Law and Legislation Committee
January 13, 2026

City of Sacramento
Law and Legislation Committee Report
915 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
www.cityofsacramento.org
File ID: 2025-01980 1/13/2026
2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program (M25-023)
File ID: 2025-01980
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Pass a Motion recommending approval and forwarding the 2026 Planning and Zoning Work program to City Council.

Contact: Greg Sandlund, Planning Director, (916) 808-8931, [email protected], Department of Community Development
Presenter: Greg Sandlund, Planning Director, (916) 808-8931, [email protected], Department of Community Development
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2025 Work Program Evaluation
3-2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
4-Planning and Design Commission Comments on the Work Program 5-Presentation
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Planning and Zoning Work Program is reviewed annually using the following process:

1. August/September Planning and Design Commission Meeting: During the Director’s report, staff reminds Commissioners to start thinking of their policy priorities.

2. September Planning and Design Commission Meeting: Staff presents the draft one- year work program, answers questions, and then receives comments and recommended policy initiatives.

3. November Planning and Design Commission Meeting: Staff presents the recommended work program with additional analysis on any commissioner-recommended policy initiatives. The report indicates whether the current work program:

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a. already encompasses the recommended policy initiatives; b. includes the recommended policy initiatives and what policy initiative may need to be postponed; or
c. does not include the recommended policy initiative for the coming year.

The Commission would then forward its recommendations to the City Council.

4. January Law and Legislation Committee: Staff presents the recommended work program highlighting the recommended changes by the Planning and Design Commission.

5. January City Council Meeting: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Annual Planning Work Program that reflects recommendations from the Planning and Design Commission and Law & Legislation Committee.

An evaluation of how the 2025 Planning and Zoning Work Program was implemented can be found in Attachment 2.

On October 9, 2025, the Commission provided staff comments and questions on the 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program (Attachment 3). A summary of Commission input and staff’s responses can be found in Attachment 4.

Policy Considerations: The 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program should reflect the goals of the 2040 General Plan.

GOAL LUP-1 A compact urban footprint and sustainable development pattern with infrastructure that supports efficient delivery of public services while protecting surrounding open space lands.

GOAL LUP-2 Balanced and connected community with thriving neighborhoods and centers and development intensities linked to transit.

GOAL LUP-3 Flexible development standards to promote revitalization in corridors and centers.

GOAL LUP-4 Walkable, transit-oriented centers and corridors that concentrate new jobs, housing, and entertainment opportunities to support frequent, reliable transit service and foster connected, accessible neighborhoods.

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GOAL LUP-5 Attractive, thriving commercial centers that are well-located to serve the needs of Sacramento residents, workers, and visitors.

GOAL LUP-6 A city of healthy, livable, “complete neighborhoods” that provide for residents’ daily needs within easy walking or biking distance from home.

GOAL LUP-7 Industrial opportunities in suitable locations to provide employment for Sacramento residents and promote inclusive economic growth in the city.

GOAL LUP-8 A unique and varied sense of place, defined by distinctive natural and urban elements that contribute to local quality of life and hometown pride.

GOAL LUP-9 Arts, culture, and entertainment that enriches neighborhood quality of life, strengthens community identity, and contributes to economic prosperity.

GOAL LUP-10 Sustainable building and “green” design practices in public and private development that reduce per capita energy use, waste, and pollutants.

Economic Impacts: The 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program includes initiatives that will facilitate and promote sustainable and equitable economic development.

Environmental Considerations: The request for review and comment of the 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program consists of an administrative activity, such as general policy making, and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2).

Sustainability: The 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program includes initiatives that will facilitate sustainable land use patterns and transportation options that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and mitigate impacts to our surrounding environment Commission/Committee Action: Not Applicable.

Rationale for Recommendation: The development of an annual work program will help the Staff, Commission, and City Council to collectively prioritize initiatives in light of competing interests and limited staff resources. Additionally, the 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program will help to inform the public and decision makers about the work that is being done by City Planning Staff.

