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Tulare council adopts sixth-cycle housing element, rezones 10 acres to meet state site requirement
Summary
The Tulare City Council adopted its 2024–2032 housing element and a package of zoning changes, including rezoning a 10-acre former winery parcel to higher-density residential to meet state RHNA site obligations. Council also asked staff to bring objective development standards back for review.
The Tulare City Council on a 3–1 vote adopted its sixth-cycle (2024–2032) housing element and a related set of zoning and environmental actions, including a targeted rezoning of a 10-acre parcel formerly used as a winery to higher-density residential to satisfy a lower-income site requirement from the state.
The action combined four items: amendments to the zoning code to add a by-right approvals chapter, a general-plan land-use amendment for the parcel, a rezoning from medium-density (RM2) to high-density (RM4) for the 10-acre site (APN 149-070-008), and an addendum to the city’s certified environmental impact report. Planning staff described the rezoning as the single reszone needed this cycle to meet the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for lower-income units.
"The state wants land zoned at densities that can accommodate…
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