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Planning Commission recommends city council adopt housing, zoning and Avenue of the Flags specific‑plan amendments

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Summary

The Buellton City Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council adopt an interconnected set of housing and zoning ordinance amendments and related Avenue of the Flags Specific Plan changes intended to implement the city’s certified housing element and state housing laws.

The Buellton City Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend City Council approve three related amendments: a housing element text revision (Resolution No. 2,503), comprehensive zoning ordinance changes to implement adopted housing element programs and to make permanent a prior urgency ordinance on emergency shelters (Resolution No. 2,504), and amendments to the Avenue of the Flags Specific Plan to align it with the housing and zoning changes (Resolution No. 2,505).

Why it matters: The package implements updates required by state housing law and the city’s certified housing element, clarifies local rules for supportive and transitional housing, clarifies reasonable accommodation procedures for persons with disabilities, adjusts how agricultural/employee housing is regulated, and makes permanent a 2024 urgency…

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