DATE: 01/07/2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Economic Development Department
2026-19
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBJECT:
Nonconforming Uses in Downtown Corona
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to provide additional direction for nonconforming uses in Downtown Corona.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council provide direction to staff on next steps and community engagement related to nonconforming uses in the Downtown Specific Plan boundaries.
BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On November 19, 2025, following discussion of an amortization process the City Council directed staff to “pause for six months and then form an ad hoc that includes the chamber and our downtown businesses to talk about forming a working group on how we go forward with improving the look and the feel of Sixth Street, embracing our past, and exploring the options.”
At the December 3, 2025, City Council meeting, the City Council asked that this item be re-agendized to provide additional direction to staff related to engagement with the business community for this issue.
ANALYSIS:
Staff will present this item to receive further direction from the City Council on nonconforming uses.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact from this discussion.
PREPARED BY: JOEL BELDING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR REVIEWED BY: JUSTIN TUCKER, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
ATTACHMENTS: NONE