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Hayward Council Reviews Business‑Friendly Code Rewrites; Debate Focuses on Data Centers, ACUs and Massage Moratorium
Summary
Staff presented draft municipal code rewrites to consolidate commercial zoning, create accessory commercial units (ACUs), limited entertainment and temporary use permits, and require conditional use permits for data centers. Public commenters and council members debated whether data centers should be allowed in IP zones, performance standards and community benefits; the council also extended a temporary moratorium on new massage businesses.
City planners presented a package of draft municipal code changes aimed at simplifying commercial zoning and reducing permitting friction for small businesses at a Jan. 27 work session.
Sachiko (Sachi) Riddle, assistant planner, and Elizabeth Blanton, senior planner, described consolidating eight commercial code sections into one, reducing permitting requirements for many uses, proposing a new accessory commercial unit (ACU) pilot in downtown and Mission Boulevard corridors, outlining a limited entertainment permit, and establishing a streamlined temporary use permit for pop‑ups and short events.
Staff recommended two uses be more strictly regulated:…
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