Ordinance 2953CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 2953
New Series
AMENDING THE ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
SUBSECTION 30-9A.8 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND
LOADING SPACE) OF THE C-C COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL
ZONE OF CHAPTER XXX (DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS), TO
ADD A PROCESS FOR PARKING EXCEPTIONS
WHEREAS , the proposed Zoning Text Amendment implements one of
the General Themes of the General Plan by de-emphasizing the automobile;
and
WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Text Amendment wil have a positive
effect on . the general. welfare of the community as it wil assist in the
implementation of the Downtown Vision Plan , the Webster Street Specific Plan
and the Retail Strategy Report; and
WHEREAS , the project is equitable because it will apply to the entire
C (Community Commercial) Zoning District , which encompasses both core
commercial areas along Park and Webster Streets.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Alameda that:
Section The Alameda Municipal Code is hereby amended by
amending Subsection 30-9A.g.8. Off-Street Parking And Loading Space of
the C-C Community Commercial Zone as follows:
30-9A.g.8 Off-Street Parking And Loading Space: As regulated by
Section 30-7 unless a parking exception is granted.
(a) A parking exception may be approved for new construction or existing
buildings converted to new uses reducing the number of parking spaces to less
than the number specified in the parking schedule in Section 30-6 provided
the following findings are made by the Planning Board:
(i) The parking demand will be less than the requirements
Section 30-6, and
(ii) The probable long-term occupancy of the building or structure
based on its design , will not generate additional parking demand.
(b) A parking exception granted by the Planning Board shall be limited to
the specific structure and use. Any future alterations to the building or ohanges
in the use shall require a new parking exception or shall be required to meet the
parking supply requirements of the parking schedule in Section 30-
Section.Severabiliy Clause. It is the declared intent of the City
Council. of Alameda that .if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase , or
provision of this ordinance is held . invalid or. unconstitutional by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionaliy shall. not be so
construed as to render invalid or unconstitutional the remaining provisions of
this ordinance.
Section 3.This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after
the expiration of thirty (30) days from the dat . 81 passage.
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LaraWeisiger , City Clerk
City of Alameda
Attest:
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, the undersigned , hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance. was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the
day of October, 2006 by the following vote to wit:
AYES:Councilmembers , Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese , and
Mayor Johnson - 5.
NOES:None.
ABSENT:None.
ABSTENTIONS:None.
IN WITNESS , WHEREOF , I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the offcial seal of said City
this 4 day of October , 2006.
Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda