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Final Passage of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code Chapter 30 (Development Regulations) to Amend Section 30-12.2 Requiring a Distance Separation of 1,000 Feet between Bars in Alameda to Allow No More than Three (3) Bars within 1,000 Feet of Each Other and to Require Annual Review of Conditions of Approval, Following a Recommendation by the Planning Board. (Planning, Building and Transportation 481005)
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CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. _________
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AMENDING ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 30 (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS) TO AMEND DELETE SECTION 30-12.2 REQUIRING A DISTANCE SEPARATION OF 1,000 FEET BETWEEN BARS IN ALAMEDA TO ALLOW NO MORE THAN THREE (3) BARS WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF EACH OTHER AND TO REQUIRE ANNUAL REVIEW OF CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL, FOLLOWING AS RECOMMENDED A RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING BOARD
WHEREAS, in December 2020, the West Alameda Business Association (WABA) requested the Planning Board initiate a Zoning Text Amendment to remove the prohibition on bars locating within 1,000 feet of another bar as set forth in Alameda Municipal Code Section 30-12.2; and
WHEREAS, WABA's request to amend the AMC is in support of retaining an existing Alameda business, The Hunter Public House, which is being forced to relocate due to failed negotiations with the landlord during COVID-19; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board held a public hearing on January 25, 2021 and recommended the City Council adopt the subject an Ordinance amending Chapter 30; and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance was considered at a regular, duly noticed public hearing of the City Council on March 2, 2021, and all interested parties were provided an ample opportunity to participate in said hearing a...
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