ORDINANCE NO. 2786-05

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE AMENDING SECTION 19.26.200 OF THE SUNNYVALE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING RESIDENTIAL SINGLE-STORY COMBINING DISTRICT (S)

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 1.      SECTION 19.26.200 AMENDED.  Section 19.26.200 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code is hereby amended by amending Section 19.26.200 subdivision (c) as follows:

          19.26.200  Residential single-story combining district (S).

     (a) – (b)  [Text unchanged.]

     (c)  Single-story combining districts shall continue in effect unless and until repealed, except for those districts created before October 1, 2005, which expire automatically seven years after their effective date. For such districts, up to one year prior to expiration, property owners within the district may apply for renewal of the single-story combining district designation, following the same procedures as for an original application.  The single-story combining district designation shall continue while any application for renewal is pending. 

      (d)  In addition to the procedures for adopting a zone change set forth in Chapters 19.92 and 19.98, the following special provisions are required when applying for a single-story combining district:

(1)    An application to establish a single-story combining district shall be initiated by owners of property within the proposed district.  In order to apply, the applicants must demonstrate, by providing documentation, including a written list of signatures, that at least fifty-five percent of the property owners in the proposed district support creation of the district and that they understand they are requesting a zoning map amendment.  An application to repeal an existing single-story combining district may be made at any time and must also be supported by fifty-five percent of the property owners within the district.

(2)  [Text unchanged.]

      (e) - (f)  [Text unchanged.]

SECTION 2.       EXEMPTION FROM CEQA.  The City Council finds, pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3), that this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that it is not a Project which has the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.

SECTION 3.       EFFECTIVE DATE.  This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its adoption.

SECTION 4.       POSTING AND PUBLICATION.  The City Clerk is directed to cause copies of this ordinance to be posted in three (3) prominent places in the City of Sunnyvale and to cause publication once in The Sun, the official newspaper of the City of Sunnyvale, of a notice setting forth the date of adoption, the title of this ordinance, and a list of places where copies of this ordinance are posted, within fifteen (15) days after adoption of this ordinance.

Introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on August 23, 2005, and adopted as an ordinance of the City of Sunnyvale at a regular meeting of the City Council held on _________, 2005, by the following vote:

(SEAL)

APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:

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David E. Kahn, City Attorney