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File #: 26-207    Version: 1
Type: Report Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/20/2026 In control: REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*
On agenda: 4/7/2026 Final action:
Title: ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REZONE SIXTH CYCLE (2021-2029) HOUSING ELEMENT SITES AND IMPLEMENT HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, A CONFORMING CODE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 9 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF FEES ASSOCIATED WITH NEW PROCESSES - PCTY-25-0008 AND FINDING OF EXEMPTION FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
Attachments: 1. Agenda Report, 2. 1. Ordinance Title 13, 3. 2. Exhibit A and B to Attachment 1, 4. 3. Ordinance Title 9, 5. 4. Fee Resolution, 6. 5. MUOD Strikethrough
Related files: 26-174

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ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REZONE SIXTH CYCLE (2021-2029) HOUSING ELEMENT SITES AND IMPLEMENT HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, A CONFORMING CODE AMENDMENT TO TITLE 9 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE, AND A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION OF FEES ASSOCIATED WITH NEW PROCESSES - PCTY-25-0008 AND FINDING OF EXEMPTION FROM CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT

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DEPARTMENT:                                                               ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT/PLANNING DIVISION

PRESENTED BY:                                                                MELINDA DACEY, PRINCIPAL PLANNER AND ANNA MCGILL, ADVANCE PLANNING MANAGER                     

CONTACT INFORMATION:                     MELINDA DACEY (714) 754-5611

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Staff recommends the City Council find that the following actions statutorily exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.085(a) (Senate Bill 131); and

Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2026-XX to amend Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Planning, Zoning, and Development) to rezone Sixth Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element sites and implement specific Housing Element programs (Attachment 1); and

Staff recommends the City Council adopt Ordinance No. 2026-XX to amend Title 9 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code (Licenses and Business Regulations) Article 23 for consistency with amendments to Chapter XVI of Title 13 (Planning, Zoning, and Development) (Attachment 3); and

Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2026-XX establishing fees for new development review processes for housing projects (Attachment 4).

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