Fremont City Council
April 7, 2026

City Council Public Hearing
Winter 2025/2026 Code Update
(PLN2026-00005)
April 7, 2026
City Council Public Hearing
• Periodic updates to the FMC
– 2024 Code Updates
• (Planning Commission – 11/21/2024; City Council adoption – 12/17/2024) • Project streamlining
• Comply with changes to state law
• Housing Development
• Clarifications
Purpose
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Streamlining
• Streamline industrial tentative parcel maps
• Commercial and Industrial development and uses
• Revise the Standard Development Requirements for
Resource Protection chapter
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State Laws and Consistency
• Add hydrogen fueling stations to various zoning
districts.
• Update the SB9 and ADU Chapters.
• Update noticing timeframes.
• Revise fee payment deadlines.
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Housing Development
• Mixed Use
• Single-Family Residential
• ADUs
• Affordable Housing
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Minor Corrections & Edits
• Update references modified by other proposed changes
• Add definitions for decks and primary dwellings
• Update definition for mobile homes
• Minor typographical and editorial corrections
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Recommend the City Council find:
– The proposed amendments are exempt from CEQA, per Section 15061 and Section 15183
– The proposed amendments are consistent with the General Plan Recommend the City Council introduce an ordinance approving the proposed amendments to the FMC
Staff Recommendation
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Thank you
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