City of Gonzales
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ACTIVITY REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: July 21, 2025
FROM: Taven Kinison Brown, Community Development Director THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: Activity Report
HOUSING
6 th Cycle Housing Element. On Monday July 14, 2025, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider the 6th Cycle Housing Element and made recommendations to the City Council for approval.
To implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element, changes to the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code, maps and text are recommended. City Council will be scheduled to consider the matter on August 4, 2025.
Vista Lucia Specific Plan. Issues of concern to the Pembrook Development Group appear to have been resolved satisfactorily, and staff is tracking and preparing public notices for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan for its last consideration by the City Council. If approved, staff will deliver an application to LAFCo for annexation and incorporation into the City of Gonzales.
The revised Puente del Monte Specific Plan is under review with reimbursement and consultant agreements in place. Our consultant staff will work approximately 16 hours weekly advancing this project. Staff and the Jackson Family Investment representatives meet twice a month.
The D’Arrigo 138-acre Site East of Hwy 101. Staff met with John Culligan on Monday June 9, 2025, to discuss opportunities for encouraging housing development on that land.
BUILDING DIVISION ACTIVITY
From June 1, 2025, through June 30, 2025 (30 reporting days), the City issued 2 permits; one for a commercial main entry door and another for a reroof. The estimated value of improvements was $24,755.57.
AGENDA
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8 CODE ENFORCEMENT
Two cases were opened in June of 2025. One for furniture and miscellaneous items stored in a front yard, and another for a fire hazard of dead trees in front yard. Two cases were resolved regarding RV’s in front yards that were moved.
ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS
Isaac Zuniga has started with the City as an Intern to the Community Development Department to facilitate business licensing, marketing Gonzales businesses, and monitoring and record keeping activities to improve departmental efficiencies and practices. Isaac is paid through grants administered through Hartnell College at no expense to the City.
Staff continues to recruit for the permanent Development Services Technician position.