REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION
DATE: May 1, 2024
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: PHILLIP SIEGRIST, Planning Manager
Planning and Development Department
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Consideration of Text Amendment Application No. P24-01100 and related Environmental Finding for Environmental Assessment No. P24-01100, amending Section 15-2706, Section 15-6704, and Section 15-6802 of the Citywide Development Code, relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, commercial use classifications, and definitions.
RECOMMENDATION:
1. RECOMMEND ADOPTION (to the City Council), of a finding set forth in Environmental Assessment No. P24-01100 dated April 15, 2024[LM1], is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the Common Sense Exemption that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed Text Amendment may have a significant effect on the environment pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3).
2. RECOMMEND APPROVAL (to the City Council) of Text Amendment Application No. P24-01100, to amend Section 15-2706, Section 15-6704, and Section 15-6802 of the Citywide Development Code, relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption, commercial use classification, and definitions.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Text Amendment Application No. P24-01100 proposes to amend Section 15-2706, Section 15-6704, and Section 15-6802 of the Citywide Development Code, that pertain to the Responsible Neighborhood Market Act (RNMA), commercial use classifications, and definitions. The RNMA provides regulations relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages for off-site consumption. In addition, the proposed text amendment will define Full-Service Grocery Store and its exclusions.
The proposed text amendment would provide greater flexibility for Full-Service Grocery Stores seeking to operate with off-site alcohol sales by allowing an exception fro...
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