CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
PREPARED BY: Angie Garcia, City Council Services Assistant/Administrative Services
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
ADOPT ORDINANCE 2160, NEW SERIES AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORGAN HILL AMENDING THE ZONING DESIGNATION OF A 18.2 ACRE PARCEL LOCATED EAST OF HIGHWAY 101 AND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF SAN PEDRO AVENUE BETWEEN MURPHY AVENUE AND CONDIT ROAD (ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBERS 817-12-006 AND 817-12-009) FROM CG GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
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RECOMMENDATION
RECOMMENDATION
Waive the reading, Adopt Ordinance No. 2160 New Series, and Declare that said title, which appears on the Agenda, shall be determined to have been read by Title and further reading waived.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Maintaining Fiscal Responsibility
2015 Focus Areas
Stimulate Economic Development
REPORT NARRATIVE:
On August 5, 2015, the City Council Introduced Ordinance No. 2160 New Series, by the Following Roll Call Vote: AYES: Carr, Constantine, Librers, Siebert, Tate; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Inform
A 10 day public hearing notice was published in the Friday, July 24, 2015 edition of the Morgan Hill Times and notices were mailed to property owners within three hundred feet of the project pursuant to Government Code Sections 65090-65096.
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:
On July 14, 2015 the Planning Commission considered and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed Zoning Amendment. The applicant spoke in support of the application at the Planning Commission hearing. No one else appeared to speak on the item. After a brief discussion of how the R-3 District could align with the Multi-family Low General Plan land use designation, the Planning Commission voted 5-1 to recommend approval of the request. Commissioner Mueller opposed the request, expressing con...
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