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Planning Commission recommends ordinance to allow ministerial approval for two‑unit small‑lot projects, commissioners split 5–2
Summary
The commission voted to recommend a zoning code amendment to allow ministerial processing of two‑unit small‑lot ordinance projects (PCTY‑25‑0007), aligning some multifamily parcels with SB 9‑style ministerial pathways; motion carried 5–2 with Vice Chair Zick and Commissioner Dixon opposed.
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend that the City Council amend Title 13 of the municipal code to allow ministerial approval for qualifying two‑unit small‑lot ordinance projects and to exempt certain qualifying two‑unit projects from design review.
Senior planner Chris Yager (Yager) told commissioners the proposed amendment (PCTY‑25‑0007) would add a ministerial pathway for two‑unit small‑lot projects and align processing with SB 9 ministerial provisions in single‑family (R1) districts. "This would provide consistency with multifamily zones, with the current R1 subdivisions that can happen because of SB 9," Yager said, explaining staff is…
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