City Council Meeting, January 10, 2022
Item 5.2
Municipal Code Text Amendment
No. TA-21-151 is a staff-initiated proposal
to modify various sections of the Lathrop
Municipal Code.
The proposed amendments include
integration of current City policies, State law
and best practices within the Planning
profession.
The City approved similar efforts and updated
various sections of the Municipal Code in the
following years:
◦ 2013
◦ 2016
◦ 2017
◦ 2019
◦ 2021
Chapter 10.24 Parking
◦ Proposed amendment clarifies and provides reasonable
time for residents to park their Recreational Vehicles
(and similar vehicles) on the street no longer than 48- hours for the purpose of loading, unloading, cleaning,
and preparation before and after use.
Chapter 17.76 Off-Street Parking and Loading
◦ Amendment would add “utility trailer” to the list of
vehicles that are not permitted to be stored in any
residential district except within an enclosed side or rear yard or within a garage or carport.
Chapter 17.16 General requirements and
Exceptions
◦ Proposed amendment would correct the code
reference for the application type for a temporary
subdivision sales office.
◦ Currently, the code references Chapter 17.112,
Conditional Uses whereas it should state Chapter
17.108, Administrative Uses as current practice is
to review temporary subdivision signs and sales
offices administratively.
Chapter 17.32 R One-Family Residential
District and Chapter 17.36 RM Multifamily
Residential District
◦ Proposed amendment would update the Chapters to
be consistent with Senate Bill 234 and add Large
Family Day Care Home (day care for 9 – 14 children)
as a permitted use in both Zoning Districts.
◦ Per Senate Bill 234, the City cannot require a Zoning Permit or Business License for Large or Small Family
Child Care Homes.
Chapter 17.52 Combining Districts
◦ Update the Mossdale Village Combining District
Section to clarify that development of property
within the Mossdale Village area is subject to the
regulations found in the West Lathrop Specific Plan
and the applicable Mossdale Urban Design
Concepts.
◦ Currently, the Code references only the West
Lathrop Specific Plan.
New Chapter 17.57 Mossdale Landing Zoning
Districts
◦ Proposed amendment adds a new Chapter to the
Zoning Code titled “Mossdale Landing Zoning
Districts” to provide reference to the Mossdale
Urban Design Concepts.
◦ Currently, there is no reference within the Lathrop
Municipal Code to the Mossdale UDCs and their
allowable uses, development standards, etc.
Chapter 17.60 Southeast Stewart Tract
Zoning Districts
◦ Proposed amendments removes the MX-ST, MixedUse Zoning District and CR-ST, Regional Commercial Zoning District from the Zoning Code
as these Zoning Districts are not present on the
Zoning Map.
◦ The amendments also add the use “Clustered
Housing”, consistent with a density in compliance
with the City’s General Plan as a permitted use in
the R-ST, Residential Zoning District.
Chapter 17.62 Central Lathrop Zoning Districts
◦ Amendments would add Large Family Day Care as a
permitted use in all of the Central Lathrop residential zoning districts consistent with Senate Bill 234.
◦ The amendments would also update the Non-Residential
Development Standards to remove “Lathrop Center
District” from the off-street parking standards since this designation no longer exists and update the reference to Chapter 17.76.
◦ The update would also remove the VR-CL, Variable
Residential District reference in the R/MU-CL,
Residential/Mixed Use Zoning District.
Chapter 17.64 Home Occupations
◦ Proposed amendment would update the Home
Occupations provisions to allow mobile businesses
authorized by the State.
◦ Currently, the LMC specifically excludes personal
services such as beauty salons and barber shops to
operate as a home based business. However, the
State has created a licensing provision that allow
personal services to operate in an approved Mobile
Unit.
Chapter 17.80 Accessory Dwelling Units
◦ Amendment would modify the Chapter to clarify
that doorway access to a detached Accessory
Dwelling Unit may face the street as long as the
detached ADU is recessed from the main dwelling
unit.
Chapter 17.97 Wireless Communication
Facilities
◦ Amendment would clarify that Tier 3 Wireless
Communication Facilities (New Cell Towers) are
subject to a Site Plan Review and Conditional Use
Permit.
Chapter 17.100 Site Plan Review
◦ The proposed amendment would correct the code
reference for the revocation of a site plan.
Currently, the language references an incorrect
Section of Chapter 17.112, Conditional Uses.
Chapter 17.108 Administrative Approval of
Certain Uses
◦ The proposed amendment would add temporary
construction/laydown yard associated with a
construction project to the list of temporary uses
that are exempt from the Temporary Use Permit
requirements.
The proposed Municipal Code Amendment is
exempt according to CEQA Article 5 Section
15061 by the “Common Sense Exemption”.
The amendment does not change the zoning
designation on any individual property and
does not affect existing land use or density.
Staff recommends the City Council conduct
the following:
Hold a Public Hearing; and
First Reading and Introduce an Ordinance
adopting various amendments to the
Lathrop Municipal Code (LMC) to
modernize, simplify, and streamline
sections of Title 17, the Zoning Code and
Title 10, Vehicles and Traffic.