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Loomis planning commission recommends Title 13 zoning changes to meet state housing rules
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend the Town Council adopt Title 13 zoning amendments to implement the town's 2021 housing element and April 2024 General Plan updates, including rezones to RH20, a central-commercial density increase and multiple text changes required by state law.
The Loomis Planning Commission voted unanimously on Sept. 24 to recommend that the Town Council adopt a package of Title 13 zoning ordinance amendments designed to implement the town's 2021 Housing Element and updates made to the General Plan in April 2024.
Christie, planning staff, told the commission the changes are needed "to maintain a housing element that the State Department of Housing and Community Development deems compliant" and that the town must implement the programs in a timely manner or risk enforcement. She told the commission that the package includes rezoning land to a high-density residential designation (RH20), raising the Central Commercial district's allowable density from 15 to 20 units per acre, and several text amendments to align local code with state and federal fair housing laws.
The amendments cover five housing element programs staff said require regulatory change: Program 2 (a…
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