City Council 1 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments
ATTACHMENT B
SUMMARY OF ZONING CODE & SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS
Below is a detailed summary of the recommended Zoning Code and Specific Plan Amendments.
1. Predevelopment Plan Reviews (PPRs) – PMC Section 17.60.040.C
Update the PPR thresholds to the following:
Existing Threshold
Proposed Threshold
1. Multifamily projects with 10+ units Make optional
2. Nonresidential projects with 25,000+ SF of
gross floor area (GFA) No change
3. Master Plans or Master Plan Amendments
For Master Plan Amendments, clarify it is
only required when new construction is
proposed
4. Projects with street vacations Clarify it is only required when new construction is proposed
5. Projects in Hillside Development (HD)
overlays that require a Hillside Development
Permit (HDP)
No change
6. Subdivisions in HD overlays and all other
subdivisions of 5+ lots
7. Projects with affordable housing on religious
facilities sites
8. Other projects as determined by the Director
Update other PPR standards to the following:
• Make the PPR meeting between the applicant and staff optional. • For projects of Communitywide Significance, provide the City Council with a summary of the written report. The Director or a member of the City Council may request the PPR be presented to the City Council as an information item.
2. Design Review – PMC Section 17.61.030
Update the Design Review thresholds to the following:
Existing Threshold
Proposed Threshold
1. New construction – Nonresidential:
Central District:
<5,000 SF – Director
>5,000 SF – Design Commission
Outside the Central District:
5,000 to 25,000 SF – Director
>25,000 SF – Design Commission
No changes
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October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments
2. New construction – Multifamily Residential:
<10 units – Director
>10 units – Design Commission
No changes
3. Major Rehabilitation to Existing Structures:
Central District:
<10,000 SF – Director
>10,000 SF – Design Commission
Outside the Central District:
<25,000 SF – Director
>25,000 SF – Design Commission
Central District:
<25,000 SF – Director
>25,000 SF – Design Commission
Outside the Central District:
5,000 to 50,000 SF – Director
>50,000 SF – Design Commission
4. Minor Rehabilitation to Existing Structures
Central District:
In-Town Residential – Not required
Walnut, only historic buildings – Director
All other Subareas, all buildings – Director
Outside the Central District:
Not required
Central District:
In-Town Residential and Walnut,
only historic buildings – Director
All other Subareas, all buildings – Director
Outside the Central District:
Not required
5. Signs
Central District:
New signs – Director
Building ID signs – Design Commission
Outside the Central District:
New signs – Projects requiring Design Review
(at Director or Design Commission level)
Central District:
New signs on historic resources – Director
Building ID signs – Director
Other new signs – Not required
Outside the Central District:
Building ID signs – Director
Other new signs – Not required
Update other Design Review thresholds to the following:
• Count the square footage of above grade parking structures towards the design review threshold.
• Have multifamily projects where 50% or more of the units are affordable automatically qualify for Consolidated Design Review.
Remove language on 50% Design Review (which has been replaced by Preliminary Consultation).
Add the following related to Preliminary Consultation:
• Purpose: An opportunity to receive high-level design review comments early in the process, prior to formal approval of zoning or design entitlements. • Exemptions: The Director may waive Preliminary Consultation for smaller-scale projects such as signs, storefront alterations or minor building alterations. • Procedures: Applications before the Design Commissions shall require public noticing to all property owners within 500 feet; following the process, the Director shall issue a letter summarizing all comments.
• Period of Validity: The comments shall be valid for 3 years; the time period may be extended by the Director.
Add the following to the purpose for Design Review Subsection:
• Amend #1: Specify that the design principles include design-related goals and policies in the General Plan and Specific Plans and other design guidelines adopted by the City Council.
City Council 3 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments • Add #9: Complete environmental review per the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• Add #10: Ensure public improvements with an essential nexus and rough proportionality to the project are incorporated with regards to mobility, accessibility, public safety, landscaping/trees, and infrastructure.
Add the following under conditions of approval or changes to a project:
• Design Review approvals may include conditions of approval to ensure that public improvements with an essential nexus and rough proportionality to the project are incorporated with regards to mobility, accessibility, public safety, landscaping/trees, and infrastructure.
3. Signs and Awnings – PMC Chapters 17.48 and 17.50
Amend the different sections of the Sign Ordinance as follows:
Sign Exceptions – PMC Section 17.48.050
• Change the review authority from the Hearing Officer to the Director. • Remove the public notification requirements.