Financial Considerations: The 2026 Planning Work Program assumes the use of existing staff resources, multi-year operating projects, and secured grant funding. As proposed, the 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program does not assume any additional general fund resources will be required.

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Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not Applicable.

2025 Work Program Evaluation

2025 has been another critical year of comprehensively planning the growth and development of the City’s future. Although we have experienced some unexpected setbacks with millions of dollars in anticipated federal grants that did not materialize, staff is continuing to forge ahead with the undertaking of significant implementation actions from the recently adopted 2040 General Plan, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, and the Housing Element. These plans and implementation actions will help achieve the 2040 General Plan’s Vision that “In 2040, the City of Sacramento will be a national model of sustainable, equitable growth and community development.” This year staff has been repositioning resources by backfilling vacant positions, bolstering understaffed teams and allocating the necessary resources to undertake major planning projects. Many initiatives are now well underway and will be completed in the coming year.

The following is a list of key accomplishments in 2025:

Citywide Policy Initiatives
 Adoption of an ordinance removing minimum parking requirements from the Sacramento City Code on April 8, 2025.
 Annual Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Consistency Review by the Planning and Design Commission on May 22, 2025.
 Conducted a Planning and Design Commission Workshop on the Planning and Development Code Update on August 14, 2025.
 Co-sponsored new State legislation (SB 639), ensuring the City can achieve and maintain compliance with State Urban Level of Flood Protection (200-year) requirements.
 Conducted a City Council Workshop on Urban Level of Flood Protection on September 16, 2025.
 Adoption of several major ULOP Engineer’s Reports on October 21, 2025.  Reopened application period and sent out Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone application in September 2025.

Housing Policy Initiatives
 Submitted the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the State in April 2025.
 Launched a Housing Development Toolkit Map in April 2025, which was developed as a resource for the development community to aid in project siting and predevelopment.  Updated an ordinance relating to Universal Design (Accessibility Standards) for Residential Dwellings in July 2025.
 Co-hosted ADU Fair in June 2025 in partnership with North State Building Industry Association.
 Created Small Developer Incubator Pilot Program, including creating website and discord server, as well as conducting the following events:
o Small Developer Incubator Program Kick-off and Free Introductory Lecture (2/5) o Small Development Workshop (3/8)
o Sacramento Small Developer Networking Mixer (4/1)
o Small Developer Open House (6/3)
o Lender Open House (7/24)
o City of Sacramento Small Developer Academy (8/29)
o 6-week Small Developer Bootcamp (November and December)  Completed review of the City’s Mixed Income Housing Ordinance in December 2025.  Conducted outreach and renewed the City’s Prohousing Designation in December 2025.
 Adoption of ordinance for SB 684 (by-right small lot subdivisions in multi-unit zones) in December 2025.
 Throughout 2025 the Community Development Department has explored development process improvements through the Streamline Sacramento Program. Improvements have primarily focused on the building permit plan review and inspections process.

Neighborhood/Community Policy Initiatives
 Conducted a workshop with the Planning and Design Commission on the River District Specific Plan Update to review the draft vision and guiding principles on November 13, 2025.
 Received the American Planning Association, Sacramento Valley Section, award of Merit for the Forward Together Action Plan.
 Development and maintenance of NDAT request for information consultant list.

Climate and Equity Policy Initiatives
 Completed the first Climate Action & Adaptation Plan Annual Progress Report.  Participated with Sacramento County in the Urban Land Institute’s Technical Leadership Exchange Program to inform initiatives that help the City adapt to extreme heat (September 2025).

