Speaker 1: Introduction of ordinance amending the Alameda Municipal Code by amending Chapter 30, clarifying text amendments to Section 3058 through 3050 9.3 of the zoning ordinance related to water efficient landscaping.
Speaker 9: Thank you. Good evening, Madam Mayor and members of the Council. I'm Ellen Tai, Planning Services Manager, Community Development Department. Hopefully this is going to be an easy one. The municipal code has had a water conservation landscaping ordinance since the early nineties and over the years we've been updating that ordinance corresponding to changes in state law. So the current ordinance in front of you is really corresponding to the Governor Brown's executive order last summer addressing the statewide severe drought. Specifically, this ordinance does three things. Number one, it tightens the performance measures on water conservation. So irrigation devices for landscaping has now have to save more water. And there are a lot of technical calculations associated with it. Two, the ordinance in the state law, what it does is it lowers the threshold for what sort of landscaping projects would be subject to these new requirements. So essentially expanding the amount of land that would subject be subject to water conservation requirements. And third, because these changes are new, what the state did was it prescribed a more standardized process where applicants can fill out standardized forms to demonstrate compliance. So those in a nutshell, that's really the major change to this ordinance in Safford and the planning board are recommending approval because it's good for the environment, saves water and we're required to do it by the state.
Speaker 0: All right. Any questions or comments? Do we have any speakers on this one?
Speaker 1: You have no speakers. And.
Speaker 3: Madam Mayor.
Speaker 0: I'm.
Speaker 3: Prepared to make a motion if you're ready.
Speaker 0: I believe we are. Thank you.
Speaker 3: All right, I move approval of the of this the first reading also ordinance. Okay. So I would approve the first reading introduction of ordinance amending the Alameda Municipal Code by amending Chapter 30, clarifying text amendments to sections 30, Dash 5330, dash 59.3 of the zoning code. The zoning ordinance related to water efficient landscaping. Um. Yes.
Speaker 2: Second.
Speaker 0: All those in favor. I oppose motion passes unanimously. Thank you very much. And now we're on item seven City Manager Communications.
Introduction of Ordinance Amending the Alameda Municipal Code by Amending Chapter 30 Clarifying Text Amendments to Sections 30-58 through 30-59.3 of the Zoning Ordinance Related to Water Efficient Landscaping.  [The Proposed Amendments are Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15305, Minor Alterations to Land Use Limitations]. (Community Development 481005) (15 minutes)