• Maintain the same findings and distribution list. Continue to allow decisions to be called up or appealed to the Board of Zoning Appeals.
Sign Standards by Zoning Districts – PMC Section 17.48.090 • Residential Zoning Districts:
o Building Identification Signs: Clarify the number, size, height and location of signs.
o Commercial Signs: Clarify the size and location of wall signs. Clarify the height of monument signs.
o Noncommercial Signs: Clarify the height of monument signs. • Special Purpose Zoning Districts:
o Wall and Monument Signs: Clarify the type and area of signs. • Central District Specific Plan:
o Business Identification Signs – Primary Occupancy Frontage: Clarify the area of signs for ground floor, upper floor and basement occupants. ▪ Clarify that one business directory sign for multi-tenant buildings is permitted for each building entrance.
o Business Identification Signs – Multi-frontage Occupancy: Clarify the number of signs for ground floor and upper floor occupants.
o Business Identification Signs – Buildings 75+ Feet High: Clarify the number of signs.
• Office and Other Nonresidential Zoning Districts:
o Consolidate sign tables for office and commercial zoning districts. o Business Identification Signs – 1-2 Story Buildings: Create separate standards for number, area and height of signs.
o Business Identification Signs – 3+ Story Buildings: Create new standards for number, area, height and location of signs.
o Building Identification Signs – Buildings 75+ Feet High: Clarify size of signs.
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October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments • Window Signs – Shall not count towards the overall number of signs permitted.
Standards for Specific Sign Types – PMC Section 17.48.110 • Awning Signs: Shall not count towards the overall number of signs permitted. • Neon Signs: Add language to allow neon tubing.
• Architectural Projection Signs:
o Use the words “sign feature” instead of “sign projection.” o Require signs attached to a feature be comprised of dimensional letters. o Allow signs attached to the face of a feature be internally illuminated. • Temporary Window Signs:
o Shall not exceed 25% of each window area.
o Shall not count towards the overall number or square footage of signs permitted.
• Miscellaneous Signs:
o Exempt certain vehicle-oriented directional signs from the Sign Ordinance. o Establish standards for drive-through menu boards.
Design Review and Awnings – Add new Sections within Chapters 17.48 and 17.50
Signs – Add the following Design Standards:
• Drill attachments into mortar joints on brick or other masonry facade. • Remove all remnants from old signs and clean up/restore façade before installing new signs.
• Conceal all mechanical/electrical equipment, junction boxes and conduit from public/exterior view.
• Projecting and freestanding signs shall have dimensionality (i.e., routed or push- through lettering/graphics).
• Establish standards for electrical raceways (e.g., requiring slim designs, having a minimum sign height to raceway height ratio and matching the color of the building wall).
• Remove the requirement for signs to be in the middle 70% of a building elevation (allowing the sign to respond to the building’s architecture).
Awnings – Add the following Design Standards:
• Require shed awnings to have open ends (although arched openings without transoms could have half-dome awnings installed).
• Install within individual window & door openings (i.e., not span across multiple openings).
• Mount within openings (not on the wall surrounding the openings). • Install awning below the transom (when applicable).
City Council 5 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments
4. Outdoor and Temporary Uses – PMC Sections 17.50.180, 17.50.320 & 17.61.040
Update the Zoning Code Sections to the following:
Existing Section Contents Proposed Section Contents
Section 17.50.180 – Outdoor Display,
Storage & Seasonal Sales.
• Includes outdoor display & storage, which
are ongoing uses.
• Includes outdoor seasonal sales, which
are temporary uses.
Section 17.50.180 – Outdoor Display & Storage.
• Include outdoor display & storage, which are
ongoing uses.
• Provide development and operational standards.
• Update permitted zoning districts to reflect the
new Specific Plans.
Section 17.50.320 – Tents.
Includes information on temporary tents.
Section 17.50.320 – Temporary Uses.
• List all temporary uses, including outdoor
seasonal sales & tents.
Identify if a TUP is required.
Section 17.61.040 – TUPs.
• Lists temporary uses that may or may not
require a TUP .
• Outlines the TUP process.
Section 17.61.040 – TUPs.
• Outline the TUP process.
• Allow TUPs to allow uses needed to respond to
a declared emergency.
• Allow Zoning Administrator to defer decisions to
the Hearing Officer (instead of Planning
Commission).
