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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Section 30-5.15 of Chapter XXX (Zoning Ordinance) to Adopt New Bird-Safe Building Standards and Update Outdoor Lighting Regulations Consistent with Dark Skies Standards. [The proposed amendment is categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15305, 15307, and 15183.] (Planning, Building and Transportation 481001)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO.__________
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ADOPTING NEW BIRD SAFE BUILDING STANDARDS AND UPDATED OUTDOOR LIGHTING REGULATIONS CONSISTENT WITH DARK SKIES STANDARDS IN CHAPTER 30 OF THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE (ZONING ORDINANCE).
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 amendment maintains the integrity of the General Plan. The proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance is consistent with the goals and policies of the Alameda General Plan. The amendment would add new bird-safe building standards in order to reduce bird deaths resulting from collisions with windows and other transparent glass features. The standards are consistent with a guiding policy of the Open Space and Conservation Element of the General Plan, that of preserving the city's natural resources. The proposed text amendment for outdoor lighting regulations is also consistent with policies of the General Plan to protect public health, safety, and welfare of Alamedans by setting maximum standards for outdoor lighting to prevent excessive up-light, glare and light pollution.
2. The amendment will support the general welfare of the community. The birds that migrate through and live in Alameda are a valuable part of the natural environment and setting. As recognized in the Open Space and Conservation Element, there is an important interdependent relationship between human and other living communities. By protecting bird...
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