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ATTY/ORD.0010/CC ORD AMENDING MUNI CODE CH.18, 27A, 30 REV: 09-17-24 VR Page 2 of 3 update and clarify the requirements for processing various maps and related applications; and to streamline approval of map applications by eliminating the Subdivision Committee and allowing certain applications to be approved at the staff level (the “Chapter 30 Amendments”); and WHEREAS, the Chapter 18 Amendments, Chapter 27A Amendments, and Chapter 30 Amendments (collectively, the “Municipal Code Amendments”) are in the best interest of the City, and Article XI, Section 7 of the California Constitution allows cities to make and enforce local ordinances and regulations not in conflict with the general laws of the state; and WHEREAS, adoption of the Municipal Code Amendments is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 because it does not have any potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and it involves only organizational and administrative activities of the City; it does not involve or otherwise authorize any construction or physical activity that could impact the environment; and WHEREAS, even if adoption of the Municipal Code Amendments was considered to be a project under CEQA, it would be exempt from CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that adoption of the Municipal Code Amendments would have a significant effect on the environment given that they do not involve or authorize any construction or physical activity that could impact the environment; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redwood City considered the Municipal Code Amendments at its regular meeting of October 14, 2024 along with the staff report, supporting documentation, staff presentations, public comment, and information included in the record. 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. Adoption of the Municipal Code Amendments is not a project as defined by the CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378 because it does not have any potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and it involves only organizational and administrative activities of the City; it does not involve or otherwise