Resolution 13096CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 13096
ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION, IS- 98 -06, FOR A ZONING TEXT
AMENDMENT TO ALLOW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL FOR
PARCELS DEVELOPED WITH EXISTING TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS
(DUPLEXES), SINGLE- FAMILY DWELLINGS, OR A COMBINATION
THEREOF
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda is the lead agency in the preparation of an Initial Study,
IS- 98 -06, to determine the potential environmental effects that would be associated with a proposal
to amend subsection 30- 4.13(f)(4) of the Zoning Ordinance to allow approval of planned
developments for parcels developed with existing two- family dwellings (duplexes), single- family
dwellings, or a combination thereof; whereas this subsection currently only allows approval of
Planned Developments for parcels developed with two or more existing single- family dwellings; and
WHEREAS, a proposed Negative Declaration was circulated for public comment between
January 5, 1999, and January 25, 1999, and no comments were received; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Board recommended approval of the Negative Declaration on
January 25, 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on this Negative Declaration on March
2, 1999, and has examined pertinent documents and comments; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has made the following findings:
a. The proposed zoning text amendment does not have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the habitat of fish or wildlife species,
cause a fish or wildlife population to drop below sustaining levels, threaten to
eliminate a plant or animal community, reduce the number or restrict the range of a
rare or endangered plant or animal or eliminate important examples of the major
periods of California history or prehistory because the proposed text amendment
would allow additional land divisions but would not change the allowed use of a
property or the allowed housing density, so that no environmental or historic impacts
would result this proposal.
b. The project does not have the potential to achieve short-term objectives, to the
disadvantage of long -term environmental goals because the proposed zoning text
amendment does not change the allowed use of a property and each proposal would
be subject to review through Planned Development procedures.
c. The project does not involve impacts which are individually limited but cumulatively
considerable because the proposed zoning text amendment and possible PD zoning
does not affect the allowed use of a property or its development potential under the
combined residential zoning district.
d. The project does not have environmental effects which will cause substantial adverse
effects on human beings, either directly or indirectly because the proposed zoning
text amendment does not affect the development potential of a subject property that
may be rezoned to a PD Combining District. The proposal would not have effects
that would significantly affect human beings.
e. The project does not have any adverse effects on fish and wildlife and their habitat.
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the project would have no impact or a less than
significant impact in the areas of land use and planning, population and housing, geologic problems,
water, air quality, transportation/circulation, biological resources, energy and mineral resources,
hazards, noise, public services, utilities and service systems, aesthetics, cultural resources, and
recreation.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby adopts the Negative
Declaration, IS-98-06.
NOTICE. No judicial proceedings subject to review pursuant to California Code of Civil
Procedure Section 1094.5 may be prosecuted more than ninety (90) days following the date of the
Negative Declaration is adopted by the Alameda City Council plus extensions authorized by
California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.6.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on
the 2nd day of March , 1999, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Daysog, DeWitt, Johnson and
President Appezzato - 4.
NOES: Councilmember Kerr - 1.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None..
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 3rd day of March , 1999.
Diane Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alarneda