Agenda Item Wording:
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Ordinance Adoption - Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2024-17 pertaining to the approval of Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-05: A request by the City of Visalia to implement programs in the Housing Element of the General Plan pertaining to the Permit Streamlining Act, Accessory Dwelling Units, and the rezoning of certain sites within the Housing Element Sites Inventory to allow by-right development without discretionary action. The regulations will apply Citywide to properties within the city limits of the City of Visalia. Environmental Status: The project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3).
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Deadline for Action: 1/21/2025
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, brandon.smith@visalia.city, (559) 713-4636;
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, paul.bernal@visalia.city, (559) 713-4025
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the second reading of Ordinance No. 2024-17 for Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-05, to establish and amend portions of Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) pertaining to the Permit Streamlining Act, Accessory Dwelling Units, and the rezoning of certain sites within the Housing Element Sites Inventory to allow by-right development without discretionary action.
Background Discussion:
The first reading of Ordinance No. 2024-17 for Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 2024-05, approved by the City Council on December 16, 2024, assists in implementing four programs that were adopted with the 6th Cycle 2023-2031 Housing Element Update. Following the second reading and City Council adoption, Ordinance No. 2024-17 will go into effect 30 days following the January 21, 2025 meeting.
These Zoning Code revisions which pertain to the Housing Element programs have been initiated by City staff ...
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