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File #: 24-0217    Version: 1
Type: Public Hearing Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 5/23/2024 In control: Visalia City Council
On agenda: 7/15/2024 Final action:
Title: Ordinance Adoption - First reading and public hearing for 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.
Attachments: 1. DRAFT Ord 2024-07 ZTA 2024-01, 2. ZTA 2024-01 PC Staff Report, 3. Resolution 2024-34 -- ZTA 2024-01
Agenda Item Wording:
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Ordinance Adoption - First reading and public hearing for 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: 7/15/2024

Submitting Department: Community Development

Contact Name and Phone Number:
Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, 713-4636, brandon.smith@visalia.city
Devon Jones, Economic Development Mgr, 713-4190, devon.jones@visalia.city

Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and introduce the first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-07 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-01 to amend the following Municipal Code Chapters:
* Title 17 (Zoning): Chapters 17.06 Zone Classifications, 17.08 Agricultural Zone, 17.10 Open Space Zone, 17.12 Single-Family Residential Zone, 17.16 Multi-Family Residential Zone, 17.18 Commercial Zones, 17.19 Mixed Use Zones, 17.25 Uses in the Commercial, Mixed Use, Office, and Industrial Zones, 17.26 Planned Development, 17.28 Site Plan Review Permit, 17.30 Development Standards, 17.32 Special Provisions, 17.34 Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities, 17.36 Fences, Walls, and Hedges, 17.38 Conditional Use Permits, 17.40 Nonconforming Uses and Structures, 17.48 Signs, 17.56 Historic Preservation District, and 17.58 Downtown Retail Overlay District.
* Title 5 (Business Regulations): Chapter 5.64 Adult-Oriented Business Regulations.
* Title 8 (Health and Safety): Chapters 8.36 Noise, 8.40 Nuisances, 8.70 Abandoned Shopping Carts.
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