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RIO VISTA CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL
MAYOR RONALD KOTT
VICE MAYOR EDWIN OKAMURA
COUNCIL MEMBER RICK DOLK
COUNCIL MEMBER SARAH DONNELLY
COUNCIL MEMBER WALT STANISH
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHAIR TOM DONNELLY
VICE CHAIR LISA DUKE
COMMISSIONER RICHARD BRADSHAW
COMMISSIONER EMMETTE HOLTSLANDER
COMMISSIONER LISA HECHTMAN
COMMISSIONER KEVIN McNAMARA
COMMISSIONER CLINTON SCHOLTING
BY TELECONFERENCE AND IN-PERSON
JOINT STUDY SESSION / SPECIAL MEETING
AGENDA
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
6:00 P.M. – JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ONE MAIN STREET
RIO VISTA, CALIFORNIA 94571
Council Member Stanish, should he be participating via teleconference, will be at the address below:
167 Main Street
Rio Vista, CA 94571
A copy of this agenda had been posted at the address above per adherence to Section 54953(b)(3) of the Ralph M. Brown Act, has been posted from the date of release noted below, and will be removed once this noticed public meeting has ended.
1. CLOSED SESSION
None
2. CALL TO ORDER – ROLL CALL – PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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3. PUBLIC COMMENT (Time Limit – 5 minutes per speaker) – Public comment is limited to only those items listed on this agenda. Government Code Section 54954.3(a)
4. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS
City Council Members and Planning Commissioners should disclose any communications they have had on the agenda items at this time.
5. SPECIAL MEETING ITEMS
5.1 Incoming Planning Commissioner Lisa Hechtman
1. Welcome from Commission
2. Welcome from City Council
3. Swearing-In / Oath-Taking – (to be led by City Clerk)
4. Words from Commissioner Hechtman
5.2 JOINT STUDY SESSION: Waterfront Specific Plan (WSP)
6. REPORTS
6.1 City Manager
6.2 City Council
6.3 Planning Commission
7. ADJOURNMENT
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CERTIFICATION OF POSTING – I, Pam Caronongan, City Clerk, for the City of Rio Vista, declare that the foregoing agenda for the September 10, 2024 Special Meeting of all legislative bodies of the City of Rio Vista was posted and available for review on September 3, 2024 on the City’s website and during open hours at City Hall, One Main Street, Rio Vista, California, in accordance with Government Code §54954.2(a).
Attachment 1: Waterfront Specific Plan, Section 2, Regulating Code, Zone Regulations Summary Chart Footnotes:
#1: Uses indicated in the above Summary Chart as “conditional” shall be considered by the Planning Commission and shall meet the City’s Conditional Use Permit requirements, including making all approval Findings. All development projects shall be subject to Site and Architectural Review approval. #2: Sacramento Street and Logan Streets are included in the “Neighborhood Streets” zone. #3: Front Street – General zone uses: Ground floor commercial shall be permitted by-right west of Front Street up to the dashed line on the Regulating Map and in the area east of Front Street. Commercial use shall be prohibited in the area between Crescent Drive properties and the dashed line on the Regulating Map. Ground floor residential shall be permitted by-right between Crescent Drive and the dashed line on the map, permitted by conditional use permit on the west side of Front up to the dashed line, and prohibited in the Front Street zone on the east side of Front Street. #4: Front Street – General zone height: The area between Crescent Drive and the dashed line on the Regulating Map shall have a two-story maximum height permitted by-right, with three stories allowed by conditional use permit. Three stories shall be allowed by-right everywhere else in this zone. #5: As defined in WSP Section 2.1.2, Land Use Categories, a “Live/Work” unit is “an integrated housing unit and working space, either single family or multi-family, having a distinguished work space occupying the entirety of the ground floor.
#6: Gateway zone: High-rise hotels having a two-story minimum and a five-story maximum height shall be permitted by-right. Individual hotel development proposals may seek additional height by conditional use permit. These regulations shall apply only to hotels. Residential development, such as condominiums and apartments, shall be subject to the limitations prescribed on the Summary Chart.
