City Council Regular Meeting
April 10, 2023
Item 5.1
The proposed amendment is a Council-initiated
proposal to limit hotel establishments in the City.
The areas of limitation are the Central Lathrop
Specific Plan and Mossdale Landing development
areas.
On February 13, 2023, the City Council discussed the potential limitation of hotel establishments in the City.
Discussion was prompted by a disproportionately large number of projects and construction permits for hotels.
City Council instructed staff to prepare amendments to ensure that adequate land is available for a variety of potential commercial development such as retail, office, services, etc., within the undeveloped commercial land along Interstate-5. On March 29, 2023, the Planning Commission voted
unanimously (4-0) recommending the City Council approve the proposed hotel limitations.
New Chapter 17.78 Hotel Limitations
◦ This chapter identifies the zoning districts where
hotel establishments are limited.
◦ The total number of hotels that are permitted to
operate at any given time is six (6).
◦ The affected zoning districts are as follows:
◦ CO-CL, Commercial Office, Central Lathrop
◦ CS-MV, Service Commercial, Mossdale Village
◦ CH-MV, Highway Commercial, Mossdale Village East
◦ CS-MV, Service Commercial, Mossdale Village East
◦ CS-MV, Service Commercial, Mossdale Village South
The proposed Municipal Code Amendment is exempt
according to CEQA Article 5 Section 15061 by the
“Common Sense Exemption”.
CEQA applies only to projects that have a potential for causing a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Specific development projects undertaken
in the future pursuant to the amended Municipal Code
would be required to comply with CEQA at that time.
Planning Commission and staff recommend that the City
Council:
1. Hold a Public Hearing; and
2. First Reading and Introduction of an Ordinance to Add Chapter 17.78 Hotel Limitations and Modify Section
17.62.072 of the Central Lathrop Commercial Office Zoning District of the Lathrop Municipal Code; and
3. Adopt a Resolution Amending the Permitted and Conditional Land Use List for Mossdale Landing, Mossdale Landing East, and Mossdale Landing South Urban Design Concepts to
Regulate and Limit Hotel Development in the Central
Lathrop Specific Plan and Mossdale Village.