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$-/3 Staff Report To: Planning Commission Subject: Stormwater Amendments October 4, 2005 Page 5 of 6 provide allowances in most cases for minor changes on a site, and in some cases (such as encroachments into creek setbacks) allows deviations through a conditional use permit process. Staff believes the amendments recognize that some of these changes may otherwise affect existing development adversely, if such flexibility is not proYided. < <' Grandfathered Facilities in Industrial Districts , ' The proposed amendments include three provisions that are unrelated to stormwater facilities, specifically the changes to Zoning Ordinance sections 17.15, 18.18, and 19.11. These sections modify the grandfathering of nonconforming facilities in the IR, IP, and GI industrial districts. The revisions are clean-up items to make those sections more consistent with the proYisions of Artic;le 33, which was updated in 2004. GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE: The current General Plan does not specifically address stormwater issues, though it does generally suggest protection of environmental resources and prevention of drainage impacts (particularly in the Open Space and Conservation elements). The Conservation Element of the General Plan should be amended to reflect the intent of the ordinance revisions through a series of goals, objectives and implementation criteria. Staff will include these provisions in the ongoing update of the General Plan. Examples of such policy language was included in a May, 2002 report to the Commission. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff has determined that environmental review of the ordinance amendments is categorically exempt from the proYisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Class 5 (Section 15305 of the CEQA Guidelines) exempts minor alterations in land use limitations. The proposed amendments are minor in nature and would comprise protective environmental measures, rather than allowing greater potential for development and environmental impacts. PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC INPUT: Public notice of the Planning Commission meeting was published in the Redwood City Independent on September 27, 2005. Notice was also sent to interested parties. Subsequent public notice will be provided for the City Council's consideration of the ordinance. Public input will also be available during the course of Planning Commission and City Council public hearings on the proposed amendments.