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Artesia council adopts mixed-use overlay, advances housing element for state review
Summary
The Artesia City Council voted 5-0 to adopt a new mixed‑use overlay and related zoning changes intended to meet the city’s 2021–2029 housing obligations and enable higher-density housing along major corridors; staff will submit the housing element draft to the state by June 13.
The Artesia City Council on Monday adopted a mixed‑use overlay ordinance and related zoning updates designed to add capacity for the city’s state-assigned housing targets. The council voted 5-0 to approve the zoning code amendment and to introduce the implementing ordinance.
City staff said the changes are intended to meet the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) and to allow more housing types along commercial and transit corridors. Christine Khadija, principal planner for Willdan (the city’s housing consultant), said the overlay covers about 569 parcels across 232 acres and creates three sub‑zones with maximum heights of 5, 4 and 3 stories (each with a one‑story bonus tied to affordable housing). “The overlay increases the available housing…
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