle Parking and Support Facilities. Residential and Non-Residential bicycle parking requirements and support facilities shall conform to the California Green Building Standards Code. SECTION 4: Effective Date and Posting of Ordinance This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final adoption. The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three (3) public places in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 39633 of the Government Code of California. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 21st day of October, 2014, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Biddle, Gupta, Hart, Haubert, and Mayor Sbranti NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None jalj Mayor ATTEST: (0,02 "ei City Clerk Ord No.22-14,Adopted 10-21-14, Item 4.4 Page 2 of 2