REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 05/01/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT:
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SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 2023-0001 TO THE EL CERRITO SPECIFIC PLAN (SP91-2), SECTION 12.8, TO ALLOW EDUCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE COMMERCIAL (C) DISTRICT BY A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (APPLICANT: RIVER SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOLS)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve Specific Plan Amendment 2023-0001 (SPA2023-0001) as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission to amend the El Cerrito Specific Plan to add educational schools in the permitted land uses by a Conditional Use Permit in the Commercial District. The amendment would expand the land uses allowed in the Commercial District and provide an opportunity for the applicant to establish a charter school for kindergarten, middle school, and high school students.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council:
a. Approve Specific Plan Amendment 2023-0001, as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission.
b. Introduce, by title only, and waive full reading of consideration of Ordinance No. 3396, first reading of an ordinance approving an amendment to the El Cerrito Specific Plan (SP91-02) to allow educational schools in the Commercial District as a conditionally permitted use (SPA2023-0001).
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The El Cerrito Specific Plan (SP91-2) includes various residential and commercial land use districts and corresponding development standards. The Commercial (C) District in the specific plan permits various commercial services and retail uses listed in Section 12.8.2 and additional uses allowed by a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) listed in Section 12.8.3. SP91-2 permits schools for business and professional development including art, barber, beauty, dance, drama, music, and swimming but does not specifically list schools for general education. Dance academies and halls a...
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