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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter XXX (Zoning Ordinance) to Add Shared Living to the Definitions and the Commercial Districts, including Approval of a Use Permit in the Neighborhood Business, Central Business, and Community Commercial Districts. The Amendment Allows a Proposed Shared Living Project at 1629 Webster Street. [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 XXX (ZONING ORDINANCE) TO ADD SHARED LIVING TO DEFINITIONS AND THE COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
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 amendments to the Zoning Ordinance related to shared living are consistent with the City of Alameda's General Plan. General Plan Policy 2.5.h states that the City should consider amendments to the Municipal Code to encourage mixed use development including retention and addition of housing within retail areas. Housing provided above retail space can add patrons and expand housing opportunities. Allowing shared living above ground floor retail with use permit approval within the commercial districts is consistent with this General Plan policy. Furthermore, the purpose of the C-C Zoning District supports an "emphasis on pedestrian-oriented retail and service uses on the ground floor level, with office and residential uses on the upper levels." The C-1 and C-2 Zoning Districts allow residential uses above ground floor retail.
2. The amendments will support the general welfare of the community. The proposed shared living amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are consistent with th...
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