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Walnut Creek planning commission recommends zoning and general plan changes to comply with state housing laws
Summary
The Walnut Creek Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments to the general plan and zoning code to align local rules with recent state housing laws including SB 330, AB 916, AB 2117 and SB 1211.
The Walnut Creek Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt a set of zoning and general plan amendments intended to bring the city's land-use regulations into compliance with recent California housing laws.
Staff said the amendments are primarily administrative and procedural, removing or revising provisions that conflict with state statutes and clarifying ministerial review paths that the city is already following.
Crystal DeCastro, interim principal planner for Walnut Creek City, told the commission the package includes a general plan change to remove Growth Control Policy 9.3 — a housing cap the staff said conflicts with the 2019 Housing Crisis Act (Senate Bill 330) —…
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