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Pacific Grove council introduces zoning changes to address state housing department comments

Pacific Grove City Council · April 16, 2026

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Summary

City staff asked council to introduce ordinance amendments setting minimum densities (20 units/acre) for multiple commercial and R-3 zones to satisfy a letter from the California Department of Housing and Community Development; council acknowledged the CEQA addendum and unanimously voted to introduce the ordinance to expedite housing-element certification.

City planning staff presented targeted zoning-code changes the council agreed to introduce so the city can respond to California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) comments and move toward housing-element certification.

John Biggs, community development director, told the council staff proposes minimum-density requirements of 20…

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