DATE: APRIL 2, 2025
TO: CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: WARREN MORELION, AICP, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
SUBJECT
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Study Session for the Preliminary Draft Zoning Amendments to Implement Proposed 2045 General Plan Concepts for Key Opportunity Areas
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RECOMMENDATION
Receive a presentation on potential amendments to zoning standards and provide advance input for the Public Review Draft Zoning Code Update, anticipated for release in Summer 2025.
BACKGROUND
On July 30, 2024, the City Council and the Planning Commission reviewed the Preferred Land Use Plan and Key Strategies for the 2045 General Plan Update (Preferred Plan), directing staff to move forward with preparation of the Draft General Plan Update. As part of the General Plan Update project, the City is also undertaking a comprehensive update to the Zoning Code. The Zoning Code implements the General Plan, so as the General Plan is revised, the Code needs to be updated to reflect the new direction it contains. Additionally, certain outdated aspects of the Zoning Code need to be modernized and aligned with new State laws.
Given the volume of detailed material to review with the Commission, staff proposed to divide the material into three separate modules and review them with the Commission at a series of study sessions. Tonight's study session is the third of three, focused on zoning amendments to implement 2045 General Plan concepts for key opportunity areas. The intent at each study session is to provide an overview of proposed zoning amendments, allow an opportunity for clarifying questions from Commissioners, and receive feedback on the initial concepts proposed prior to preparation of the Public Review Draft Zoning Code. No formal action will be taken by the Commission at the study sessions, which are intended as a forum for advance input from the Commission to inform the Public Review Draft Zoning Code Update.
Based on direction from the Commission the preliminary d...
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