Agenda Item Wording:
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Public hearing and first reading of Ordinance Nos. 2024-15 and 2024-16 to adopt Zoning Text Amendment No. 2024-03: A request by the City of Visalia to add to and amend regulations within the Visalia Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units and to Single-Family Residential Objective Design standards and Planned Residential Development standards applicable to new single-family residential developments. The regulations will apply Citywide to properties within the city limits of the City of Visalia. Environmental Assessment Status: The project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.17 and Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3).
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Deadline for Action: 12/16/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number: Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, brandon.smith@visalia.city, (559) 713-4636; Paul Bernal, Department Head / City Planner, paul.bernal@visalia.city, (559) 713-4025
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and introduce the first reading of:
* Ordinance No. 2024-15, to amend portions of Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) pertaining to Accessory Dwelling Units; and,
* Ordinance No. 2024-16, to amend portions of Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) pertaining to Single-Family Residential Objective Design standards and Planned Residential Development standards applicable to new single-family residential developments.
However, the City Council may, in lieu of the recommended motion for the Objective Design Standards ordinance as specified above, consider any of the following alternative motions:
1. Adopt the Single-Family Residential Objective Design standards and Planned Residential Development standards applicable to new single-family residential developments by resolution rather than by ordinance (adoption by re...
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