Taft planning commission recommends zoning and specific-plan changes to implement housing-element programs

Dec 4, 2025

The commission voted 5-0 to recommend City Council approve zoning ordinance amendment 2025-16 and Specific Plan Amendment 2025-17 to implement 23 housing-element programs (2023–2031), including updates for ADUs, removal of constraints, and incentives for housing production; staff found the changes CEQA-exempt (§15061(b)(3)).

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The Taft Planning Commission on Dec. 3 unanimously recommended that the City Council approve a package of zoning and specific-plan amendments intended to implement programs in the city's certified 6th-cycle housing element.

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