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Loomis moves forward with zoning changes to implement housing element; council adopts first reading
Summary
The Town advanced zoning ordinance amendments to implement the adopted housing element and general-plan updates, rezoning parcels to RH‑20 (including a 7‑acre Hidden Grove site and Heritage Park parcels), increasing central-commercial density to 20 units per acre, updating ADU and parking rules, and adding definitions for supportive and special‑needs housing; council approved first reading and will return for second reading.
The Town of Loomis took a key step to implement its housing element by approving the first reading of comprehensive zoning‑ordinance amendments. Planning Director Christie summarized changes intended to keep the zoning map and code consistent with the general-plan updates and with state housing law.
Five housing-element programs required zoning amendments: a comprehensive zoning-code review (program 2); removal of barriers for special‑needs housing and definitions for employee/farmworker housing, single‑room-occupancy and residential-care facilities (program 5); ADU and…
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