Municipal Code Update
1 City Council
Item 7.1
May 5, 2026
Proposed Amendments
Three (3) Categories
• Procedural
• State Law Compliance
• Land Use and Development
Topic: Administrative Citations and
Enforcement Procedures
Procedural
Issue –> Process changes needed to add flexibility to the use of administrative remedies and offer enforcement officers more options to obtain prompt compliance in addressing both major and minor CVMC and state law violations.
Solution –> Remove unnecessary procedural restrictions while maintaining due process. Increase potential penalties as an added incentive to correct violations.
Topic: Cannabis Permits
Issue –> Clarification is needed in situations where cannabis businesses let their licenses lapse.
Solution –> Add language stating cannabis licenses are no longer valid if the City does not receive a renewal application by the previous year’s license expiration date.
Procedural
Topic: Public Noticing and Appeal
Processing Timeframes
Issue –> Discrepancies exist within the
timeframes for public noticing and appeal
applications; conflict between business and
calendar days.
Solution –> Establish timelines for three
different scenarios: 1) Development projects
requiring a public notice and ordinance
adoption; 2) Development projects requiring a
public notice and resolution adoption; 3) Appeal
period timeframes for all project types.
Procedural
Topic: Development Impact Fee Project Exemptions
Issue –> State Lawrequires all development contributing to the need for public facilities, must bear its proportionate share of cost.
Exempting such projects shifts their impact costs to unrelated private developments, violating principles of nexus and proportionality. Fee allocations must reflect actual, measurable impacts from the exempted development.
Solution –> Revise the applicable CVMC sections for better consistency with Government Code Section 66001.
State Law Compliance
Topic: Hydrogen Fueling Facilities
Issue –> Government Code Section 65850.7 requires jurisdictions larger than 250,000 people to allow hydrogen fueling facilities in commercial and industrial zones, and, have a permitting process in place for them.
Solution –> Hydrogen fueling stations become a permitted use in commercial and industrial zones.
State Law Compliance
Topic: Temporary and Permanent Storage Containers
Land Use & Development
Issue –> Additional language is needed regarding the
placement/location of said containers, and, the permitting process for them if they are to be located within the street.
Solution –> Clarify a container shall be placed first on -site either in a garage or driveway, and then in the street. Specify a temporary encroachment permitting process is required for any containers temporarily stored in the street.
Topic: Recreational Vehicle Storage and Habitation
Land Use & Development
Issue –> City Code Enforcement Officers
routinely deal with complaints regarding
vehicles being used as dwellings for
extended time periods. Additionally, two
separate CVMC sections speak to this topic
and need to be consolidated into one
resource.
Solution –> Consolidate two sections within
this Title to create one area for recreational
vehicle storage and habitation standards,
and, establish timeframes for vehicle
habitation to discourage extended or
permanent residency.
Public Participation
Planning Commission
• November 12, 2025 - 6-0-1 approval to continue item to the January 14, 2026 meeting, to provide additional time for the Commission to review the proposed amendments, and for
staff to further research questions raised by the Commission during the hearing.
• January 14, 2026 - 4-2-1 approval to adopt a Resolution recommending approval of the proposed amendments.
• Staff addressed Commissioner’s comments and
questions.
Public Participation (Cont’d.)
City Council
• April 14, 2026 – Item continued to date certain, to tonight’s meeting (May 5th).
• Staff made minor edits in the meantime, to clarify
noticing requirements for development projects,
appeal application processing, and the required
analysis for development impact fee exemptions.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt an Ordinance approving the
revisions to the Municipal Code.