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Amending Chapters 65 and 66 of the Legislative Code pertaining to homeless services facilities.
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WHEREAS, on March 19, 2021, the Planning Commission passed Resolution 21-35 initiating a zoning study to establish a definition and zoning regulations for facilities providing services to people experiencing homelessness, and any other connected regulations contained in the Zoning Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission duly conducted public hearings on April 30th, 2021 and May 28, 2021 regarding the potential amendments; and
WHEREAS, in a memo dated August 11, 2021, the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee submitted a report to the Planning Commission in which recommendations and a rationale for amending specific sections of the Zoning Code were set forth; and
WHEREAS, on August 20, 2021, the Planning Commission, based upon the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee’s report and all the testimony received from the April 30, 2021 and May 28, 2021 public hearings, duly submitted its recommendation to amend certain sections of the Zoning Code regarding homeless services facilities to the Mayor and City Council for its review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been duly conducted at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, and having considered all the testimony and recommendations concerning the proposed zoning text amendments, including the Planning Commission resolution and the Comprehensive and Neighborhood Planning Committee’s memorandum and their rationale for the recommended Zoning Code amendments which the Council finds persuasive and thus hereby incorporates by reference into this ordinance for the specific purpose of articulating the Council’s reasons and rationale for enacting the recommended amendments as set forth below in Section 1, in addition to any other reasons the Council might articulate on the record in adopting these amendments the...
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