Hierarchy of
Zones
Main
Street
Promenade
Downtown Promenade General Front Street Downtown
Front Street
General #3
Neighborhood
Streets #2
Gateway
Land Use Categories #1
Downtown Retail required - g permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted – S, L --- General Commercial permitted – u permitted permitted permitted regulated per footnote #3 permitted – S, L permitted
Residential
Upper floor residential permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted Single-Family detached homes --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Multiplex (e.g., bldgs comprised of
apartment or condo flats) ---
--- - g
conditional - u
--- - g
permitted - u
--- -g
permitted - u
regulated per
footnote #3 permitted conditional
Townhouses --- --- --- ---
regulated per
footnote #3 permitted conditional
Live/-Work #5 --- conditional conditional permitted permitted permitted permitted Workplace permitted – u permitted permitted permitted permitted --- permitted Civic, Cultural permitted – u permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted Lodging permitted - u permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted permitted #6 Building Placement
Front Setback (min - max) 0’ 0’ – 10’ 0’ – 10’ 0’ – 10’ 10’ – 20’ 10’ – 20’ 15’ – 20’ Side Street Setback (min - max) 0’ 0’ – 10’ 0’ – 10’ 0’ 5’ – 10’ 5’ – 10’ 5’ – 10’ Side Setback (min) 0’ 2’ 4’ 0’ 4’ 4’ 4’
Rear Setback (min) 0’ 10’ 10’ 0’ 15’ 10’ 15’
Paseo / Open Space Setback (min) 0’ 4’ 4’ 2’ 4’ 4’ 4’
Space between buildings (min) 0’ 8’ 8’ 0’ 8’ 10’ 8’
Corner Treatment Required at (per map) N/A N/A Required at (per map) N/A Required at (per map) Required at (per map) Building Height
Primary Building
Minimum 2 floors, 24 feet 2 floors, 24 feet 2 floors, 24 feet 2 floors, 24 feet 2 floors, 24 feet 2 floors, 24 feet 2 floors, 24 feet Maximum 2 floors, 24 feet 3 floors, 36 feet 3 floors, 36 feet 4 floors, 50 feet Regulated per footnote #4
3 floors, 36 feet
4 floors, 50 feet
Hotels per footnote #6
Accessory building (min – max) 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet Carriage House (min – max) 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet 12 ft – 24 feet Building Length
Building Length 120’ 120’ 100’ 140’ 120’ 60’ 120’
Frontage Coverage
Frontage Coverage (min) 100% 80% 70% 75% 70% 60% 40%
Frontage Types
Permitted Types shopfront Shopfront, arcade,
formal entry, forecourt
Shopfront, arcade,
formal entry, forecourt
Shopfront, arcade,
formal entry, forecourt
Shopfront, arcade,
formal entry, forecourt
Forecourt, stoop,
front yard
Shopfront, arcade, formal
entry, forecourt
LEGEND:
g - ground floor
u - upper floors only
--- - not permitted
N/A - not applicable
S - Sacramento St
L -Logan St
Regulating Plan
Where new development is adjacent to existing residential uses, the proposed design must be compatible with the
adjacent residential uses.
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Delta Wy
Logan St
Main St
Sacramento St
N Front St
State
Highway 12
LEGEND
ZONES IN ORDER OF HIERARCHY
Neighborhood Street
Promenade - General
Promenade - Downtown
Main Street
Gateway
Front Street - General
Front Street - Downtown
PLAN SYMBOL DEFINITIONS
Destination Retail Permitted
Property Line
Plan Area
Corner Treatment Required
Waterfront Promenade Park
Sacramento River
Crescent Drive
Ground floor residential to be permitted in
this area of Front St-General Corridor Zone
1 1
1 Soft dividing line between corridor zones
2nd St
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Zoning Ordinance / Plan Zone Uses R-2 R-4 C-2 Main Street Promenade Downtown Promenade General
Residential Uses
Upper floor residential P P
P - On ground floor or
upper floors if building
is architecturally
designed for
residential use
P - Upper Floor P P
Single-Family detached homes P P --- --- --- ---
Multiplex (e.g., bldgs comprised of apartment
or condo flats) P P --- --- CUP P
Townhouses --- --- --- --- CUP P
Live/-Work --- --- --- --- P P
Workplace --- --- --- P - Upper Floor P P
Home Occupation P P P P - Upper Floor P P
Adult day care homes P P P P - Upper Floor P P
Family Daycare P P P P - Upper Floor P P
Employee housing (agricultural) P P --- --- --- ---
Mobilehome parks --- CUP --- --- --- ---
Commercial Uses
Civic, Cultural, Museum, Governmental
Offices --- CUP CUP P P P
Lodging , fraternal organizations and clubs --- CUP permitted P - Upper Floor P P Park, playground CUP CUP CUP P P P
Rooming and boarding of not more than two
persons per family unit CUP --- --- CUP -Ground Floor / P - Upper Floor P P Public and semi-public buildings, including, but
not limited to, fire stations, schools, churches,
libraries, hospitals, community and civic
centers
--- CUP CUP P P P
Zoning Ordinance / Plan Zone Uses R-2 R-4 C-2 Main Street Promenade Downtown Promenade General
Convalescent and other 24 hour care facilities CUP CUP CUP P - Upper Floor P P Nursing home, Rest home --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Nursery school, pre-school, and day care
center CUP CUP CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Commercial recreation facilities --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P Guest houses --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Bed and breakfast inns --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Antique shop --- CUP P P P
