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Bakersfield planning staff outlines timeline for Title 17 amendments, EIR scoping and general plan draft
Summary
Development Services Director Phil Burns told the Planning Commission staff will bring 12 Title 17 amendments on April 2, announced an EIR notice and a March 10 scoping meeting, and said staff expects a draft general plan in May with adoption targeted for July 2026.
Development Services Director Phil Burns told the City of Bakersfield Planning Commission on March 5 that staff will bring 12 proposed Title 17 amendments to the April 2 commission meeting as part of work promised under the city’s recently adopted housing element.
"Staff has been diligently working on our housing element that we finally adopted end of last year," Burns said, and added that the amendments relate to…
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