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REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br /> <br />September 21, 2015 <br /> <br />SUBJECT <br />Amendments to Uses Allowed in the LII Zoning District <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1) Hold a public hearing and 2) Waive First Reading and Introduce the draft Ordinance and <br />3) Adopt the Negative Declaration <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />In February 2013, City Council adopted a new zoning district called Light Industrial <br />Incubator (LII) (Article 17A of the Zoning Ordinance). This district of approximately 48 <br />acres was established based on General Plan policies calling for a zoning area that <br />protects and encourages small incubator businesses and light industrial uses. The City <br />selected an area that was previously zoned IR (Industrial Restricted) and established <br />the LII as a district to encourage small research and development, light industrial, and <br />similar startup businesses. <br /> <br />In the two years since the establishment of the LII district, several issues have arisen <br />regarding permitted, conditionally permitted and prohibited uses. Existing property <br />owners within the LII district often contact City staff with concerns about the use <br />restrictions for offices, vehicle sales, and other uses. Specifically, the LII does not permit <br />office uses over 5,000 square feet per lot and prohibits warehousing and vehicle <br />sales/major repair uses. These restrictions were not in place under the former Industrial <br />Restricted (IR) zone district. In response to these concerns, staff has analyzed the <br />existing area and LII use restrictions. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Figure 1 – Area Zoned Light Industrial Incubator <br /> <br />8.C. - Page 1