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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 30 Clarifying Text Amendments to Sections 30-58 through 30-59.3 of the Zoning Ordinance Related to Water Efficient Landscaping. [The Proposed Amendments are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations]. (Community Development 481005)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE No. ____
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 30 CLARIFYING TEXT AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 30-58 THROUGH 30-59.3 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE RELATED TO WATER EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Alameda:
Findings:
In enacting this Section, the City Council finds as follows:
1. The amendments maintain the integrity of the General Plan. The proposed text amendments are necessary to ensure that the Zoning Ordinance is in compliance with the State of California Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (MWELO). The amended Zoning Ordinance will attain General Plan Open Space and Conservation Element goals to promote and implement water conservation measures and encourage the use of drought-resistant landscaping.
2. The amendments will support the general welfare of the community. The proposed text amendments will promote the continued installation of landscaped areas in development projects while reducing the water demands of such landscaped areas. Additionally, the proposed text amendments will promote the use of the Bay Friendly Landscape Guidelines to ensure landscaped areas are compatible with the surrounding ecosystem.
3. The amendments are equitable. The proposed zoning amendments are equitable in that they establish submittal requirements, development standards and review procedures for landscape projects. The proposed zoning amendments also allow the City's permitting process to adapt to potential fur...
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