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Westminster planning commission recommends denial of ordinance to set 30‑unit minimum in housing overlay
Summary
The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend denial of a proposed zoning code amendment that would raise the housing‑overlay minimum density from 20 to 30 dwelling units per acre; the item will go to city council Sept. 10.
The Westminster Planning Commission voted 5-0 on Aug. 20 to recommend denial of a proposed zoning-code amendment that would raise the minimum residential density in the city’s housing overlay from 20 to 30 dwelling units per acre.
The recommendation comes after a staff presentation explaining the amendment is intended to align the city’s zoning with its certified housing element and recent City Council action. Staff said the change would codify an Aug. 13 City Council urgency ordinance that temporarily prohibits approvals of housing-overlay projects with densities under 30 units per acre.
A staff member told the commission the proposed code amendment would amend section 17.25.035 of the Westminster Municipal Code and that the proposal is exempt from CEQA under the “common-sense” exemption.…
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