Agenda Item Wording:
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Ordinance Adoption: Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-07 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-01, a request by the City of Visalia to amend Visalia Municipal Code Titles 17 (Zoning), 5 (Business Regulations), 8 (Health and Safety), 12 (Streets, Sidewalks and Public Spaces), 16 (Subdivisions), and 18 (Agricultural Land Preservation) based on multiple factors including, but not limited to: changes in state law, errors in existing zoning text, changes in other sections of the Visalia Municipal Code or changes in city procedures, changes in business and/or development trends and activity, citywide.
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Deadline for Action: 8/5/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, (559) 713-4636, brandon.smith@visalia.city
Devon Jones, Economic Development Manger, (559) 713-4190, devon.jones@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2024-07 for Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 2024-01.
Background Discussion:
On July 15, 2024, the City Council held a public hearing to consider ZTA No. 2024-01. This ZTA is a city-initiated request to implement many Zoning Ordinance update needs identified over the last several years. These amendments consist of mainly non-substantive or 'clean-up' amendments that have been identified over time to 'correct' existing language. In addition to Title 17, Titles 5, 8, 12, 16, and 18 also need to be amended due to necessary edits as a result of:
1. The former Community Development Department now being split between the Planning and Community Preservation Department and the Engineering and Building Department, and
2. The term 'Site Plan Review Committee' being discontinued and updated to 'Site Plan Review staff' since this body does not serve as a committee with members of the public (like other Committees and Commissions), but rather of City...
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