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Planning commission initiates zoning amendment to allow four stories in MXC‑1 and MXD‑1 zones
Summary
The commission voted to initiate an amendment to Title 18 (zoning) to change Table 18.24.040A, allowing four stories (while retaining the 50-foot maximum) in the MXC‑1 and MXD‑1 zones; staff will draft an ordinance and return to the commission and city council for formal adoption.
The National City Planning Commission voted on July 21 to initiate a zoning code amendment to change how the number of allowed stories is expressed in two mixed‑use zones.
Assistant Planner Sophia Depew told the commission the existing table (Table 18.24.040A) sets the maximum height at 50 feet and three stories in the MXC‑1 zone. Depew summarized why staff and the applicant sought initiation: the California Building Code permits variable story heights, and limiting buildings to three stories within a 50-foot envelope reduces design…
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