Update the Temporary Use Section to the following:
Existing Section Contents Proposed Section Contents
All Temporary Uses
• Section does not exist.
All Temporary Uses
• Shall be limited to non-residentially zoned and
used properties.
• Shall not occupy disabled parking spaces,
required landscaping or loading spaces.
• Site clean-up shall be completed within 24
hours.
Car Washes
• Must be held by a qualified sponsoring
organization.
• Shall not exceed 72 hours for each event;
a maximum of 4 events annually.
Car Washes
• No changes proposed.
Construction Yards
• On-site: Shall not exceed the length of
project construction.
• Off-site: Maximum of 12 months; TUP
required.
Construction Yards
• On-site: No changes proposed.
• Off-site: Increase to 24 months; TUP required.
Model Homes or Real Estate Offices
• Maximum 18 months; TUP required.
Model Homes or Real Estate Offices
• Increase to 24 months; TUP required.
City Council 6 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments Outdoor Events
• Farmers Markets: Once weekly for 12
months.
• Outdoor meetings: 12 consecutive days or
less within a 90-day period.
• TUP required for any outdoor event.
Outdoor Events
• Flea markets and swap meets: Add new
category at 1 day per month.
• Farmers Markets: No changes proposed.
• All other Events: Change to 4 events and 12
days annually.
• TUP required for any outdoor event.
Outdoor Sales
• 2 weekend events and 6 days per year;
TUP required.
Outdoor Sales
• Change to 4 events and 8 days per year; TUP
required.
Seasonal Merchandise – Small Scale
• New category.
Seasonal Merchandise – Small Scale
• Limited to merchandise for holidays such as
Valentine’s Day, Easter Sunday, Mother’s Day
and New Year’s Eve/Day.
• Shall not exceed 200 square feet.
Seasonal Merchandise – General
• Includes Christmas tree lots, pumpkin
patches and the sale of other seasonal
merchandise.
• Maximum 45 consecutive days.
Seasonal Merchandise – General
• No changes proposed.
Structures
• Maximum of 12 months; TUP required.
Structures
• Increase to 24 months; TUP required.
Tents
• Nonresidential: Maximum 800 square
feet: 36 hours; 5 times in a 30-day period.
• Residential: Maximum 800 square feet;
36 hours. 2 times annually.
Tents
• Nonresidential: Change to 48 hours; 12 times
annually.
• Residential: Change to 48 hours; 2 times
annually.
Other Temporary Uses
• As determined by the Director.
Other Temporary Uses
• No changes proposed.
5. ADUs – PMC Section 17.50.275
Update the ADU Ordinance as follows:
• ADUs for Multifamily: Recently adopted SB 1211 allows additional detached ADUs for existing multifamily properties. The number of detached ADUs shall not exceed the number of existing multifamily units and an overall maximum of eight detached ADUs.
o Amend Ordinance to comply with new legislation.
• Government Code Sections: The current Ordinance references Government Code Sections that were recently removed or renumbered. o Amend Ordinance to reference updated Sections.
• Number of Units, Single-Family Lots: The current Ordinance does not clearly state that the following is permitted: one converted ADU; one detached, new construction ADU; and one Junior ADU.
o Amend Ordinance to provide for all ADU combinations.
• Front Yard Setbacks: The current Ordinance limits attached ADUs of 800 square feet from encroaching within front setbacks. However, state law only allows cities to require minimum four-foot side and rear yard setbacks.
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October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments o Amend Ordinance to remove the limitation.
• Height for New Construction Attached ADUs: The current Ordinance states ADUs shall not exceed 25 feet and two stories in height, or what is permitted in the underlying zone, whichever is less. In addition, second story windows should be permitted for Exempt ADUs.
o Amend Ordinance to clearly state second story ADUs are permitted. Allow second story windows for Exempt ADUs.
• Height for New Construction Detached ADUs: The current Ordinance states the maximum height of ADUs shall be measured using the Zoning Code, which compares the lowest point of the ADU to highest point of ADU (from existing grade).
o Amend Ordinance to allow applicants to continue using the Zoning Code or the California Building Code, which calculates the average height of a structure. This would provide more flexibility in measuring height on properties with grade changes.
• Parking. The current Ordinance does not indicate that parking standards do not apply to ADUs on multifamily properties.
o Amend Ordinance to clarify when parking is not required. • Measuring Gross Floor Area of ADUs: The current Ordinance states the gross floor area of ADUs shall be measured using the Zoning Code, which measures from the outside edge of the exterior walls of the structure. o Amend Ordinance to use the California Building Code, which measures the measures from the inside edge of the exterior walls of the structure.