Ongoing Programmatic Work
 Completed the 23rd year of the Planning Academy in May 2025.  Completed third year of NDAT Community Ambassador Program in January 2025 and started fourth year in February 2025.
 Monitored reduced housing impact fee for affordable housing.  Led regular check-ins with Housing Policy Working Group on various City initiatives.  Tracked housing development to ensure “no net loss” of housing opportunity sites for all income levels.
 Completed 65402 GP Consistency Reviews for Abandonment/Vacation of Easements  Supported other agencies’/departments’ technical advisory needs, such as:
o Meadowview Transit-Oriented Neighborhood Technical Advisory Committee (SacRT)
o Norwood Ave Complete Streets Technical Advisory Committee (Public Works) o Stockton Blvd Bus Rapid Transit Procurement Panel and Technical Advisory Committee (Public Works)
o Little Saigon Gateway Project (Public Works)
o North Sacramento Station Procurement Panel and Technical Advisory Committee (San Joaquin Rail)
o Fruitridge Road Safety & Mobility Plan Selection Committee (Public Works) o SacAdapt transportation infrastructure adaptation plan Technical Advisory Committee.
o Comprehensive Capital Region Climate Priorities Plan Steering Committee o California Climate and Energy Collaborative Forum Advisory Committee  Continued to collaborate with and provide local insight to regional and state partner agencies:
o Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District on AB617 implementation efforts and the development of the Comprehensive Capital Region Climate Priorities Plan
o Sacramento Area Council of Governments on the Draft 2025 Blueprint o Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation on efforts to update the State’s General Plan Guidelines

Priority projects initiated in 2025:
 Central City Specific Plan Update.
 Extreme Heat Mitigation planning with the ULI Technical Assistance Leadership Exchange
 The Food Literacy Urban Farm Community Action Plan
Work that was not anticipated in the 2025 Work Program:
 Co-sponsoring new State legislation (SB 639), extending the timeline for subareas of the city to achieve Urban Level of Flood Protection.
 Unforeseen amount of staffing hours required to support Small Developer Incubator Pilot Program events, including
o Formation and convening of a Local Host Committee throughout program implementation
o Review of scholarship applications for Small Developer Workshop o Program development and staffing for City sponsored events, including  Sacramento Small Developer Networking Mixer (April)
 Small Developer Open House (June)
 Lender Open House (July)
 City of Sacramento Small Developer Academy (August)
 City Council Workshop on Urban Level of Flood Protection (ULOP)  Vacant Property Tax measure staffing support
 NDAT Citywide Needs Assessment.
 Solicitation of consultant support for the Planning and Development Code Update, specifically pertaining to codifying missing middle housing development standards.  The opportunity to participate in the ULI Technical Assistance Leadership Exchange in support of extreme heat mitigation planning.

Work that was not accomplished as intended in the 2025 Work Program:
 City Code Ch. 17.616 Updates to Address SB 1383 (Organic Waste) o Delayed due to Council requests for additional cannabis policy work.  Heat Reduction in the Public Realm and Minimum Tree Requirements for New Development
o Schedule was reset to extend into 2026 to enable partnership development with Sacramento County and best practices development through the ULI Technical Assistance Leadership Exchange.
 Revisions to Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Requirements project schedule was reset to accommodate time reallocation to provide limited term support for Public Works Transportation Planning
 Building Performance Standards Program Development and Grant Implementation o The City and SMUD received a conditional grant award from the US Department of Energy (DOE) in December 2024. However, as of September 2025, the City and other awardees have not been able to enter into agreement with DOE to enable distribution of these grant funds.
 Collaborative Energy Reach Code Development/Department of Energy Grant Implementation
o The City partnered with Sacramento County, the City of Elk Grove, and SMUD to apply for DOE funding to support collaborative energy reach development, but ultimately the partnership was not selected for this funding.  River District Specific Plan Update
o Delayed 6 months due to increased staffing needs related to Title 17 updates for 2040 General Plan consistency.
 Update to Planning and Development Code to implement the 2040 General Plan o Scope of the update was expanded to incorporate the following:
 Reorganize the residential zoning districts
 Reorganize how development standards relate to floor area ratio (FAR)  Analyze impacts the Missing Middle Housing Interim Ordinance and to develop revisions to adequately address identified challenges o Scope expansion has caused delays to the project schedule, with anticipated adoption by end of 2026.
 Adoption of AB 1033 Local Ordinance
o Delayed due to staffing turnover
 SB 9 permanent ordinance
o To be incorporated into the Title 17 Update for consistency with 2040 General Plan
 Moveable Tiny Homes as ADUs (Housing Element Program H23) o Delayed due to staffing turnover
 Amend Title 17 to Incorporate MMH Interim Ordinance
o This will be accomplished via the Title 17 update
 Adopt Local Bonus Program to Incentivize Deed-Restricted Units o Staff have decided to assess how the current program is working before considering this undertaking. State density bonus law may also be used for projects with 5 or more units.
 Update Driveway Requirements to Reduce Driveway Width for Smaller MMH Types o This work is currently underway as part of the Title 17 update.  Review Rent Escrow Ordinance (Housing Element Program H26) o Delayed due to staffing turnover
 Explore Fair Chance Ordinance (Housing Element Program 27) o Delayed due to staffing turnover
 Financial assistance for ADUs
o Staff began research and ran into legal complications. This work will be transferred to the Office of Innovation and Economic Development.

