Legislation Details

File #: 26-409    Version: 2
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/4/2026 In control: PLANNING COMMISSION
On agenda: 9/14/2026 Final action:
Title: CITY OF COSTA MESA NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE ALL BELONG PROPOSED ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, ZONING MAP UPDATE, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CITYWIDE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND REPEALING OF URBAN PLANS (PCTY-26-0004); AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF THE COSTA MESA GENERAL PLAN: CIRCULATION, COMMUNITY DESIGN, LAND USE, NOISE, AND OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION (PGPA-26-0002); AND AMENDMENTS TO THE NEWPORT BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN (PSPA-26-0003), NORTH COSTA MESA SPECIFIC PLAN (PSPA-26-0004), AND ONE METRO WEST SPECIFIC PLAN (PSPA-26-0005); CERTIFY FINAL PEIR, ADOPT FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO CEQA
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Draft Planning Commission Resolution, 3. 2. SB 4 Memorandum and Survey, 4. 3. Housing Production Incentives Memorandum, 5. 4. Planning Commission Public Comments, 6. 5. Links to Exhibit Documents (reference guide)
Related files: 26-385, 26-383, 25-581, 25-612, 26-112, 26-207, 26-138, 26-154, 26-174, 26-384, 26-387

TITLE:

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CITY OF COSTA MESA NEIGHBORHOODS WHERE WE ALL BELONG PROPOSED ZONING CODE AMENDMENT, ZONING MAP UPDATE, AND ESTABLISHMENT OF CITYWIDE MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED-USE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS, AND REPEALING OF URBAN PLANS (PCTY-26-0004); AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF THE COSTA MESA GENERAL PLAN: CIRCULATION, COMMUNITY DESIGN, LAND USE, NOISE, AND OPEN SPACE AND RECREATION (PGPA-26-0002); AND AMENDMENTS TO THE NEWPORT BOULEVARD SPECIFIC PLAN (PSPA-26-0003), NORTH COSTA MESA SPECIFIC PLAN (PSPA-26-0004), AND ONE METRO WEST SPECIFIC PLAN (PSPA-26-0005); CERTIFY FINAL PEIR, ADOPT FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO CEQA

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DEPARTMENT:                                                               Community Development department ADVANCED planning AND HOUSING division 

PRESENTED BY:                                                                MICHELLE HALLIGAN, senior planner, ANNA MCGILL, ADVANCED PLANNING MANAGER and Cathy Tang-Saez, DUDek                      

CONTACT INFORMATION:                     MICHELLE HALLIGAN 714-754-5608 Michelle.Halligan@costamesaca.gov

RECOMMENDATION:

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Staff recommends the Planning Commission:

1.                     Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council take the following actions, including:

 

a.                     CEQA: Certify the Program Environmental Impact Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Neighborhoods Where We All Belong Zoning Updates and Housing Element Implementation.

 

b.                     General Plan Amendment: Amend the General Plan (Land Use, Circulation, Community Design, Noise, and Open Space and Recreation elements); and

 

c.                     Zoning Code Amendments: Amend the Zoning Code, update the Zoning Map, and establish the Citywide Multifamily Residential and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards, and repeal the urban plans (SoBECA Urban Plan, 19 West Urban Plan, Mesa West Bluffs Urban Plan, and Mesa West Residential Ownership Urban Plan); and

 

d.                     Amend the Newport Boulevard Specific Plan; and

 

e.                     Amend the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan; and

 

f.                     Amend the One Metro West Specific Plan.

 

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