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City of Woodland

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADOPT A NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO TAKE ACTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY’S MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD DOWNTOWN PARKING STANDARDS

NOTICE IS GIVEN HEREWITH, that the City Council of the City of Woodland will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 6:00 PM, in the City Council Chambers, 300 First Street, City Hall, Woodland.

Consideration to approve an Ordinance adding Section 25-23-15 to the Woodland Municipal Code relating to downtown parking standards, approving a Resolution establishing an in-lieu parking fee and parking district boundaries and adoption of the Negative Declaration.

Project Description and Location
The proposed Parking Ordinance project would be applicable within the City of Woodland within the boundaries of the Downtown Parking District as established by Resolution. The proposed amendments are intended to implement provisions contained in the City’s Downtown Specific Plan
and Downtown Parking Management plan.

The City of Woodland’s parking standards are recommended to be modified to reflect the existing and anticipated pedestrian orientation of the downtown, to retain the historical feel of the downtown core, and to avoid imposing suburban standards that would result in large paved areas on Main
Street and within the City center. The following are the intended purposes for a revised parking program in the Downtown:

•Maintain and enhance a pedestrian oriented environment in the Downtown.
•Promote and encourage economic investment in the Downtown area.
•Promote re-use and renovation of historic buildings in the Downtown while encouraging
new investment and construction.
•Enhance the vitality of the Downtown by encouraging an appropriate mix of future development and land uses.
•Encourage mixed-use development supporting residential and office on the upper floors and ground floor office, retail and restaurants.

APPLICANT: City of Woodland
STAFF CONTACT: Cindy Norris, Principal Planner
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Recommend approval by the City Council

Environmental Review:
Pursuant to Section 15070 the City of Woodland has prepared an Initial Study and Negative Declaration. The proposed parking ordinance revisions are apolicy document, intended to implement parking policies contained in the Woodland General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan The proposed project would not directly result in the construction of any structures. Therefore, the proposed project would have a less than significant impact on the environment and a Negative Declaration was prepared.

Copies of all the above project description, Negative Declaration and the complete file can be viewed at the office of the Community Development Department, 300 First Street, City Hall, or call the Cindy Norris, Principal Planner at (530) 661-5911. All interested persons are invited to attend the hearing and express opinions. Forms to express opposition or support of the project are available from the Community Development Department. All comments received will be given to the Planning Commission for their consideration.

Pursuant to Section 65009(b) (2), of the State Government Code, “If you challenge any of the above projects in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing(s) described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Planning Commission at, or prior to, this public hearing.”