2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
1 Total Full Time Equivalent Staff (FTE) Available: 13 FTE Long-Range (22,750 work hours per year)

2.25 FTE Zoning (3,938 work hours per year)

(1 FTE = 1750 work hours per year) Q1: January – March ‘26; Q2: April – June ‘26; Q3: July – September ‘26; Q4: October – December ‘26

Project Estimated Hours
(Within Time
Period)
Reason for Being
in the Work
Program
Level of Outreach
(High/Med/Low)
Commission/Council Milestones

Citywide Policy Initiatives

2040 General Plan and Title 17
Consistency
1,750 2040 General Plan
Implementing
Action
High Commission Workshops – Q2/Q3

Commission/Council Hearings – Q4
Amend Title 17 to Incorporate
Missing Middle Housing Interim
Ordinance

440 General Plan
Implementing
Actions
Medium Commission Workshops – Q2/Q3

Commission/Council Hearings – Q4
Citywide Rezone Program for
consistency with General Plan
1,500 2040 General Plan
Implementing
Action
High Commission Workshops – Q2/Q3

Commission & Council Hearing – Q4

Urban Level of Flood Protection
Implementation Plan (support
DOU)

500 State Mandated Medium Council Hearing - Q3
Urban Agriculture Incentive
Zone Implementation

80 Council Directed Low Annual Application Period – Q3 - Q4 Adoption of Truck Route Map in
the 2040 General Plan (Per AB
98)

320 State Mandated Medium Council Hearing – Q1
2040 General Plan Annual
Report
200 Council Directed High Commission Hearing – Q2

Council Hearing – Q2
2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
2 Omnibus Ordinance
 2024 State Legislation
 Streamlining
 Admin Cleanup

240 State Mandated
Council Priority
Low Council Hearing – Q1
Omnibus Ordinance
 2025 State Legislation
 Streamlining
 Admin Cleanup

240 State Mandated
Council Priority
Low Commission Hearing – Q2
Council Hearing – Q3
Chapter 17.616
Waste Management Ordinance
Comprehensive Update

320 State Mandated High

Council – Q2 2026
Short-term Rental Regulations
Streamline

160 Staff Initiated Low Adoption Hearings – Q1

Home Occupation Permit
Regulations Update – General
Plan Policy LUP-A.11

320 2040 General Plan
Implementing
Action
Medium Commission Workshop – Q2
Commission Hearing – Q3
Council Hearing – Q4
Off-site Alcohol Sales
Workshop & Ordinance

480 Commission
Directed
High Commission Workshop – Q1
ESC Sign Code Amendment 160 Council Directed Low Council Hearing – Q2

Cannabis Zoning Regulations
Update
100 Council Directed High Council Hearing – Q1

Housing Policy Initiatives

Vacant Property Tax Measure 400 Council Directed Medium Law & Legislation Committee Meeting – Q1

TBD – Q2
For-sale ADU’s (AB 1033)
Ordinance
440 Council Directed Medium Commission Workshop – Q2

2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
3 Adoption Hearings – Q3

Condo Conversion Ordinance
Review
440 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
Medium Commission Workshop – Q3

