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Santa Paula council introduces broad development-code update; waives first reading of Ordinance 1346
Summary
The City Council introduced Ordinance 1346 to update multiple chapters of the Santa Paula Municipal Code, including mobile-home-park rules and historic-property eligibility for Mills Act agreements, and waived first reading.
City staff presented a multi-chapter update to Santa Paula’s development code on June 18, and the City Council voted to waive first reading and introduce Ordinance 1346, which renumbers and modernizes sections of the municipal code.
Ms. Castillo, city staff in the economic and community development department, told the council that the municipal code “has not undergone a comprehensive update since 1997” and that tonight’s ordinance package updates several chapters to correct inconsistencies and outdated language. The planning commission had reviewed the draft and asked staff to hold a study session on development standards for primary dwellings and to return inclusionary-housing details to the planning commission after the Affordable Housing Task Force provides input.
Key changes in the ordinance package include aligning mobile-home-park regulations with state law (the Mobile Home Parks Act), renumbering several chapters, updating density-bonus provisions by incorporating the current state density-bonus law by reference, and removing the commercial-use limitation from the city’s definition of a qualified historic property that may enter a Mills Act agreement.
Ms. Castillo explained that the Mobile Home Parks Act governs many physical standards in parks and that the city’s code now mirrors state rules on roadway design, accessory uses and other park features. She also said the planning commission recommended holding a separate study session on primary-dwelling development standards and that the inclusionary-housing ordinance will return to the planning commission after task-force comments.
Vice Mayor Juarez moved to waive the first reading and introduce Ordinance No. 1346, and Councilmember Ornelas seconded the motion. The council voted to approve the introduction of the ordinance and to find the action categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) sections cited in the staff report. No public comments were received during the hearing and no amendments were made before introduction.
The council directed staff to continue the pending study of primary-dwelling standards and to coordinate the inclusionary-housing ordinance review with the Affordable Housing Task Force and the planning commission before it returns to the council for final action.
