Title
Downtown Outdoor Patio and Sidewalk Café Program
Recommended Action
1. Find the proposed amendments to Chapters 15 (Food Establishments, Restaurants, and Mobile Vendors), 25 (Neighborhood Preservation), 26 (Public Amusements), 27 (Streets and Sidewalks), and 36 (Zoning) of the City Code and Downtown (P-19) Precise Plan text amendments to be exempt under California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (the “common sense exemption”) as the amendments modify design guidelines and procedures to already-existing outdoor activities, with some modification thereof, and make other minor amendments, including those for consistency.
2. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Repealing Article XV of Chapter 36 (Zoning) of the Mountain View City Code to Repeal Sidewalk Cafés in the Downtown Area, Amending Section 36.44.65 (Development Review Procedures) Related to Outdoor Dining and Merchandise Displays, and Amending Other Sections of Chapter 36 for Consistency and Minor Amendments, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set a second reading for May 23, 2023 (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
3. Introduce an Ordinance of the City of Mountain View Repealing Article III (Merchant Vendors in Downtown Area) of Chapter 15 and Adding a New Section to Chapter 27 (Streets and Sidewalks) to Repeal the Sidewalk Café and Merchant Vendor Provisions and Replace Them with a New Outdoor Patio Program in the Downtown Area; and Amending Chapter 25 (Neighborhood Preservation), Chapter 26 (Public Amusements), and Chapter 27 (Streets and Sidewalks) for Consistency, to be read in title only, further reading waived, and set second reading for May 23, 2023 (Attachment 2 to the Council report).
4. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Amending the Downtown (P-19) Precise Plan to Add an Outdoor Activities Section Authorizing Outdoor Dining and Merchandise Displays on Private Property, Repeal and Replace Sidewa...
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