PREPARED BY: LIBBY TYLER DATE OF MEETING: 12/09/2025
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AMENDMENT TO THE SAN PABLO ZONING CODE, SECTION 17.32.030.B, RESIDENTIAL USES ALLOWED, EXCEPTIONS; SECTION 17.34.030.B, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USES ALLOWED, EXCEPTIONS; SECTION 17.36.030.B, PUBLIC AND SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICTS ALLOWED, EXCEPTIONS; AND SECTION 17.38.050, AIR QUALITY AND HEALTH RISK OVERLAY DISTRICT, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR SENSITIVE USES, INCLUDING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, PARKS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES, SCHOOLS, CHILD CARE FACILITIES, SENIOR CENTERS, HOSPITALS, AND MEDICAL FACILITIES TO BE LOCATED IN THE AIR QUALITY HEALTH RISK OVERLAY DISTRICT (D3) SUBJECT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (WHERE ALLOWABLE BY STATE LAW) AND TO MEETING SPECIFIC CRITERIA, INCLUDING ENHANCED VENTILATION AND OTHER CONDITIONAL MEASURES, SUCH AS LANDSCAPE BUFFERING, SITE DESIGN AND ORIENTATION, AND TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT MEASURES
CEQA: This amendment to the San Pablo Zoning Code was previously evaluated in the Addenda to the 2030 General Plan EIR (certified on April 18, 2011) prepared for the General Plan Update 2035 (adopted on July 7, 2025), which found that there would not be any new or additional significant environmental impacts due to adoption of the General Plan Update. This amendment is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to Pub. Res. Code section 21080.085 which states that CEQA does not apply to a rezoning that implements Housing Element actions. Finally, the ordinance would be categorically exempt from the provisions of CEQA, in accordance with Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no potential for causing a significant effect on the environment because it consists of minor changes to land use regulations that do not, on their own, impact the environment. Any projects proposed pursuant to the changes proposed would be separately evaluated for their environmental impacts.
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PLAN No PLAN2508-0005
Location: Citywide
APN: C...
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