Remarks by Isuri S. Ramos
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“Thank you. We have a motion from Commissioner Wu.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“And we have a second from Vice Chair Benninger. Secretary, can you please call for your roll call vote?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. That concludes the consent calendar items. As there are no public hearing items tonight, that concludes the business calendar. And we will be moving on to the work study session. The item up is a part B of the work study session for the comprehensive zoning code update. Principal planner, Siri Champion, will provide a presentation.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you for the presentation and I just want to inform the public of the process here, so now is the time for the Commission to ask any comments or questions of staff. After that we will take public comments from the audience after that the Commission can ask additional comments and questions and then we that would essentially be it for tonight. So I'm going to go ahead and take any questions or comments that the Commission might have for staff. And if I can ask as a favor, can staff please bring up the last slide on the topics that you hope we'll ask questions on tonight? Thank you. Who…”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Pham. Commissioner Wu.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Wu. OK, Commissioner Leo, go ahead.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you, Commissioner Leo. Commissioner Guzman.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Vice Chair Benninger, would you like to go next?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. With that, I'm going to ask a few questions and then we'll go to the public comments. So my first set of questions are on the residential industrial interface. So we just heard you explain to a previous commissioner kind of what that how that is going to work. And we heard that some businesses will become nonconforming. Can you please provide examples of what type of businesses will become nonconforming? And if the list is available on a slide, if we could pull that up, that would be great. If not, it's okay.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Now I'd like to know what will become non conforming when this residential industrial interface is added as a layer?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. I'm curious if other staff may know what other businesses are going to become non-conforming.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, Okay, is the staff know how many of the existing businesses in the areas where you plan to add this interface would become non conforming or the types of uses that they have.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, Thank you for that clarification and for alluding to the transit zoning code which, for those of you that may not know, there were many updates similar to these that happened. City Council Chambers, In the transit zoning code, which is by the train station, where we have the Logan neighborhood the lacy neighborhood parts of French park. So that is very helpful. And I was asking because I was wondering what if any similar approach there had been to consulting with the businesses as we go through the zoning code update, because I know with the transit zoning code,…”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you for that clarification and for stating how this approach is very different. I also heard the noxious use ordinance be brought up a few times. I don't know that everyone is aware that that ordinance exists or what it is. Can you please share with us what the noxious use ordinance is? And then also remind us of the existing language on nonconforming that's in the ordinance.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“So if a business was non-conforming, it would just require a CEP?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Sorry, I just wrote a quick note, but throughout the presentation there was mention that regarding nonconforming language as was in the noxious use ordinance. So my question was to remind us of that.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you for that. And then my last question on the noxious uses. So I did see that we had one letter mentioned how we were regulating odorless and non visible pollutants. Do we feel the noxious use ordinance also encompasses that?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Thank you. Those are all my questions on the noxious use and the residential and district interface. I also have a question on the architectural resources and new supplemental standard district. So can you please provide more information on exactly what that means, what is allowed on them, where they exist throughout the city, and if there's a map where that highlights where those areas exist. And if it's small, we can zoom in. That would be really helpful to me. Thank you.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“So those are mainly residential neighborhoods? Yes.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“City Council Chambers, Thank you, and are there. City Council Chambers, Does that supplemental standard district apply anywhere throughout the city or like apply to any other type of use that is not residential throughout the city.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay, so with that supplemental standard district, it's essentially to protect them, preserve historic resources. Does that dictate what new uses can or cannot exist? Anywhere district is applied?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you for that clarification. And then I just have two more questions that should be a lot faster. So I know there was a mention of parking and how some of these zoning code updates will facilitate parking. Can you just share more detail on how that is happening?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“So is it essentially changing parking requirements or standards?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“Not specific to either. I just remember seeing on the slide mentioned that the zoning code would facilitate parking in some way. So curious as to what that means.”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026
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“»» Thank you. And then if you can just clarify, does this then change any residential parking? Does it make any changes to what is required for residential parking?”
Planning Commission · Aug 11, 2026