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Marysville certifies EIR and adopts General Plan 2050, Downtown Specific Plan; zoning code amendments pass first reading
Summary
The Marysville City Council certified an environmental impact report, adopted the City of Marysville General Plan 2050 and a Downtown Specific Plan, approved historic design guidelines, and approved the first reading of zoning-code amendments to implement the plans.
The Marysville City Council certified the environmental impact report (EIR) for the General Plan 2050 update, adopted the General Plan and associated downtown specific plan and historic design guidelines, and approved the first reading of zoning code amendments intended to implement the plans.
Council adopted resolutions to certify the EIR, adopt the General Plan 2050 and approve historic design guidelines. The council then approved the ordinances that amend Title 17 (zoning) on first reading; staff and legal counsel clarified the ordinances will return for a required second reading before final adoption.
Dan Flores (staff) introduced consultants Kathy Pease and Matthew Gerken of AECOM, who told the council the update had a 2050 horizon and combined a general plan update, a downtown specific plan (funded in part by a SACOG REAP grant), revised historic design guidelines and a zoning-code update to align with state law. The consultants said the planning effort included public workshops, a citizen advisory committee, planning commission review and outreach to stakeholders including Caltrans and the local hospital.
Pease and Gerken said the EIR identified unavoidable significant impacts in several categories including air quality, cultural and tribal resources, greenhouse gas emissions and noise/vibration. Under CEQA, the city adopted a mitigation monitoring and reporting program for measures that can be mitigated and a statement of overriding considerations for impacts the city found unavoidable but determined were outweighed by the project's benefits. Consultants said they received four comment letters during the public review; the Airport Land Use Commission's comments about overflight were addressed with text changes and the commission was satisfied.
Councilmember (unnamed) moved to adopt resolutions for items 1, 2 and 5; after closing the public hearing the council voted in favor. Legal counsel advised voting on the ordinances separately; the council approved ordinances 3 and 4 on first reading and will schedule a second reading for final adoption. No public speakers spoke on the item at the meeting.
City staff and consultants said the plans are intended to streamline project-level review downtown, promote infill and mobility, support new housing and retail, and provide an implementation framework including a mitigation monitoring program. Staff noted the housing and safety elements were not updated as part of this package because the housing element was updated in 2021; the housing element and safety element will require future updates on the state's time frame (the next housing element cycle was noted for 2027'2028).