Arts and crafts gallery or studio --- CUP P P P
Bookstore --- CUP P P P
Custom dressmaker or tailor --- CUP P P P
Florist shop --- CUP P P P
Interior decorator --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Optical shop, opticians --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Printing, publishing --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Photographic studio --- CUP P P P
Professional offices (accountants, architects,
attorneys, insurance agents, physicians and
similar business offices)
--- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Medical/dental/optical laboratory --- CUP P P - Upper Floor P P Catering service --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Nonautomotive related personal and business
services --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Generally. Any other limited commercial,
service, or public use similar in nature,
function and operation to listed conditional
uses and consistent with the intent of this
district
--- CUP CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Shops, stores and services, all retail sales
conducted within a building --- --- P P P P
Business and professional offices --- --- P P - Upper Floor P P Theatre --- --- P CUP CUP CUP
Hotel, motel --- --- P P - Upper Floor P P
Automobile service station --- --- P --- --- ---
Business school, art, modeling, music and
dancing studio similar academies --- --- P P - Upper Floor P P Zoning Ordinance / Plan Zone Uses R-2 R-4 C-2 Main Street Promenade Downtown Promenade General
Restaurant --- --- P P P P
Cocktail lounge or bar as an accessory use to
a restaurant --- --- P P P P
Other retail, service, public or semi-public uses
which are similar in nature, function or
operation to permitted uses listed
--- --- P P / P - Upper Floor P P
Bakery, creamery, laundry, cleaning and
dyeing establishment --- --- CUP P P P
Newspaper and commercial printing shop,
blueprinting shop --- --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P
Mortuary --- --- CUP --- --- ---
Animal hospital and veterinarian clinic --- --- CUP P - Upper Floor P P Cocktail lounge, bar or nightclub as an
accessory use
--- --- CUP CUP / P - Upper Floor P P
Automobile service station --- --- CUP --- --- ---
Restaurant/Entertainment on a boat --- --- --- CUP CUP CUP Attachment 3
Zoning Ordinance / Plan Zone Uses
Residential Uses
Upper floor residential
Single-Family detached homes
Multiplex (e.g., bldgs comprised of apartment
or condo flats)
Townhouses
Live/-Work
Workplace
Home Occupation
Adult day care homes
Family Daycare
Employee housing (agricultural)
Mobilehome parks
Commercial Uses
Civic, Cultural, Museum, Governmental
Offices
Lodging , fraternal organizations and clubs
Park, playground
Rooming and boarding of not more than two
persons per family unit
Public and semi-public buildings, including, but
not limited to, fire stations, schools, churches,
libraries, hospitals, community and civic
centers
Front Street
Downtown
Front Street
General
Neighborhood
Streets Gateway
P P P P
--- --- --- ---
P - Upper Floor
P - Upper Floor / P West
of dashed line on map
adjacent to Cresent
P P - Upper Floor
P
P - Upper Floor / P West
of dashed line on map
adjacent to Cresent
P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
--- --- --- ---
--- --- --- ---
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
Zoning Ordinance / Plan Zone Uses
Convalescent and other 24 hour care facilities
Nursing home, Rest home
Nursery school, pre-school, and day care
center
Commercial recreation facilities
Guest houses
Bed and breakfast inns
Antique shop
Arts and crafts gallery or studio
Bookstore
Custom dressmaker or tailor
Florist shop
Interior decorator
Optical shop, opticians
Printing, publishing
Photographic studio
Professional offices (accountants, architects,
attorneys, insurance agents, physicians and
similar business offices)
Medical/dental/optical laboratory
Catering service
Nonautomotive related personal and business
services
Generally. Any other limited commercial,
service, or public use similar in nature,
function and operation to listed conditional
uses and consistent with the intent of this
district
Shops, stores and services, all retail sales
conducted within a building
Business and professional offices
Theatre
Hotel, motel
Automobile service station
Business school, art, modeling, music and
dancing studio similar academies
Front Street
Downtown
Front Street
General
Neighborhood
Streets Gateway
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
CUP CUP CUP P
P P P P
--- --- --- ---
P P P P
Zoning Ordinance / Plan Zone Uses
Restaurant
Cocktail lounge or bar as an accessory use to
a restaurant
Other retail, service, public or semi-public uses
which are similar in nature, function or
operation to permitted uses listed
Bakery, creamery, laundry, cleaning and
dyeing establishment
Newspaper and commercial printing shop,
blueprinting shop
Mortuary
Animal hospital and veterinarian clinic
Cocktail lounge, bar or nightclub as an
accessory use
Automobile service station
Restaurant/Entertainment on a boat
Front Street
Downtown
Front Street
General
Neighborhood
Streets Gateway
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
P P P P
--- --- --- ---
P P P P
P P P P
--- --- --- ---
CUP CUP CUP CUP
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