This would result in larger size ADUs.
6. Parking and Transit-Oriented Developments (TODs) – PMC Chapters 17.46 &
17.50 and Specific Plan Parking Sections
Parking Requirements – PMC Chapter 17.46 and Specific Plan Parking Sections
Update parking standards table Citywide to the following (the column on the far right would be the new parking requirement for all SPs and nonresidential zones citywide):
Land Use Current Standards
(Non-SP Areas)
Current Standards
(New SPs) (1)
Proposed Standards
(Citywide) (2)
Residential Uses
Single-family; multi-family;
urban housing Varies Same as PMC No change
Office, Professional & Business Support Uses
Bank and Financial
Services
3 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF (3) 2 per 1,000 SF
Business Support Services
Office, Administrative
Business Professional
Office, Government
Office, Medical 4 per 1,000 SF
Research and Development 2 per 1,000 SF
Work/Live Units 3 per 1,000 SF 1.5 per unit 1.5 per unit City Council 8 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments Recreation, Education & Public Assembly Uses
Adult Businesses; Clubs,
Lodges and Private Meeting
Halls; Commercial
Entertainment; Commercial
Recreation
(Indoor/Outdoor);
Conference Centers;
Cultural Institutions;
Electronic Game Centers;
Internet Access Studios;
Park and Recreation
Facilities; Religious
Facilities;
Schools/Universities.
Varies Same as PMC No change
Retail Sales Uses
Animal Sales and Service
(Animal Retail Sales) 2.5 per 1,000 SF 2 per 1,000 SF (3) 2 per 1,000 SF Bars or Taverns 10 per 1,000 SF
Building Materials and
Supplies Sales
1 per 1,000 SF
of site area
1 per 1,000 SF
of site area
1 per 1,000 SF
of site area
Commercial Nurseries 2.5 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF (3) 2 per 1,000 SF
Convenience Stores 4 per 1,000 SF
Firearm Sales 3 per 1,000 SF
Food Sales 4 per 1,000 SF
Internet Vehicle Sales 3 per 1,000 SF
Liquor Stores 4 per 1,000 SF
Pawnshops 3 per 1,000 SF
Restaurants (4) 10 per 1,000 S
Restaurant, Fast Food (4)
Up to 1,500 SF 4 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF (3) 2 per 1,000 SF 1,501 to 1,999 SF 4 per 1,000 SF for the
first 1,500 SF and then
3 per 100 SF after that
up to a maximum of 20
spaces
2,000 SF and more 10 per 1,000 SF
With Drive-Thru 10 per 1,000 SF +
queuing
2 per 1,000 SF (3)
2 per 1,000 SF +
queuing
Retail Sales
3 per 1,000 SF 2 per 1,000 SF Significant Tobacco
Retailers
Vehicle Service – Service Stations
Full Service
1 per 1,000 SF of open
site area + accessory
uses Not specified
1 per 2,000 SF of
open site area +
accessory uses Minimum Service
1 per 2,000 SF of open
site area + accessory
uses
Vehicle Services –
Sales and Leasing 1 per 1,000 SF 1 per 1,000 SF 1 per 1,000 SF
City Council 9 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments Service Uses
Adult Daycare, General 2 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF (3)
2 per 1,000 SF
Animal Sales and Service
(Boarding, Grooming,
Hospitals, Shelters)
2.5 per 1,000 SF
Animal Shelters Per CUP
Catering Services 2.5 per 1,000 SF
Charitable Institutions Per CUP
Child Daycare Centers 2 per 1,000 SF
Emergency Shelters 1 per 2 staff members
Detention Facilities
Per CUP Per CUP Hospitality Home
Life/Care Facilities
Laboratories 2 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF
Lows Barrier Navigation
Centers 1 per 2 staff members
Maintenance and Repair
Service 2 per 1,000 SF
Massage Establishment 3 per 1,000 SF
Medical Services –
Extended Care 1 per 5 beds 1 per 5 beds
Medical Services –
Hospitals 3 per bed 3 per bed
Mortuaries, Funeral Homes
1 per 5 fixed seats or
28 per 1,000 SF
without fixed seats
1 per 5 fixed seats or
28 per 1,000 SF
without fixed seats
Personal Improvement
Services 3 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF
Personal Fitness Clubs 5 per 1,000 SF
Personal Services
3 per 1,000 SF Personal Services,
Restricted
Printing and Publishing
2 per 1,000 SF Public Maintenance &
Service Facilities
