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Villa Park council approves first reading of housing‑element zoning ordinance amendment required by HCD

6441118 · September 24, 2025
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Staff reported minor zoning ordinance wording changes requested by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to clarify a 50/50 commercial/residential affordability split; council approved the ordinance's first reading 5‑0 and scheduled a second reading for Oct. 28.

The Villa Park City Council voted 5‑0 to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 2025‑638, a zoning amendment intended to satisfy clarifying language requested by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the city’s sixth‑cycle housing element.

A staff presentation said HCD had determined the housing element was essentially compliant but asked for two minor clarifications in the zoning ordinance to expressly state a 50% split (maximum commercial/…

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