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Council adopts technical updates to planning and zoning code; parking-minimums discussion left for future study

5906402 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The council gave second reading and adopted amendments to technical sections of the city’s planning and zoning code. Several residents urged broader reform of parking minimums; council members said parking minimum policy merits a future study session but approved tonight’s technical updates unanimously.

The Costa Mesa City Council on Oct. 7 adopted an ordinance making technical updates and clarifications to Title 13 (Planning, Zoning and Development) of the municipal code. The ordinance passed on its second reading by a 6-0 vote.

The item was presented as non-controversial code clean-up and the staff report noted edits intended to clarify existing definitions and procedures. No substantive rezoning or new development standards were included in the adopted changes.

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