CC Resolution 12558RESOLUTION NO. 12558
BEING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CAMPBELL ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT TO
THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT PLAN .TO INCORPORATE
REVISED PEDESTRIAN -ORIENTED USE POLICY LANGUAGE.
After notification and public hearing, as specified by law and after presentation by the
Community Development Director, proponents and opponents, the hearing was closed.
The City Council finds as follows with regard to file number PLN2013-12:
1. The project consists of a Zoning Code Amendment to amend Title 21 and Title 5 of the
Campbell Municipal Code to establish a new list of allowable land uses for 'the C-3
(Central Commercial District) Zoning District, including related text corrections and
revisions, and an associated General Plan Text Amendment to amend the Downtown
Development Plan to incorporate revised policy language.
2. The City of Campbell General Plan was adopted by the City Council on November 6,
2001, by approval of Resolution No. 9950.
3. The Downtown Development Plan is incorporated into the Campbell General Plan within
Appendix A. Any amendment to the Downtown Development Plan, therefore, requires
approval of a General Plan Amendment.
4. The Downtown Development Plan was last updated by the City Council on October 3,
2006, by approval of Resolution No.10689.
5. The proposed General Plan Amendment is consistent with applicable legislation adopted
by the State of California while maintaining locally appropriate standards for the
construction and occupancy of accessory dwelling units.
6. The legislature of the State of California has, in Government Code Sections 65302,
65560 and 65800, conferred upon local governments the authority to adopt regulations
designed to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of its citizenry.
7. Review and adoption of this General Plan Amendment is done in compliance with
California government Code Sections 65853 through 65857, which require a duly
noticed public hearing of the Planning Commission whereby the Planning Commission
shall provide its written recommendation to the City Council for its consideration.
Based on the foregoing findings of fact, the City Council further finds and concludes that:
1. The proposed amendment is internally consistent with the goals, policies, and actions of
the General Plan;
2. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety,
convenience, or general welfare of the City;
City Council Resolution
PLN2017-375 — Approval of a General Plan Amendment Page 2
3. Adoption of the proposed amendment is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA) under Section 15061.b.3 which states that a project is exempt if the
activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the
potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant
effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA review.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council adopts a General Plan Amendment
to the Downtown Development Plan to incorporate revised pedestrian -oriented use policy.
The following goals, policies, and strategies are hereby amended to delete the text identified
with a strikeout and add the. text identified with an underline, as follows:
Policy LU-1.1: Development Potential: To maximize the development potential of property within
the C-3 zone, particularly ground floor retail,, aa4,restaurants, and other pedestrian
oriented uses space.
Strategy LU-1.1a: Encourage the development and redevelopment of property in the C-3 zone by
developing land use strategies and incentives that create attractive, functional
ground floor retail, restaurant, and pedestrian oriented space along Campbell
Avenue.
Goal LU-2: - Work to develop and promote a variety of retail and pedestrian oriented businesses
and diversification of eating establishments that will help create a unique destination
and identity for Downtown.
Policy LU-2.1: Ground Level Commercial: Develop and maintain the ground floor space along East
Campbell Avenue between Third Street and the light rail tracks as a distinctive
retail, aad restaurant, and pedestrian oriented experience with ground floor uses
that are diverse and interesting and contribute strongly to a distinctive and unique
downtown environment .
Strategy LU-2.1: Restrict the use of ground floor commercial space along East Campbell Avenue to
retail, restaurant, and other pedestrian oriented uses.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of February, 2020, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Waterman, Bybee, Resnikoff, Landry
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Gibbons
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
APPROVED.
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Susan M. Landry, &Yor
ATTEST:
Wendy d, City Clerk