Mendota council adopts housing overlay ordinance, waives second reading

The Mendota City Council on May 20 unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 25-01, which adds a Housing Element Implementation Overlay District to Title 17 of the Mendota Municipal Code. Mayor Victor Martinez opened a public hearing; Assistant City Planner Czeshinski presented the staff report and the council heard no public comment.

The ordinance — introduced as an amendment to Title 17 to add Chapter 17.42 — was approved after Mayor Pro Tem Jose Alonso moved to waive the second reading and adopt. Council Member Jesus "Jesse" Mendoza seconded the motion, which passed 4-0 with Council Member Joseph R. Riofrio absent. The council did not specify an effective date or implementation details during the meeting.

City staff presented the item as a zoning tool tied to the city’s housing element obligations; the council discussion focused on the ordinance’s adoption rather than detailed amendments or conditions. Assistant City Planner Czeshinski provided the report to the council and no public speakers addressed the hearing.

Because the council waived the second reading at the same meeting as adoption, staff will follow the city’s standard procedures for ordinance publication and posting; the minutes and the adopted ordinance document will record the ordinance language and effective date if specified in the official ordinance text.