Agenda Item Wording:
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Ordinance adoption - Second reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 2026-07 pertaining to the approval of Annexation No. 2025-04: A request by D.R. Horton to prezone ?78.11 acres to R-1 (Single-Family Residential zone), R-M-2 (Multi-family residential zone - 3,000 square foot minimum site area), R-M-3 (Multi-family residential zone - 1,200 square foot minimum site area), and QP (Quasi-public zone). The site is located on the northeast corner of Lovers Lane and Caldwell Avenue (APN: 127-020-020 and -021).
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Agenda Date: 08/03/2026
Prepared by:
Jarred Olsen, Principal Planner, jarred.olsen@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4449
Paul Bernal, Planning and Community Preservation Director, paul.bernal@visalia.gov, (559) 713-4025
Department Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the second reading of Ordinance No. 2026-07 for Annexation No. 2025-04.
Summary:
On July 20, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing for:
* General Plan Amendment No. 2025-04: A request by D.R. to reconfigure the land uses on the subject property and amends the Circulation Element to realign the "K" Avenue Collector alignment to follow the Sunnyside Avenue alignment between Lovers Lane and Road 148.
* First Reading of Ordinance No. 2026-07 to adopt Annexation No. 2025-04: A request by DR Horton to prezone the subject property to R-1, R-M-2, R-M-3, and QP, which shall become operative upon the effective date of Annexation No. 2025-04.
No persons spoke in opposition at the City Council meeting, and Council voted (5-0) to conduct the first reading of Ordinance No. 2026-07, along with approving the other entitlements heard at that meeting.
The second reading of the Ordinance is the final action the City Council takes in order for prezoning action of Annexation No. 2025-04 to take effect. Following the second reading and Council adoption, the ordinance will go into effect 30 days following adoption of the second reading.
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