STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
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8/25/2026
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Date: August 25, 2026
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director – Community Development
Shannon Edwin, AICP, Associate Planner – Community Development Subject: Sierra Gateway Neighborhood Plan: General Plan Amendment No. 26-001, Zone Change No. 26-001, Zone Text Amendment No. 26-001, Specific Plan No. 26-001 Recommendations:
1. Adopt Resolution No. _____, containing the following actions:
a. Approval of General Plan Amendment No. 26-001 changing the land use designation of the plan area to Specific Plan (SP);
b. Approval of the Sierra Gateway Neighborhood Plan under Specific Plan No. 26-001; and c. Finding that the project is statutorily exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
2. Introduce Ordinance No. _____, changing the zoning designation to be zoned Specific Plan (SP), known as Zone Change No. 26-001, and making associated updates to Title 17 of the City of Lancaster Municipal Code, known as Zone Text Amendment No. 26-001.
G.C. Section 84308:
No.
Fiscal Impact:
None.
Background:
The Sierra Gateway Neighborhood Plan is a Specific Plan that would provide direction for future development within the plan area. The Specific Plan is intended to replace the existing Transit- Oriented Development (TOD) Zones plan, which was a form-based plan interpreting the previous Mixed-Use zoning designation, and to adopt a new Specific Plan to allow for more flexible land uses, simplified zoning, streamlined development standards, design guidelines, public realm 2 4
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improvements, and implementation strategies. The intent of this plan is to support walkable, mixed-use, development patterns that will create new opportunities for housing development near the Lancaster Metrolink Station and promote additional opportunities for jobs and a mix of commercial uses. There is no construction associated with the proposed specific plan, and future development would be subject to separate approval. Existing legal non-conforming uses within the plan area would not be removed as part of this proposal.
Public Noticing:
Public noticing was published in compliance with the Government Code on August 15, 2026.
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Attachments:
A. Resolution No.
B. Ordinance No.
C. Notice of Exemption
D. PC Staff Report, July 20, 2026
(https://cityoflancasterca.primegov.com/Portal/Meeting?meetingTemplateId=7780)