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Council adopts zoning and subdivision ordinance updates, affirms ministerial affordable housing process
Summary
Roseville City Council introduced and approved for first reading multiple zoning and subdivision ordinance amendments to comply with state law changes and local cleanups, and adopted Resolution No. 25-187 affirming the city’s ministerial process for affordable housing approvals.
The Roseville City Council voted June 4 to introduce for first reading ordinances amending multiple chapters of the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances and to adopt Resolution No. 25-187 affirming the city's ministerial process for approval of affordable housing projects.
Planning staff led the presentation (item 22). Greg Bitter, Planning Manager, said the annual updates reflect state legislative changes and local technical clarifications. Eric Singer, Associate Planner, and Lauren Hocker, Senior Planner, joined the presentation. Staff outlined staff‑recommended amendments that include a new definition for microbreweries, updated use tables to allow veterinary clinics in certain commercial zones and microbreweries in industrial zones, and new temporary‑use standards and time limits for pod (storage container) use on residential properties. Staff proposed adding shipping containers to the list of prohibited accessory residential structures unless modified to meet design standards (e.g., cladding to appear residential).
Other recommended changes would allow the Planning Manager to approve small parking reductions for restaurants (requests less than 15% of a center’s required parking), move certain project-permit-extension approvals to staff, and require on-site project notification posting for applications subject to public hearing to improve local awareness. Staff also presented state-driven updates: ADU (accessory dwelling unit) changes that permit more ADUs on existing multifamily sites in limited circumstances; revisions to the density bonus and supportive housing definitions; and changes to the subdivision ordinance to reflect Senate Bill 1123, including ministerial multifamily mapping adjustments and eligibility clarifications for small single-family parcels.
Staff said the Department of Housing and Community Development requested a footnote to ensure a minimum multifamily density of 20 units per acre for commercial-corridor plan areas (with an exception for parcels <= 0.5 acre with an existing single-family home built before 2025). Planning staff said outreach included the Roseville Coalition of Neighborhood Associations and the Planning Commission; the planning commission recommended approval on May 8. Staff also noted the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15061(b)(3).
During public comment, speakers asked for clarity that short-term temporary storage (moving pods or moving trucks) would be treated differently from long-term storage and encouraged outreach to the city’s newly formed senior commission on housing-related amendments; staff confirmed temporary moving uses would be subject to time and location standards and that commercial developments remain subject to design review. Council members asked whether the changes were state-initiated; staff confirmed many were required by state law.
Council moved, seconded and approved the actions on a roll-call vote. The record shows the council introduced the ordinances for first reading and adopted findings and Resolution No. 25-187 affirming ministerial housing processes as requested by HCD.
