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Montclair council adopts updated general plan and zoning ordinances after debate over drought rules and street design
Summary
After public testimony and extended council debate over drought-tolerant landscaping and possible street-design changes, the Montclair City Council adopted a comprehensive General Plan update and two implementing zoning ordinances, recorded in the meeting as passed by 3-2. Staff said specific street redesigns and water measures will be handled project-by-project.
The Montclair City Council adopted a sweeping update to the city's General Plan and two implementing zoning ordinances on Dec. 16, 2024, concluding a public hearing and a round of council questions and staff clarifications. Council members approved Ordinance No. 24-19 (Arrow Highway mixed-use specific plan) and Ordinance No. 24-11 (corridors code and zoning map updates); the transcript records the key vote as 3-2.
The adoption implements the land-use and regulatory goals the council previously finalized in the General Plan update and the city's Climate Action Plan. Bruce Col, a resident who participated in the plan process, urged the council to support the document, telling members that voting against it would be “a middle finger to the residents” who drafted proposals and…
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