Planning Division ∙ 555 Santa Clara Street ∙ Vallejo ∙ CA ∙ 94590 ∙ 707.648.4326
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Vallejo City Council will hold a public hearing on the adoption of the New Zoning Code, Zoning Map, General Plan Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments, Approval of a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and other related actions as provided below. Project Name: Date: Time: Location:
New Zoning Code Project Tuesday, April 13, 2021 7:00 P.M. Due to the current Shelter at Home Order and in conformance with the Governor’s Executive Order N-29-30, the City of Vallejo will hold City Council meetings via teleconference. There will be no public access to City Hall for any meetings until further notice. Any interested members of the public desiring to watch the meeting or communicate with the City Council regarding the New Zoning Code, Map and other actions including the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration must do so by accessing the following link: https://bit.ly/2Jcjdvq, clicking on the City Council meeting date, and following the public comment instructions listed for this agenda item. PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The City of Vallejo has completed a comprehensive update to its Zoning Code (Vallejo Municipal Code Title 16) that includes both text and map amendments to reflect the goals, policies, and implementation measures expressed in General Plan 2040. The proposed New Zoning Code establishes new and modified land use regulations that will guide future development and design throughout the City. The proposed New Zoning Code includes, but is not limited to new and revised zoning districts, permitting procedures, permitted and conditionally permitted land uses and development standards in each zoning district, city-wide development standards and land use definitions that regulate city-wide development. The New Zoning Code is the first comprehensive update since 1980 and represents a complete redesign and modernization of the Zoning Code making it clear, approachable, flexible and easy to use. The Project also includes the following:
Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to CEQA Amendments to the General Plan 2040 Text and Land Use Map Amendments to the Downtown Vallejo Specific Plan Amendments to the White Slough Specific Area Plan Repeal of the Northgate Specific Plan
On March 29, 2021, the Planning Commission held a Special Meeting to conduct a public hearing on the New Zoning Code Project. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to forward the Project including the supporting Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration to City Council for approval and adoption. The Draft New Zoning Code includes an Errata of changes and corrections since the release of the revised document on March 5, 2021. The Errata, Draft New Zoning Code and Zoning Map, General Plan Text and Land Use Map Amendments, Specific Plan Amendments and Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration are available on the City’s website at: https://www.cityofvallejo.net/city_hall/departments___divisions/planning_and_development _services/planning_division/planning_division_document_library, click on Zoning Code (New). PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial Study and Draft Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) have been prepared for the proposed project tiering from the General Plan 2040/Sonoma Boulevard Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) certified by City Council in August 2017. It has been determined that with mitigations, the proposed project will not have a significant effect on the environment and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program has been prepared. PLANNING DIVISION STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION Planner: Telephone: Michelle Hightower (707) 648-4506 Date of Notice: March 31, 2021
Email: michelle.hightower@cityofvallejo.net. Christina Ratcliffe, Interim Planning and Development Services Director