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An ordinance to amend the Municipal Code to limit payday lending establishments will be considered by the City Council on May 15, 2012. The Planning Commission reviewed the item on April 25, 2012. Select to review the Planning Commission Recommendation to the City Council.
A community meeting was held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 to discuss potential zoning regulations regarding the location and permitting requirements for Payday Lending establishments. Select the links below to view the staff presentation and maps.
Staff Presentation
Maps:
Payday Lenders "Proximity Analysis"
Payday Lenders by Race/Ethnic Group Majority of Census Tract
Payday Lenders by Median Household Income of Census Tract
The City of San Jose was awarded a grant by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support research and analysis of payday lending practices and to prepare an ordinance to establish land use regulations that will potentially regulate the location, concentration, and proximity to residential uses.
For more information, please contact Richard Buikema, City of San Jose Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement email: rich.buikema@sanjoseca.gov
Date: January 26, 2012
On October 4, 2011, the City Council approved an update to City Council Policy 6-29 :Post-Construction
Urban Runoff Management, to bring the Policy into conformance with the requirements
of the Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Municipal Regional Stormwater NPDES Permit (MRP). The MRP contains provision C.3.c Low Impact Development, which has new requirements for the use of source control, site design and the exclusive use of feasible Low Impact Development (LID) Stormwater Treatment measures on-site or at a joint stormwater treatment facility. These new requirements will apply to Planning permits (Site Development, Planned Development, Conditional Use Permits, etc) for new and redevelopment projects that create and/or replace 10,000 square feet or more of impervious surface that obtain final approval after December 1, 2011. Please take these new requirements into consideration in the process of preparing applications to the City of San Jose.
In addition to measures that reduce the amount of pollutants that enter stormwater (source control) LID measures include the following techniques to reduce the quantity and/or improve the quality of
stormwater at or near its source:
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Rainwater Harvesting-capturing and storing stormwater runoff for later use including irrigation and non-potable interior uses. (Toilet flushing and laundry)
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Infiltration- treatment and/or retention of stormwater runoff onsite with natural or engineered pervious surfaces.
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Evapotranspiration- loss of water to the atmosphere by the combined processes of evaporation (from soil and plant surfaces) and transpiration (from plant tissues).
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Biotreatment (if prior LID measures determined to be infeasible)- treatment of stormwater runoff by filtration through vegetation, growing media and soil.
Please contact Rebekah Ross with any comments or questions.
For additional information on implementing Low Impact Development measures is available from the EPA's web site and the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Prevention Program.
Date: October 12, 2011
The Coordinated Expedited Review for Planning Applications (CER) process is an optional, fee-based service offered to select small project applicants to allow them to move quickly and efficiently through Planning entitlement processes. Within the CER process, both the applicant and City agree to perform at an accelerated pace in providing necessary information to move a project forward. The agreement to move at a faster pace does not guarantee City support, nor allow deviation from any applicable rules and guidelines. A thorough and complete application is needed, and all regulations must be met.
Click here for more information about the process and what projects qualify.
Date: May 16, 2011
The City of San Jose is exploring revisions to City Policy 4-3 - Outdoor Lighting for Private Developments. This policy update will include San Jose-specific provisions for the control of lighting in the outdoor areas of private developments in order to achieve the following objectives:
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Effective (accurate and uniform) Outdoor Lighting for safety and security.
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Use of state of the art/ energy efficient lighting technology to conserve energy.
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Prevention of Light Trespass and Glare
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Visibility of the Night Sky for San Jose residents and astronomers.
The current Policy is outdated with respect to recent technological advancements in longer-life, lower wattage broad spectrum (white) lighting technologies such as light emitting diodes (LED), and induction (a type of fluorescent) that provide more uniform and directional lighting with better color rendition than Low Pressure Sodium lighting that the Policy currently specifies. Current technology allows for lights to be dimmed in the later hours of the night and early morning to save energy and minimize sky glow interference with the astronomical research at the Lick Observatory.
Policy revisions that are being considered include limitations on the hours in which lighting can be operated at full power and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) specifications more conducive to astronomical research to counteract the potential detrimental impacts of broad spectrum (white) light.
Input from the community members and lighting professionals on how the City should update this Policy is appreciated in advance of taking any proposals to the City Council for approval later this year. Please contact Rich Buikema by email or (408)535-7835 with any comments or questions.
4-21-11 City Council Memorandum: Energy Efficient Exceptions to City Council Policy 4-3
Interim Standards for Broad-Spectrum (White) Light for Private Development
Date: May 5, 2011
Fee Schedule for 2011-2012 (effective on August 15th, 2011)
Application filing fees for the various Planning Division processes, as well as fees for Public Works and Department of Transportation review of those processes.
Date: August 12, 2011
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