Agenda Item Wording:
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Public Hearing: Zoning Text Amendment No. 2021-08: A request by the City of Visalia to amend portions of Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 8.36 (Noise) and Title 17 (Zoning) as to implement a program contained in the City of Visalia 2020-2023 Housing Element pertaining to regulations for residential uses in Downtown Mixed Use, Commercial Mixed Use, and Office Conversion Zone Districts. The project area is contained within the City of Visalia's Urban Development Boundaries that are illustrated in the Visalia General Plan, Citywide.
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Deadline for Action: 11/15/2021
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, brandon.smith@visalia.city, (559) 713-4636
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, 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. 2021-09, to amend portions of Municipal Code Title 17 (Zoning Ordinance) as to amend portions of Visalia Municipal Code Chapter 8.36 (Noise) and Title 17 (Zoning) as to implement a program contained in the City of Visalia 2020-2023 Housing Element pertaining to regulations for residential uses in Downtown Mixed Use, Commercial Mixed Use, and Office Conversion Zone Districts.
Background Discussion:
Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 2021-08 is a city-initiated request to implement a housing-related Zoning Ordinance text amendment that stems from the adoption of the 2020-2023 Housing Element Update. The Housing Element was adopted by the City Council on December 3, 2019, and subsequently found by State Housing and Community Development (HCD) to be in full compliance with state Housing Element law. Following adoption, the Housing Element is implemented through a series of implementation programs.
The proposed ZTA represents part of the second round of changes being undertaken to help fulfill the intend...
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