Adoption Hearings – Q4
ADU’s on Wheels (Housing
Element Program H23)
440 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
Medium Ordinance Amendment– Commission
Workshop – Q1

Adoption Hearings – Q2
Universal Design Ordinance
Outreach
100 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
High Complete Outreach - Q1

2021-2029 Housing Element
Program Implementation and
Monitoring, Housing Policy
Working Group & Annual Report

540 Council
Directed/State
Mandated
Medium Program Implementation and Monitoring –
Q1 – Q4

Report submitted to State – Q2
Small Developer Incubator
Program
300 Grant Funded High
Ongoing program support and City-hosted
events Q1-Q4

Neighborhood/Community Planning Initiatives

River District Specific Plan
Update
1,750 Council Directed Medium Commission Workshop – Q2

Commission/Council Hearings – Q4
Central City Specific Plan
Update
1,750 Council Directed High Public Review Draft Commission Workshop(s) – Q3

Commission/Council Hearings – Q4
Stockton Blvd Plan –
Implementation
240 Council Directed Medium Grant management – Q1

Support community implementation –
Ongoing
Other Neighborhood
Development Action Team
(NDAT) Plans and Initiatives
1,750 Council Directed Medium Ongoing

2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
4  Educational Initiatives
(e.g. ADU Resource
Fair, Small Developer
Incubator)
 NDAT Citywide Planning
Needs Assessment
 Community Ambassador
Program
 Other NDAT Plans &
Initiatives

Climate and Equity Policy Initiatives

Energy Reach Code
Development for AC—>Heat
Pump Requirement

700 General Plan
Implementing
Action, CAAP
Measure, and
Existing Building
Electrification
Strategy
High Council Hearing – Q4
CAAP Monitoring and Annual
Report
400 CAAP
Implementing
Action
High Commission – Q2

Council – Q2

Revisions to Vehicle and Bicycle
Parking Requirements
250 Planning and
Design
Commission
Directed; Housing
Element & General
Plan Implementing
Action
High Council/Commission Hearings– Q1

Extreme Heat Mitigation
Initiatives:
 Considering Minimum
Tree Requirements for
New Development
 Heat Resilient Design
Techniques
1,100 General Plan and
CAAP
Implementing
Action
High Commission Workshop - Q2

2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
5 Support for Interdepartmental
Extreme Heat Initiatives:
 Updates to Parking Lot
Shading Requirements
 Public Infrastructure
Adaptation to Heat
400

General Plan and
CAAP
Implementing
Action
Low Commission Workshop - Q3
Interdepartmental Support for
the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Update
250 General Plan
Implementing
Action
Low Ongoing
Food Literacy Urban Farm
Community Action Plan
 Commence Community
Advisory Committee
 Public Engagement
 Vision and Goals Workshop
with the community

1050 General Plan
Implementing
Action
High Project Kickoff – Q1

Community Engagement – Q3
Zero Emission Vehicle Adoption
Progress Report considering:.
 Opportunities to support EV
acceptance; and e
 Expand EV charging
infrastructure (e.g.,
apartments, homes without
driveways)

400 CAAP
Implementing
Action
Medium Commission Report – Q4
Net Zero Energy for Buildings -
Feasibility Assessment
 Determining available
pathways to achieve net
zero carbon emissions
(storage, renewable energy
sources, etc.)

200 CAAP
Implementing
Action
Medium Ongoing
2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
6 Support SMUD-led efforts to
expand local energy storage,
production, and grid integration
of distributed energy resources.

300 CAAP
Implementing
Action

Medium Ongoing
Climate Change Collaboration
and Partnerships including:
 SMUD
 Capital Region Climate
Readiness Collaborative
 Elk Grove
 Sacramento County

300 CAAP
Implementing
Action
Medium Ongoing

Ongoing Programmatic Work
Planning Counter Support:

Cross-Training for
Long Range Section
820 Operational
Requirement
Low N/A

Planning Academy 750 Council Directed Medium Q1 – Q2
Fee Management (HIF, HTF,
Reduced Impact Fee for
Affordable Housing)

500 Council Directed Low N/A
Other Ongoing Tasks (i.e. Grant
Applications, Award
Applications, Floodplain
Management, CIP Consistency,
Right-of-Way Abandonments,
etc.)