Public Safety Facilities Per CUP Per CUP
Vehicle Services –
Automobile Rental 2.5 per 1,000 SF
2 per 1,000 SF (3)
2 per 1,000 SF
Vehicle Services, Vehicle
Equipment Repair 4 per 1,000 SF +
queuing 2 per 1,000 SF +
queuing
Vehicle Services – Washing
and Detailing
Vehicle Services – Washing
and Detailing, Small-Scale
2 per 1,000 SF +
queuing
Lodging – Bed and
Breakfast Inns 1 per room + 10 per
1,000 SF for assembly,
banquet or meeting
space
0.5 per room + 5 per
1,000 SF for
assembly, banquet or
meeting space; no
parking for first 15,000
SF of banquet facility
0.5 per room + 5 per
1,000 SF for
assembly, banquet or
meeting space; no
parking for first 10,000
SF of banquet facility
Lodging – Hotels and
Motels
City Council 10 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments Industry, Manufacturing & Processing Uses
Industry, Restricted
2 per 1,000 SF 2 per 1,000 SF 2 per 1,000 SF Industry, Restricted, Small-scale
Industry, Standard
Recycling Centers – Small 2 per 1,000 SF +
1 per bin
2 per 1,000 SF +
1 per bin
2 per 1,000 SF +
1 per bin Recycling Centers – Large
Wholesaling, Distribution &
Storage 2 per 1,000 SF 2 per 1,000 SF 2 per 1,000 SF
Transportation, Communications & Utility Uses
Various
All require 2 spaces
per 1,000 SF or less or
per CUP
Per PMC No change
(1) New SPs include Lincoln, East Colorado, South Fair Oaks, Central District and Lamanda Park. (2) Citywide includes all new SPs, existing SPs and non-residential areas outside SPs. (3) For the Lincoln Avenue SP , parking requirements of 3 per 1,000 SF are required for all office and most retail and service uses south of Wyoming Street.
(4) For restaurant uses, parking is not required for the first 500 SF of outdoor dining area.
Update other parking standards Citywide to the following:
• Remove additional parking requirements for a change of use within designated historic resources and structures built prior to 1970.
• Remove additional parking requirement for a change of use within designated historic resources and for structures greater than 50 years old, except for the following:
o Additional parking shall still be required for recreation, education and assembly uses.
o Additional parking shall be required for building additions. o Existing parking spaces shall not be reduced except to provide required disabled parking and access, electric vehicle charging spaces and/or bicycle parking.
TODs – PMC Sections 17.46.040 & 17.50.340
Update TOD parking section and citywide parking caps:
Existing Parking in TOD Areas Proposed Parking Citywide • Office (minimum required): 3/1,000 SF
• Reduction (voluntary): -25 to 35% of PMC
• Cap (mandatory): -25% of PMC
• Office, Retail and Medical (minimum
required): 2/1,000 SF
• Reduction: Further reduction will
require an Administrative Minor CUP
• Cap: (voluntary) +50% of PMC;
anything additional requires an
Administrative Minor CUP
• Retail: 3/1,000 SF
• Reduction: -10 to 20%
• Cap: -25%
• Medical: 4/1,000 SF
• Reduction: -10 to 20%
• Cap: -10%
• Restaurant: 10/1,000 SF
• Reduction: -10 to 20%
• Cap: -10%
• All Other Uses: Varies
• Reduction and CAP: -10%
City Council 11 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments Existing Caps Outside TOD Areas
• Cap (voluntary): +50% • See above
6. Implementation of New State Legislation
AB 1308: Parking for Single-Family Additions – PMC Chapter 17.46
Amendment Parking Ordinance to the following:
• Remove requirement to provide additional parking when proposing a single- family addition, unless the resulting dwelling exceeds the maximum height, lot coverage or floor area.
AB 2632: Secondhand Stores and Donation Facilities – PMC Chapter 17.50
Revise the following definitions:
• Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off: Add new definition for use:
o Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off. A retail sales use that includes regularly staffed drop-off facilities for clothing and household goods as an ancillary use.
