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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL
MEETING DATE: September 16, 2009 AGENDA ITEM:
DEPARTMENT: Community Development CITY MANAGER: Dave Anderson
PREPARED BY: Michael Fossati, Asst. Planner DIRECTOR: John F. Livingstone, AICP
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SUBJECT: Adopt ordinance amending various sections of the City Code pertaining to land
use. The amendments would clarify existing provisions regarding Health and
Sanitation, Subdivisions, Zoning Regulations, and Building Regulations and
would adopt new provisions requiring Story Poles and setting Green Building
standards.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Waive the second reading and adopt the proposed ordinance.
BACKGROUND:
On September 2nd, 2009, the City Council open and conducted a public hearing, introduced the
ordinance, and voted to place the ordinance (as amended by City Council at the September 2nd 2009
public hearing) for a second reading and adoption on consent.
DISCUSSION:
The attached ordinance will address the following items.
• Clarify existing provisions of the City Code. These provisions include ambiguities, items
that routinely require additional explanation, staff interpretations of provisions that are not
codified, items that are no longer necessary or relevant and grammatical errors.
• Codify as a formal requirement the current practice of requiring story poles for projects
subject to design review.
• Adopt a new article titled “Green Building Regulations”. This will increase the promotion of
energy efficiency and environmental sustainability by requiring new construction of private
or public entities to follow established guidelines of not-for-profit agencies specialized in
green building practices. This part of the ordinance will further the efforts of the City
Council to integrate green building practices into the City of Saratoga.
• Codify that “Outdoor Cooking Devices” can encroach into the rear setback area no closer
than six feet from the rear property line and not to exceed eight feet in height.
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ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
1. Deny the proposed ordinance amendment;
2. Modify the proposed ordinance amendment.
FOLLOW UP ACTION:
This ordinance or a comprehensive summary thereof shall be published in a newspaper of general
circulation of the City of Saratoga within fifteen days after its adoption.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Ordinance and proposed changes