Business Item 5a
STAFF REPORT
City Council Business Item
DATE: March 3, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Shari Meads, Community Development Director
THROUGH: Amy Nilsen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 2025-773 Amending the City of Fortuna Zoning Map and Applying a Q Qualified Zone to Implement the Mill District Specific Plan
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Conduct the second reading and adopt Ordinance 2025-773, amending the City of Fortuna Zoning Map and Applying a Q Qualified Zone to Implement the Mill District Specific Plan.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Background
On February 18, 2025, the Council certified the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Prepared for the Amendments to the General Plan Land Use Element, the Mill District Specific Plan (MDSP), and a Q-Qualified Zone, and adopted the Land Use Element amendments and the MDSP. The MDSP is intended to:
transform the MDSP area into an industrial, commercial, and mixed-use development center.
provide a balanced transportation network that supports commerce and facilitates multimodal transportation and provides connections to the John Campbell Memorial Greenway / Strongs Creek Trail and the Great Redwood Trail. protect the industrial character of the area in a manner compatible with existing and planned residential and commercial areas.
protect and enhance the Strongs and Mill Creek riparian areas.
On February 18, 2025, the Council introduced for the first reading and held a public hearing for the Ordinance Amending the City of Fortuna Zoning Map and Applying a Q Qualified Zone to Implement the Mill District Specific Plan (Attachment A). There were no comments made during the public hearing. Staff recommends that the Council adopt the ordinance. If adopted, the ordinance will go into effect April 3, 2025.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
1. Receive staff report;
2. Take public comment;
3. Discuss and consider the proposed ordinance; and
4. Motion to conduct the seconding reading and adopt Ordinance 2025-773, read by title only. Roll Call Vote.
Business Item 5a
ATTACHMENTS:
• Ordinance 2025-773 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Fortuna Amending Section 17.02.030 of the Municipal Code (Zoning Map) to Adopt the Mill District QQualifying Zone to Implement the Mill District Specific Plan