Commission recommends removing ambiguous three-foot-per-story side-yard setback from municipal code

Sep 16, 2026

The Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council strike one sentence in Gridley Municipal Code section 17.78.020 A2A that required an "additional three-foot setback for each story," after staff and fire-marshal interpretation showed the sentence was ambiguous and could impede housing development.

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The Gridley City Planning Commission recommended that City Council remove a one‑sentence requirement—"an additional three‑foot setback is required for each story"—from municipal code section 17.78.020 A2A.

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