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Oroville council discusses downtown mixed‑use zoning, asks planning commission to study options
Summary
Council heard a staff presentation on the mixed‑use downtown designation, noted two identified legal nonconforming businesses, and directed staff to involve the planning commission in any zoning-change work rather than acting immediately on spot rezoning.
City planning staff briefed the Oroville City Council on the city's mixed‑use downtown zoning and the implications for businesses that are now legal nonconforming uses.
Planning staff said the mixed‑use downtown designation originated with the 2009 general‑plan update to encourage walkable downtown activity and allow a range of business types without use permits. Staff explained that existing businesses that became nonconforming…
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