Legislation Details

File #: 26-431    Version: 2
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/22/2026 In control: PLANNING COMMISSION
On agenda: 9/28/2026 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 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPT FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO CEQA (CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING)
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Draft Planning Commission Resolution, 3. 2. Draft Responses to Comments, 4. 3. Draft Density Bonus and Other Incentives
Related files: 26-384, 26-409
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 PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, ADOPT FINDINGS OF FACT, STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM PURSUANT TO CEQA (CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING)
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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:
recommendation
Staff recommends the Planning Commission:
Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council take the following actions, including:
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.
General Plan Amendment: Amend the General Plan (Land Use, Circulation, Community Design, Noise, and Open Space and Recreation elements); and
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
Amend the Newport Boulevard Specific Plan; and
Amend the North Costa Mesa Specific Pl...

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