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New commissioners receive orientation; staff flags downtown zoning code hybrid and exception issues
Summary
Planning staff gave an orientation to two new commissioners on Aug. 13, reviewing roles, Brown Act rules, the difference between the general plan and zoning code, and challenges with the city’s downtown form-based/zoning hybrid that staff and commissioners said limits adaptive reuse and leads to frequent exceptions.
The Ukiah Planning Commission on Aug. 13 received a comprehensive orientation from planning staff that covered the commission’s duties, Brown Act rules, where to find Ukiah City Code and the general plan, and a detailed discussion of the downtown zoning code’s hybrid form-based/Euclidean structure.
Chief Planning Manager Jesse Davis and Community Development Director Craig Schlotter led the session for two newly seated commissioners and other commission members. Schlotter told the group the general plan “is the constitution for the community” and that the zoning code must be consistent with the general plan’s land-use designations.
Staff emphasized key compliance and…
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