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Camarillo planners endorse zoning-code rewrite to streamline reviews and add flexibility
Summary
The Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend a package of zoning ordinance amendments to the City Council that would replace chapter-specific use lists with a land-use matrix, measure ancillary uses by floor area (up to 49%) instead of gross-sales percentage, allow some restaurants and museums in more zones, lengthen permit terms from 12 to 24 months, and grant directors more discretion with appeal routes to the commission.
The Camarillo Planning Commission unanimously adopted a resolution (PC2025-14) recommending City Council approval of a comprehensive set of zoning ordinance amendments intended to clarify use rules, streamline development review and add flexibility for economic development.
An unnamed staff presenter summarized the package: replace separate use lists across commercial and industrial chapters with a consolidated land-use matrix; regulate ancillary uses by square footage rather than percentage of gross sales (staff proposed a 49% gross-floor-area cap for ancillary uses as a clearer enforcement metric); allow laundry and dry-cleaning facilities in the Village Commercial Mixed Use zone; make restaurants permitted uses in several additional zones;…
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