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Council adopts zoning change to create R3‑40 high-density residential district
Summary
The Grand Terrace City Council adopted Ordinance ZCA 26-03/ZC 26-02 to establish an R3‑40 (20–40 dwelling units per acre) multi-family residential district and rezone roughly 97.1 acres consistent with the city’s housing element; the ordinance was read and approved during the meeting.
The Grand Terrace City Council voted to adopt zoning amendments that establish a new R3‑40 high-density multi-family residential district and rezone approximately 97.1 acres across the city, consistent with the housing element.
City Attorney Adrian read the ordinance title into the record describing ZCA 26‑03, ZC 26‑02 and Environmental Review E 26‑04, noting the change would “allow residential development at a density of 20 to 40 dwelling units per acre and to rezone approximately 97.1 acres of property located throughout the city to the R3‑40 designation” and that staff determined the actions were exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.085. After public comment and council discussion, the council voted to adopt the ordinance on second reading; the motion passed with the ordinance adopted by the council.
The record includes public comment from Jeremy Briggs and an emailed comment read into the record from Johan Gallo both addressing housing and related concerns. The council’s roll-call vote resulted in the ordinance passing; the transcript records at least one dissenting vote from Council member Brown. The ordinance and related rezoning implement Program 1 of the city’s 2021–2029 housing element, according to the city attorney’s statement.
The council did not provide additional detail in this meeting about specific parcels or development proposals tied to the rezoning; the ordinance as read updates the zoning map and Title 18 of the Grand Terrace Municipal Code. Any subsequent project on rezoned parcels would follow applicable development and environmental review procedures.
What’s next: The ordinance was adopted in this meeting; details about parcel-level changes, developer proposals, or further public hearings were not discussed on the record and are not specified here.
