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2. Code Amendment (CODE 12173-2019)
Project Address: Citywide
Project Applicant: City of Pomona - Development Services, Planning Division
Project Planner: Sandra Elias, Assistant Planner
Council District: Citywide
A request to amend Zoning Ordinance Section .554.B. (“Nonconforming Use of a Conforming Building”), Section .554.C. (“Nonconforming Use of the Land”), pertaining to the period of time a legal nonconforming use has been discontinued. This proposed code amendment will include language to modify the length of time in which land uses made nonconforming by Waste & Recycling Ordinance No. 4234 can be discontinued from two years to 180 days. Pursuant to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA Public Resources Code, Section 21084 et. seq.), this project meets the requirements for a Categorical Exemption in compliance with Article 19, Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) which pertain to activities that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect change to the environment and that are not defined as a project under Section 15378.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend City Council approval of Code Amendment (CODE 12173-2019), subject to conditions.