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Planning commission recommends council adopt housing-element changes, adds Chapter 10.83 and rezones 10 acres at old winery
Summary
The Tulare Planning Commission recommended the city council approve amendments to the zoning code to add Chapter 10.83 (by-right approvals), an amendment to the General Plan and a rezone of 10 acres (APN 149-070-008) from RM-2 to RM-4 to meet the city’s RHNA; state HCD has found the draft substantially compliant.
The Tulare Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council adopt amendments implementing the city’s updated housing element, including adding Chapter 10.83 to the zoning ordinance to enable by-right (ministerial) approvals and rezoning a 10-acre portion of the old winery parcel (Assessor’s Parcel No. 149-070-008) from medium-density to high-density residential (RM-2 to RM-4).
Mario, the city’s Community Development Director, summarized the multi-jurisdictional housing element update process, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) obligations and the state review. He said State HCD has indicated the draft is substantially compliant and that the city must adopt the housing element and take implementing zoning and general-plan actions. “This is for the housing element,” Mario said, adding that…
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