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San Mateo zoning code update enters outreach phase; residents and groups urge sea‑level‑rise protections and clearer surveys
Summary
City staff and consultant PlaceWorks reviewed the zoning code update schedule, white papers and outreach plan; environmental groups urged sea‑level‑rise overlay zones and stakeholders asked that surveys be simplified and that the planning commission be engaged early.
Deputy Director Sung Kwon and PlaceWorks consultant Joanna Jansen presented the scope and outreach plan for San Mateo’s comprehensive zoning code update on Feb. 20, one element of translating the Strive San Mateo general plan 2040 and Measure T into enforceable regulations.
Jansen said the outreach strategy includes virtual and in‑person workshops, up to four online surveys, and targeted stakeholder meetings; she noted a currently open online survey and white papers on topics such as building heights, single‑family standards…
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