City Council
MEETING DATE: 5/23/2018
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Zone Ordinance Amendment No. 18-001 - Amendment to Section 9.80.120 (Permitted Enclosures) of the Municipal Code to allow alternative fencing materials.
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FROM:
Pat Milos, Community Development Director
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends the City Council introduce and provide first reading by title only to an ordinance amending Section 9.80.120 (Permitted Enclosures) of the Municipal Code to allow alternative fencing materials, and approve the associated exemption to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines.
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FINDINGS:
Zone Ordinance Amendment No. 18-001 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3), the "General Rule" since it has been determined that it would have no impact on the environment.
Zone Ordinance Amendment No. 18-001 is consistent with the intent of the Municipal Code and General Plan. This amendment promotes quality construction of fences and walls with a finished appearance consistent with the architecture of the main building.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
In 1984 the City Council adopted Ordinance 80 intended to implement the goals and policies of the general plan of the city of Cathedral City by preserving and enhancing the visual aspects of the city and to promote the orderly and attractive construction, and placement of accessory structures, regulate structure heights, yards, walls and fencing throughout the city of Cathedral City. The Ordinance has been amended twice since to keep it up to date, add detail and better define the purpose and intent of the code.
The City Council reviewed Cathedral City Municipal Code (CCMC) Chapter 9.80 "Accessory Structures, Structure Heights, Yards, Walls and Fencing" as it relates to walls and fencing in several study sessions in late 2015. During those sessions, the Council directed staff to present Chapter 9.80 ...
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