Staff recommends that the City Council waive the reading of the full text of the Ordinances, conduct the second reading of the title of the proposed Ordinances, and adopt the Ordinances approving AT-22-006 and A-22-003 to update Title 18, Zoning, and the Official Zoning Map for consistency with the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element.

The City Council held a public hearing and introduced the Ordinances at its November 8, 2022 meeting on a 3-0 vote with Mayor Dutra-Vernaci and Councilmember Duncan recused themselves from participation in the matter and were thus absent. See Attachment 1, Exhibit A and Exhibit B (Redline version), for the Zoning Text amendment language and Attachment 2, Exhibit A, for the Zoning Map amendment detail.    

This agenda item is in alignment with the following:

Goal C, Strategy 5: Promote housing development for all income levels in the community by updating the zoning ordinance to include objective standards for new multi-family residential development in order to streamline the review of applications for housing developments, and update the Housing Element, to facilitate the development of affordable housing.

At its November 8, 2022, meeting, the City Council introduced two Ordinances approving a Zoning Text Amendment (AT-22-006) and a Zoning Map Amendment (A-22-003) for consistency with the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element. The City Council also adopted resolutions approving associated General Plan amendments (AG-22-003) for consistency with the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element and related Zoning amendments. A second reading of the ordinances is required for the zoning amendments to be adopted.

For a more detailed overview of the prior proposed actions, see the City Council Staff Report dated November 8, 2022. 

Below is a summary of the proposed amendments.

AT-22-006 - Zoning Text Amendment

• Addition of Chapter 18.27, Village Mixed Use (VMU) Zoning District for the Old Alvarado area
• Miscellaneous updates to Chapters 18.35., Corridor Mixed Use Commercial (CMU) District; and 18.36, Commercial Districts, for consistency with the General Plan and Draft Housing Element programs and policies

A-22-003 - Zoning Map Amendment

• Rezoning APNs 475-141-13-2, 475-141-2, 87-36-148, and 87-36-149 from Neighborhood Commercial (CN) to Corridor Mixed Use (CMU)
• Rezoning APNs 486-18-59, 486-18-60, 486-18-61, 486-18-62, 486-18-63, 486-18- 64, 486-18-65-2, 486-18-69, and 486-18-71 from Neighborhood Commercial (CN) to RM 1500
• Rezoning APN 486-18-70 from R 5000 to RM 1500
• Rezoning APN 486-6-30 from Community Commercial (CC) to Corridor Mixed Use (CMU)
• Rezoning APN 483-10-12-1 from RS 6000 to RM 2500
• Rezoning APNs 483-10-22-3, 483-10-21-1, 483-10-20, and 483-10-19-1 and all other parcels currently zoned Specialty Commercial (CS) to Village Mixed-Use (VMU)
• Rezoning APN 482-27-16-1 from Light Industrial (ML) to RM 1500
• Rezoning APNs 483-5-11-2, 483-5-12, 483-5-9-2, 483-5-10, 483-5-7-7, and 483-5-8-1 from Special Industrial (MS) to Village Mixed-Use (VMU)

No fiscal impacts to the General Fund would result from adoption of the Ordinances approving AT-22-006 and A-22-003.

Staff recommends that the City Council waive the reading of the full text of the Ordinances, conduct the second reading of the title of the proposed Ordinances, and adopt the Ordinances approving AT-22-006 and A-22-003. The Ordinances will become effective 30 days after the second reading.