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Council adopts industrial zoning changes after resident raises concerns about permitted uses
Summary
Westminster adopted Ordinance No. 2623 (Case No. 2025-0113), a zoning text amendment to industrial districts, at second reading 5-0 after a resident outlined detailed objections to the land‑use table; staff said changes after second reading would require a new public hearing.
The Westminster City Council on Aug. 27 conducted a second reading and adopted Ordinance No. 2623, a zoning text amendment (Case No. 2025-0113) amending Chapter 17.23 of the Westminster Municipal Code governing industrial zoning districts. The motion to adopt carried 5-0.
A resident, Terry Raines, addressed the council during the agenda-items public comment period with a series of specific recommendations and objections to the land‑use table that staff proposed. Raines asked staff to "clean up this table" and listed multiple items she believed were incorrectly permitted or omitted, including RV storage distinctions between M1 and M2 zones, the placement of religious uses in industrial zones, emergency shelter allowances under Government Code Section 65583, and the prohibition of self-storage uses citywide.
Council members asked staff to respond. Assistant City Manager Adolfo Zeta and City Manager Christine Cordon said the item had already been heard by the Planning Commission and that the council had conducted the first reading and a public hearing at the prior meeting. Cordon said that because this was a second reading following a prior public hearing, any substantive edits would require reopening the public hearing process. "If you wish to revise them, certainly you can. It would require a new public hearing before the city council if you end up making any revisions because this is second reading and the public hearing has already occurred at the last meeting," Cordon said.
Councilwoman Fan West moved to approve the ordinance; Mayor Wynne seconded the motion. After the second reading was read by title, the council voted 5-0 to adopt Ordinance No. 2623.
The council did not make additional changes at the Aug. 27 meeting. Staff and commissioners previously reviewed public comments at the Planning Commission hearing, and the city manager indicated staff remains available to discuss specific technical concerns raised by residents ahead of further action should the council direct a new hearing.
