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Council advances General Plan amendment and rezone for large West Nielsen-area development after recusal
Summary
The Kerman City Council certified a Mitigated Negative Declaration and approved actions to amend the General Plan and introduce a rezone and related maps for roughly 39.13 acres south of West Nielsen Avenue; Mayor Pacheco recused under the Levine Act and three councilmembers voted to advance the project.
The Kerman City Council on Oct. 22 certified a Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH No. 2025060904) and advanced a package of land-use actions for two parcels on the south side of West Nielsen Avenue that together total roughly 39.13 acres.
The approved package, tied to GPA 2023-02 and Rezone 2023-03, would redesignate APN 020-120-06 (9.64 acres) to MU – Mixed Use and MDR – Medium Density Residential and pre-zone approximately 30.39 acres to the Smart Development Combining District – Residential – minimum 3,500 square feet (SD-R-3.5) and 8.74 acres to a Mixed Use District. Council also considered related tentative parcel and subdivision maps, annexation (ANX 2023-03) and a tentative parcel map (TPM 2024-01).
Mayor Pacheco recused herself at 6:47 p.m. pursuant to the Levine Act; Mayor Pro Tem Yep conducted the item. Public comments in support were made by Mr. Skinner and Mr. Gill. Councilmember Dhaliwal moved to approve the CEQA findings, certify the Mitigated Negative Declaration, adopt the mitigation monitoring program and advance the ordinance introducing the rezone; Councilmember Hall seconded. The motion passed with votes recorded as Ayes: Dhaliwal, Hall, Yep; Abstain: Pacheco; Absent: Herrera. "The council adopted the CEQA findings and advanced the rezone package," the official action record shows.
The council's action does not itself rezone the property; it introduces the ordinance and approves the CEQA findings required to proceed. The record notes specific acreage totals and the Mitigated Negative Declaration number. The public hearing on the item opened at 6:39 p.m. and closed at 7:27 p.m.
Next steps include final ordinance adoption and any required ministerial filings; the council's action introduces the ordinance by title only and approves the environmental clearance that allows subsequent approvals to proceed.
