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Planning commission recommends adoption of second zoning code cleanup ordinance to align code with general plan and current uses
Summary
The Planning Commission on April 16 recommended that City Council adopt the second Zoning Code Cleanup Ordinance, a collection of text and table edits staff said will make the zoning code better reflect the city's general plan and existing development patterns.
The Planning Commission on April 16 voted to recommend that the City Council adopt the second Zoning Code Cleanup Ordinance. Planning staff said the changes are largely technical and intended to align the zoning code with the adopted general plan and with observed patterns of development. The commission recommended the ordinance with the caveat that a related rezoning of the Tasman East area would be postponed after a noticing error and return later for consideration.
Staff planner John Davidson described several categories of updates: (1) greater flexibility in the low‑intensity office/R&D district to allow certain minor industrial uses that reflect existing building stock and typical tenant mix; (2) adjustments to mixed‑use and industrial use tables so appropriate commercial and medical uses are permitted in the correct districts; (3) daylight‑plane clarifications (a 45‑degree daylight plane that ends 40 feet from property lines with a distinct side‑yard plane where appropriate); (4) single‑family garage and driveway dimensional clarifications (reinstating a practical 20x20 clear parking space concept with a 17x18 minimum parking dimension to accommodate storage/utility equipment in garage stalls); and (5) updates to reflect recent state law changes to density bonuses and to add a limited ability for the community development director to require parking in projects within a half‑mile of transit if substantial evidence shows the project would negatively affect nearby parking or ability to provide affordable housing.
The ordinance also contains updated wireless infrastructure language to conform with federal and state requirements and to streamline certain nondiscretionary co‑location approvals. The commission voted to forward the cleanup ordinance to the City Council for adoption.
Because one portion of the cleanup (a Tasman East rezoning) required corrected noticing, staff will return that rezoning as a separate item at a later date and the cleanup ordinance recommendation excludes the Tasman East rezoning for now.
