Title
Small Business Streamlining and Other Minor Zoning Code Updates
Recommended Action
Introduce an Ordinance of the City Council 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, and set a second reading for March 10, 2026 (Attachment 1 to the Council report).