CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: October 07, 2024
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
SUBJECT: ADOPT ORDINANCE NO. ___ AMENDING THE PLEASANT HILL MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 18.050.020, PURPOSES; SECTION
18.10.050, APPLICABILITY OF LAND USE DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS; SECTION 18.20.010, SPECIFIC PURPOSES –
SUMMARY OF RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS; SECTION 18.20.030,
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICTS; SECTION 18.20.040, ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REGULATIONS CORRESPONDING TO SCHEDULE 18.20.030;
SECTION 18.20.050, ACCESSORY STRUCTURES; SECTION 18.22.010, SPECIFIC PURPOSES – SUMMARY OF MIXED-USE DISTRICTS;
SECTION 18.22.040, ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
CORRESPONDING TO SCHEDULE 18.25.030; SECTION 18.50.110, TREE PRESERVATION; SECTION 18.110.040, FINDINGS
(VARIANCES); AND SECTION 18.112.060.B, OTHER REQUIREMENTS (REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS)
SYNOPSIS
The City is proposing to amend various sections of the Pleasant Hill Zoning Ordinance (Pleasant Hill Municipal Code (PHMC) Title 18) to address compliance with State law, clarifying and streamlining existing processes. The proposed amendment would affect the following areas of the Zoning Ordinance:
• Chapter 18.05 – Purpose and Organization
• Section 18.10.050 – Applicability of Land Use Development Regulations • Section 18.20.010 – Specific purposes – Summary of residential districts • Section 18.20.030 – Development regulations for all residential districts • Section 18.20.040 - Additional development regulations corresponding to Schedule
18.20.030
• Section 18.20.050 – Accessory Structures
• Section 18.22.010 – Specific purposes – Summary of mixed-use districts • Section 18.22.040 - Additional development regulations corresponding to Schedule
18.22.030 (typo change only)
• Section 18.50.110 – Tree Preservation
• Chapter 18.110 – Variances
• Chapter 18.112 – Reasonable Accommodation
The proposed ordinance was introduced at a public hearing held on September 9, 2024 and is now submitted for a second reading and consideration for adoption.
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made through posting of the City Council agenda on the City’s official notice bulletin board, at the Pleasant Hill Senior Center, and at the Pleasant Hill Police Department. The agenda, staff report, and attachments are posted on the City’s webpage.
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION
Adopt the ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS
Proposed Ordinance
Prepared by: Haley Croffoot, Senior Planner
Reviewed by: Troy Fujimoto, City Planner
Approved by: Ethan Bindernagel, City Manager