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Council adopts ordinance limiting uses at Wellington Plaza over dissent
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 15-65, amending the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan to restrict permitted uses at Wellington Plaza to offices, photography studios and tutoring facilities; Council Member Fink voted against the measure, calling it 'spot zoning.'
The City Council voted 3–1 to adopt Ordinance 15-65 on second reading, amending the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan to limit permitted uses within the Wellington Plaza office complex to general and professional offices, photography studios and tutoring facilities.
Council Member Fink opposed the action, saying the amendment represents "spot zoning" and that the site's existing zoning had been in place since the project’s inception in 1979. "Spot zoning like this is a bad idea," Fink said during council discussion.
Other council members supported adoption, saying the change addresses downtown planning objectives. The motion carried on a roll call vote with Council Member Fink recorded as dissenting.
The ordinance revises permitted uses for the property as described in the specific plan amendment; staff characterized the change as a targeted amendment applicable to Wellington Plaza. The council did not amend the ordinance on the floor.
The council’s action was limited to adopting the specific plan amendment on second reading; implementation details such as enforcement and any future permit applications will follow the city’s standard planning processes.
