Item #05
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Kathy Pease, Planning Consultant
Jim Schaad, City Manager
Subject: Downtown Specific Plan and Zoning Code Second Reading Recommendation:
Pass a motion to 1) adopt Ordinance 1462 and waive the second reading amending Title 17 of the City of Marysville Municipal Code by amending the Zoning Map to change the Zoning District Designations consistent with the Downtown Specific Plan, and consistent with State Law, amend the Zoning Map and adopting a new zoning district of Public/Quasi-Public, and 2) waive the second reading Ordinance 1463 to adopt the Downtown Specific Plan, both to be effective 30 days after adoption.
Rationale for Recommendation:
The City Council voted 3-1-1 (Hudson no)(Gilchrist absent) to approve the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR), General Plan 2050 Update, and first reading to adopt the Downtown Specific Plan and Zoning Code Update at its meeting on September 16, 2025. Adoption of the ordinances requires a second reading.
Background:
The Downtown Specific Plan establishes zoning districts and streamlines future improvements to encourage commercial and residential development in the Downtown area consistent with the policies in the newly adopted General Plan 2050.
The comprehensive zoning code update includes amendments to Title 18 of the Municipal Code to update outdated information, expand definitions, and implement the General Plan Housing Element.
In addition, it updates the zoning code to be consistent with the proposed Downtown Specific Plan.
This includes amendments to the Zoning Code Sections: 18.04.011, 18.04.012, 18.04.013, 18.04.014.
18.04.015, 18.04.016, 18.04.017, 18,04.018, 18.04.041,18.04.042, 18.04.056, 18.04.061, 18.04.062,
18.04.063, 18.04.068, 18.04.076, 18.04.077, 18.04.078, 18.04.086, 18.04.112, 18.04.113, 18.04.116,
18.04.117,18.04.132, 18.04.133, 18.04.171, 18.04.172, 18.04.181, 8.04.182, 18.04.183, 18.04.184,
18.04.185, 18.04.186, 18.04.187, 18.04.188, 18.04.211, 18.04.213, 18.04.214, 18.04.216, 18.04.217,
18.04.221, 18.04.222, 18.04.241, 18.04.242, 18.04.243, 18.04.245, 18.04.271, 18.04.272, 18.04.273,
18.04.274, 18.04.312, 18.04.313, 18.04.357, 18.04.358, 18.04.366, 18.04.371, 18.04.385, 18.04.389,
18.04.391, 18.04.401, 18.04.446, 18.04.449, 18.04.473, 18.04.474, 18.04.475, 18.04.476, 18.04.530,
18.04.540, 18.04.550, 18.16.020, 18.24.020, 18.24.030, 18.24.040, 18.24.050, 18.24.060, 18.34.020,
18.90.010, 18.90.020, 18.90.040, 18.90.050, 18.90.060, 18.90.070, 18.90.080, 18.90.090, 18.90.100,
18.90.110, 18.94.010, 18.94.020, 18.94.040, 18.94.080, 18.94.120 and 18.94.130.
Date: August 16, 2022
Item #05
The following Sections are also added to Title 18 of the Zoning Ordinance to include the Downtown Specific Plan zoning districts, special event facilities, public/quasi-public uses, reasonable accommodations, and urban lot splits in Sections: 18.12.050, 18.24.070, 18.36.010, 18.36.020,
18.36.030, 18.84.010, 18.98.010, 18.98.020, 18.98.030, 18.98.040,18.99.010,18.99.020, 18.99.030,
18.99.040, 18.99.050, 18.99.060, 18.99.070.
Hard copies of the draft documents including the Zoning Code Ordinance and Downtown Specific Plan may be found in the City Clerk’s Office at 526 C Street Marysville, CA 95901 or on the City’s website, at: https://www.msvlcdsd.org/planning-department
Environmental Review:
Pursuant to Sections 15063 and 15073 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an EIR was prepared and circulated for this project. An EIR is an informational document which is intended to inform public agency decision-makers and the public of the potentially significant environmental impacts of a project, identify ways to minimize the significant impacts (mitigation), and describe reasonable alternatives to the project. The Draft EIR was made available for public review for a 45- day period from September 27th, 2024, to November 12th, 2024. The City Council considered and approved the EIR at its meeting of September 16, 2025.
Fiscal Analysis:
The consideration of the project is being paid for through the City’s General Fund and a portion through the Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grant administered through the state Housing and Community Development Department.
Attachments:
1. Ordinance – 1462, Downtown Specific Plan Ordinance Exhibit A:
Downtown Specific Plan (via electronic link https://www.msvlcdsd.org/planning-department Exhibit B: Findings of Fact
2. Ordinance 1463, Zoning Code Update Ordinance