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Votes and actions at a glance: Planning commission forwards rezoning and code amendments to council
Summary
The commission recommended adoption of the zoning and code changes implementing the housing element, asked staff to look for a replacement for the 300 block Church Street site within six months of certification, and requested the ordinance include the statutory definition of by-right processing. The motion passed 4-1.
Action: The planning commission recommended that the city council adopt the zoning map changes and municipal-code amendments needed to implement the 6th-cycle housing element and to codify by-right ministerial processing for qualifying affordable projects.
Motion text (summary): Recommend council adoption of zoning changes and code amendments; include statutory reference to the by-right definition in the ordinance text; and direct staff to identify an alternate site to replace 300 Church Street within six months of HCD and Coastal Commission certification. Mover: Vice Chair Hernandez. Second: Commissioner Reddick.
Vote: Commissioner Reddick — yes; Commissioner Del — yes (with apprehension); Commissioner Rems — no; Vice Chair Hernandez — yes; Chair Gorn — yes. Outcome: Motion approved, 4-1. Next steps: Staff to prepare ordinance language with the statutory reference and to return with a site-replacement analysis per the six-month directive once certification occurs.
Why it matters: The action advances a statutory compliance pathway but includes a timetableed request for staff to seek alternatives to a contested site, balancing legal risk and public concern.
