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12/07/2015 ORIGINAL ORDINANCE NO. '1130-366 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING ARTICLE 2, ARTICLE 5, ARTICLE 30, ARTICLE 36, ARTICLE 37, AND ARTICLE 45 OF THE REDWOOD CITY ZONING ORDINANCE AND AMENDING CHAPTER 38 OF THE REDWOOD CITY MUNICIPAL CODE WHEREAS , Amending Articles 2, 5, 30, 36, 37, and 45 of the Redwood City Zoning Ordinance and Chapter 38 of the Redwood City Municipal Code (the "Ordinance Amendments") change Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) regulations to encourage development of ADUs in specific single-family and multifamily districts; and WHEREAS, on July 1 , 2014 and September 2, 2014, the Planning Commission held study sessions to consider amendments to the regulations and provide direction; and WHEREAS , on October 6, 2015, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing and recommended the proposed Ordinance Amendments; and WHEREAS, on October 26, 2015, the City Council held a public hearing to consider the proposed Ordinance Amendments; and WHEREAS, a notice of public hearing on the proposed Ordinance Amendments was mailed to interested parties and published in the Daily News 10 days prior to the public hearing; and WHEREAS, at the duly noticed October 26, 2015, public hearing , the City Council considered the whole of the record and public comments received . NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth in their entirety. Section 2. The City Council hereby finds that the proposed Ordinance Amendments are in the public interest and consistent with the Redwood City General Plan . Section 3. These proposed Ordinance Amendments have been reviewed with respect to applicability of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Sections 15000 et seq .) . Adoption of an ordinance regarding second units in a single-family or multifamily residential zone to implement the provisions of Government Code is an action that is statutorily exempt from the provisions of CEQA, as described in the CEQA Guidelines , Section 15282(h) . ATTY/ORD.417/ADOPTING ADU ORD & RELATED CODE CHANGES ORD. # 1130-366 REV: 11-23-15 VR FORMERLY MUFF # 602 Page 1 of 13