REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL December 17, 2015 FROM: Jennifer Clark, AICP, Director Development and Resource Management Department BY: Daniel Zack, AICP, Assistant Director Development and Resource Management Department SUBJECT ..Title Consider adopting minor changes to the Citywide Development Code contained in Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code, as introduced by the Fresno City Council at the December 3, 2015 adoption hearing for Bill No. B-43 relating to Recycling Centers, Mobile Vendors and Small Scale Entertainment Centers in Mixed Use Districts 1. ***BILL - (Intro. as amended 12/3/2015) (For adoption) Adopting minor changes to the Citywide Development Code, Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-2750 relating to Recycling Centers, Section 15-2740 relating to Mobile Vendors and Table 15-1102 relating to Small Scale Entertainment Centers ..Body RECOMMENDATION Consider adopting minor changes to the Citywide Development Code contained in Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code, as introduced by the Fresno City Council at the December 3, 2015 adoption hearing for Bill No. B-43 relating to Recycling Centers, Mobile Vendors and Small Scale Entertainment Centers in Mixed Use Districts 1. BILL - (Intro. as amended 12/3/2015) (For adoption) Adopting minor changes to the Citywide Development Code, Chapter 15 of the Fresno Municipal Code Section 15-2750 relating to Recycling Centers, Section 15-2740 relating to Mobile Vendors and Table 15-1102 relating to Small Scale Entertainment Centers EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the December 3, 2015 adoption hearing for the Citywide Development Code, the Fresno City Council introduced minor additional changes to the code sections related to Recycling Centers, Mobile Vendors, and Small Scale Entertainment Centers. Those proposed changes were introduced at that hearing and are now proposed for adoption. BACKGROUND A new Citywide Development Code ("Code") has been created which is one of the City's primary implementation tools for the recently adopted General Plan. The new Citywide Development Code was created in tandem with the General Plan, and in the ten months since the adoption of the General Plan, the Code has undergone extensive public review. City Council workshops and public hearings were conducted in early November 2015, with adoption (second reading) of the ordinance bill occurring on December 3rd, 2015. At this hearing, the Council made further minor changes to the code sections related to Recycling Centers, Mobile Vendors, and Small Scale Entertainment Centers. Those proposed changes were introduced at that hearing and are now proposed for adoption. The affected sections of the code will become effective 30 days from adoption on December 17, 2015. ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS The proposed minor changes in Bill No B-43 relating to Recycling Centers, Mobile Vendors and Small Scale Entertainment Centers in Mixed Use Districts are within the scope of the Final Master Environmental Impact Report SCH No. 2012111015 ("MEIR") certified by the Fresno City Council on December 18, 2014 for the Fresno General Plan and Citywide Development Code and related Addendum adopted by the Fresno City Council on November 19, 2015 for the Citywide Development Code. LOCAL PREFERENCE N/A FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact. Attachment: Ordinance Bill