• Charitable Institutions: Update definition:
o Charitable Institutions (land use). A not-for-profit use that distributes or facilitates the giving of goods and services for the relief of the needy. This use classification includes soup kitchens, regularly staffed drop-off facilities for clothing and household goods and food banks.
Update the use tables to allow Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off as a use by-right in all zones where Retail Sales is permitted by-right.
Add new Section within Chapter 17.50 with the following operation standards for Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off use:
• Prohibit the sale or drop-off of vehicles, automotive parts, chemicals, hazardous materials and large household appliances such as stoves and refrigerators. • The drop-off facility shall be within a designated area within the building. It shall not occupy more than 25% of the gross floor area of the Retail Sales use. • Donations shall only be accepted during business hours. • The drop-off facility shall be staffed by employees of the Retail Sales use. • Exterior lighting shall be provided at the drop-off facility entrance. • Signage shall be placed strictly prohibiting the drop-off of goods outside the building during nonbusiness hours.
• Parking spaces may be reserved for the drop-off of goods. • Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off and Donation Collection Facilities (i.e., drop- off bins in parking areas) shall not be located on the same property.
AB 2904: Public Noticing – PMC Chapter 17.76
Add the following to the notification requirements:
City Council 12 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments • Require minimum 20-day Planning Commission public noticing for Zoning Code Amendments that affect the permitted uses of real property. This includes notices that are published, posted, mailed, delivered or advertised.
Employee Housing Act: Requirements for Employee and Farmworker Housing
Add the following definitions:
• Employee Housing, Agricultural. A housing accommodation that consists of 36 beds or less in group quarters, or 12 units or less designed for use by a single- family or household.
• Employee Housing. Any portion of any housing accommodation with 6 of fewer people in connection with any work or place where work is being performed, whether or not rent is involved.
Allow Employee Housing, Agricultural as an accessory use to Commercial Growing Areas with a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) in all residential and open space zoning districts and by-right in commercial and industrial zoning districts.
7. Other Miscellaneous Updates
Meeting Continuances – PMC Section 17.76.040
Amend section that discusses meeting re-noticing to the following:
• Only require meeting re-noticing when a public hearing is continued to a date uncertain.
Animal Grooming and Animal Hospital Uses – PMC Chapters 17.24, 17.31 & 17.35
Amend the permitted use tables to the following:
CL Zone C Zone CG Zone G Zone N Zone
East Colorado SP
Grooming N/A Add by-right N/A Add by-right Add by-right Hospitals Permitted South Fair Oaks SP
Grooming
Add by-right
Permitted
N/A
Permitted Permitted
Hospitals Add by-right Add by-right
Requires a
CUP; allow
by-right
East Pasadena SP
Grooming Permitted N/A Permitted N/A N/A Hospitals Add by-right Add by-right North Fair Oaks/Orange Grove SP
Grooming Permitted Add by-right N/A Permitted Permitted Hospitals Non SP Areas
Grooming Permitted N/A Permitted N/A N/A Hospitals Add by-right
Glossary – PMC Chapter 17.80
City Council 13 Attachment B: Summary
October 27, 2025 Zoning Code & Specific Plan Amendments Amend the glossary to the following:
• Accessory or Incidental Use: Update definition to be listed as Use, Accessory.
• Alter or Alteration: Clarify terms used for building rehabilitations.
• Charitable Institutions: Update definition:
o Charitable Institutions (land use). A not-for-profit use that distributes or facilitates the giving of goods and services for the relief of the needy. This use classification includes soup kitchens, regularly staffed drop-off facilities for clothing and household goods and food banks.
• Employee Housing: Add new definitions:
o Employee Housing, Agricultural. A housing accommodation that consists of 36 beds or less in group quarters, or 12 units or less designed for use by a single-family or household.
o Employee Housing. Any portion of any housing accommodation with 6 of fewer people in connection with any work or place where work is being performed, whether or not rent is involved.
• Hospital Homes or Hospitality Housing: This use and definition was part of the 2004 Hospitality Home Overlay. However, it was not codified in the Zoning Code.
Add the original definition:
o Hospitality Home. A facility owned or operated by a nonprofit organization intended to be used solely for the temporary occupancy of patients being treated at a local hospital or outpatient clinic or family members of patients being treated at a local hospital or outpatient clinic. This facility may include the provision of food service to the occupants only.
• Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off: Add new definition for use:
o Retail Sales with Donation Drop-off. A retail sales use that includes regularly staffed drop-off facilities for clothing and household goods as an ancillary use.