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08/26/2019 ORDINANCE NO. 2465 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY AMENDING REDWOOD CITY CODE CHAPTER -18, ARTICLE XIV (LOCAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS) AND CHAPTER 27A, ARTICLE II (STORMWATER TREATMENT MEASURES AND MAINTENANCE PROGRAM) TO UPDATE DEFINITIONS, TERMINOLOGY, AND IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Redwood City Code Chapter 18, Article XIV (Local Development Standards) and Chapter 27A, Article II (Stormwater Treatment Measures and Maintenance Program) set forth herein ("Ordinance Amendments") would update definitions in the City Code and correct some of the terminology used to correspond with current practices; and WHEREAS, the Ordinance Amendments would implement Redwood City's ("City") Green Infrastructure Plan, as required to regulate pollutants in stormwater runoff per the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board's San Francisco Bay Region Municipal Regional Stormwater National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit ("MRP"). The City's Green Infrastructure Plan is scheduled to be adopted by the City Council on June 24, 2019; and WHEREAS, as part of the MRP Provision C.3.j requirements, the City must develop a Green Infrastructure Plan for stormwater that demonstrates a shift from traditional "gray" storm drain infrastructure, which channels polluted runoff directly into San Francisco Bay without treatment, to a more resilient and sustainable storm drain system comprised of "green" infrastructure. 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 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.). The Ordinance Amendments are categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15308. Class 8 categorical exemptions consist of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. ATTY/ORD.488/CC ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 18 & 27A—GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE ORDINANCE NO. 2465 REV: 06-20-19 PR MUFF NO. 802 Page 1 of 9