Title
Public Hearing to Consider Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-2.B (Zoning Regulations) to Define "Animal Shelter" and Section 30-4.10 (Zoning Regulations) to Add Animal Shelter and Supervised Outdoor Animal Runs as Uses Requiring a Use Permit within the C-M (Commercial Manufacturing) Zoning District. (Planning, Building and Transportation 481005)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On June 10, 2019, the Planning Board voted unanimously to approve a Final Development Plan and Design Review for a new facility for Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter (FAAS) at 2331 North Loop Road, which is in the C-M (Commercial Manufacturing) Zoning District. As part of their approval, the Planning Board recommended the City Council approve a Zoning Text Amendment that would define the term "animal shelter" and modify the restrictions on animal related land uses located within 200 feet of residential zones. The proposed amendments would allow FAAS to obtain a use permit to operate an animal shelter with outdoor dog runs at the approved building at 2331 North Loop Road, which abuts single family homes to the west.
BACKGROUND
Currently the C-M (Commercial Manufacturing) Zoning District permits by right veterinary clinics and hospitals, animal kennels, shelters and pounds when they are located more than 200 feet from residential zones. Veterinary clinics and hospitals within 200 feet of residential zones may be approved through a use permit; however, animal kennels, shelters or pounds within 200 feet of residential zones are prohibited.
DISCUSSION
The C-M Zoning District will need to be amended in order for FAAS to utilize their property at 2331 North Loop Road as an animal shelter with outdoor dog runs. The Planning Board and staff recommend a Zoning Text Amendment that would allow indoor animal shelters and supervised outdoor runs with the approval of a use permit in the C-M zoning distric...
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