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File #: 205595   
Type: Public Hearing Status: Agenda Ready
Meeting Body: Environmental Planning Commission
On agenda: 1/21/2026
Title: Small-Business Streamlining and Other Minor Zoning Code Updates
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. ATT 1 - Draft Ordinance Amending Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the City Code, 3. ATT 2 - Maps of Commercial Zoning Districts, 4. ATT 3 - Summary Table of Proposed Amendments by Topic, 5. ATT 4 - Summary Table of Permit Requirement Modifications

Title

Small-Business Streamlining and Other Minor Zoning Code Updates

Recommended Action

That the Environmental Planning Commission:

 

1. Recommend the City Council Adopt an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Amending Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the Mountain View City Code to Implement the Economic Vitality Strategy by Streamlining Permit Processes for Certain Active, Small Footprint Land Uses, Remove Change of Use Permit Requirements, and Reduce Minimum Parking Standards for Retail and Personal Service Uses; To Make Other Modifications, Clarifications, and Technical Corrections Throughout the Chapter to Align Land Uses in the Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Zones with Parking Standards and Definitions to Improve Consistency and Clarity; and To Modernize Definitions and Land Uses to Align with Current Business Trends; and Finding That the Amendments are Exempt from Review Under the California Environmental Quality Act, as Recommended by the Environmental Planning Commission, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Staff Report).