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Council adopts zoning change to reclassify 79.6-acre parcel to commercial zone
Summary
The council waived the second reading and adopted Ordinance 26-1051 to rezone a 79.6-acre parcel from light industrial to a General Commercial Shopping Center (C-2) zone upon annexation. Staff said the change aligns with the general plan; public questions focused on whether only 14.5 acres would be developed for truck-related uses.
The Susanville City Council voted unanimously to waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance 26-1051, which amends the city zoning map for a 79.6-acre parcel to a General Commercial Shopping Center (C-2) designation that will take effect upon annexation.
City Manager Dan Newton introduced the item and planning consultant Olivia Urban presented the staff recommendation. "The item before you . . . would rezone the 79.6 acre parcel from its current pre-zoning of light industrial to a new general commercial shopping center zone," Urban told the council, and staff said the rezoning aligns with the general plan change the council approved on April 15.
During public comment, resident Jim Berry asked whether the rezoning and annexation applied to the entire parcel or only to the portion planned for truck-related operations; Urban said the zoning would apply to the whole parcel but that the only development currently proposed is the previously considered truck site on about 14.5 acres. Another commenter, Vishal, who identified himself as a local business owner, expressed concern that new big-box or chain gas-station development could harm small businesses in town.
Council members asked no substantive changes to the ordinance and then moved to adopt it. The motion to waive the second reading and adopt the ordinance carried unanimously.
What happens next: Annexation must be completed before the new zoning takes effect; staff said the ordinance was part of a multi-step entitlement and environmental review process and that applicants may later seek development permits consistent with the new zone.
