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Brentwood council approves zoning text changes, limits gas stations and directs weekly green‑waste collection
Summary
At its April 28 meeting, the Brentwood City Council introduced and waived first readings of zoning code amendments (including a cap of 20 gas stations), adopted a PA‑1 plan amendment, approved an employment agreement for the city attorney, and directed staff to implement weekly green‑waste collection while reducing the planned water rate increase to 4%.
The Brentwood City Council on April 28 introduced and waived first readings of multiple zoning code amendments, adopted a specific‑plan update and approved staffing and service directions for water and solid‑waste operations.
Council actions included motions to update municipal code language to align with state law, limit the total number of automobile service stations in the city to 20, add development standards related to stream setbacks, and amend the Priority Area 1 (PA‑1) specific plan for school facility uses. Council also approved an employment agreement naming Thomas Lloyd Smith as Brentwood’s city attorney and directed staff to prepare resolutions that would reduce the next planned water rate adjustment from 6.5% to 4% and move the city to weekly green‑waste collection while keeping rates at the currently adopted level for the immediate term.
Why it matters: the zoning amendments are intended to bring the municipal code into consistency with recent state statutes and local policy direction; the gas‑station cap would limit future siting of new service stations (the staff report noted 19 licensed stations currently exist). The solid waste direction responds to SB 1383 organics rules and to resident concerns about biweekly green‑waste collection odors during hot months.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Introduce and waive first reading of citywide text amendments (signs, micro enterprise kitchens, notice and appeal procedures, electrified fencing, etc.): motion moved by a council member and seconded; voice vote: ayes recorded, motion passed. - Introduce and waive first reading of ordinance limiting automobile service stations to 20 in the city: motion moved and seconded; voice vote passed. - Introduce and waive first reading of zoning amendments to add stream setback development standards: motion moved and seconded; voice vote passed. - Adopt resolution amending PA‑1 specific plan (public/private school provisions): motion moved, seconded, voice vote passed. - Adopt resolution approving the employment agreement with Thomas Lloyd Smith (city attorney): motion moved by a council member, seconded; voice vote: ayes recorded, resolution adopted. - Direction to staff on utility and solid waste rates: council directed staff to prepare resolutions to (a) reduce the planned water increase from 6.5% to 4% for the next fiscal year and (b) implement weekly green‑waste collection (purchase five trucks, add three drivers and one mechanic; estimated 12–18 months for full rollout). Motion passed on voice vote.
Implementation and next steps: staff will return with the formal ordinance language and resolutions for adoption at future meetings and with budget requests for the additional solid‑waste headcount in the July budget process. The solid‑waste service change was estimated to require a one‑time capital outlay of about $4.5 million and roughly $1.7 million in ongoing costs; staff said those costs could be covered by existing enterprise reserves so no immediate rate increase is required.
The council recorded motions, seconds, and voice votes on these items in the meeting minutes; detailed roll‑call tallies were not read into the record for the actions summarized above.
