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Fortuna council certifies supplemental EIR and adopts Mill District plan; zoning ordinance moved to second reading
Summary
The Fortuna City Council on Feb. 24 certified a supplemental environmental impact report and adopted amendments to the General Plan to implement the Mill District Specific Plan and design guidelines; the implementing zoning ordinance was introduced and continued to March 3 for a required second reading.
The Fortuna City Council on Feb. 24 certified a supplemental environmental impact report (EIR) for the Mill District Specific Plan, adopted amendments to the General Plan land use element and design guidelines, and introduced a zoning ordinance to implement a Mill District qualified zone. Council members voted in favor of the EIR certification and the general-plan amendments; the zoning ordinance was introduced and the public hearing continued to March 3 for a required second reading.
The supplemental EIR and plan would guide redevelopment of the roughly 62-acre former Palco mill site, now marketed by the owner as the "Fortuna Mill Commerce Center," allowing a mix of residential, industrial, manufacturing, tourism and commercial land uses while adding measures to protect riparian areas along Strong's and Mill creeks. Community Development Director Sherry Meads and PlanWest…
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