440 Council Directed Low Annual Staff Reports to Commission and City Council
Total Long-Range Hours 21,000 (12 FTE)
Total Zoning Hours 2020 (1.09 FTE)

2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program
7 Project Websites:

2040 General Plan and Title 17 Consistency: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/planning/major- projects/2040GPTitle17Consistency

Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/planning/long-range/urban- agriculture/tax-incentives-for-urban-agriculture

Mixed Income Housing Ordinance Review: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/planning/housing/mixed- income-housing-ordinance-review

River District Specific Plan Update: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/planning/major- projects/RiverDistrictSpecificPlan

Stockton Boulevard Plan Implementation: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community-development/planning/major- projects/stockton-blvd-plan

Revisions to Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Requirements: https://www.cityofsacramento.gov/community- development/planning/housing/parking-revisions

Total FTE Required 13.09
Planning and Design Commission Comments
on the 2026 Planning and Zoning Work Program

1. What is the status of the Mixed Income Housing Ordinance Review and Feasibility Analysis?
Staff Response:

The latest feasibility analysis was completed in September 2025. The City Council will be having a workshop on this initiative that will give new councilmembers background on word done to date, the latest findings from the 2025 Feasibility Analysis, and staff’s latest recommended changes to the ordinance. Council’s direction will determine further work on this initiative in 2026.

2. Initiatives that support small developers and other housing providers such as the Small Developer Incubator Program and Streamline Sacramento should continue to be supported. We need to support the nascent industry that creates missing middle housing and attainable housing.

3. Who are the small developers you are working with?

Staff Response:

We have people ranging from first-time developers of accessory dwelling units (ADU’s) to more experienced developers of small subdivisions and multi-unit development.

4. Are you still planning to do voter polling for the Vacant Property Tax Initiative?

Staff Response:

The Law and Legislation Committee directed staff to do further outreach with various interest groups on this initiative as well as Code Enforcement vacant property fees and then return to get further direction on how to proceed.

5. Vacant properties negatively impact commercial corridors, this should continue to be a priority on the Work Program. Also consider incentivizing how to activate vacant sites.

6. Have we considered whether we will be pursuing a local alternative ordinance under the newly adopted SB 79?

Staff Response:

We will be looking to see if this option is in the interests of the City and how provisions of SB 79 could be integrated into the current update to the Planning and Development Code. This work will be vetted with the Planning and Design Commission.

7. Are there any other anticipated effects of the structural budget on the Work Program?

Staff Response:

Much of the Planning Division is funded by fee revenue and we are looking at offsetting positions funded by the General Fund with other fee revenue and grant funding. We are optimistic that staff capacity can be maintained despite budget adjustments.

8. The Robla Community should have their own Specific Plan. The neighborhood has a variety of built environments.

Staff Response:

Staff participated in a listening session with the Robla Community on September 30, 2025. Staff will wait for Council direction on the proposal submitted by Councilmembers Dickinson and Kaplan.

9. Given the recent reduction in federal subsidies, how will the local building code amendment to require conversion of heating, ventilation and air condition (HVAC) systems to all electric heat pumps impact lower income neighborhoods?

Staff Response:

SMUD’s $2,500 rebate for heat pump HVAC systems remains available; however, the federal tax credits have been rescinded. The loss of these credits will likely have a disproportionate impact on low-income homeowners, and our analysis and outreach will focus on how exemptions can help mitigate these impacts.

10. The City should educate residents how much local money actual goes into permanent affordable housing and find new sources of funding.

11. Efforts by local developers to reduce the cost of housing should be shared with the small developer community.

2026 Planning and Zoning Work
Program
Law & Legislation Committee
January 13, 2026

Presentation Overview
● Background on Planning and Zoning Work Program
● 2025 Work Program Accomplishments
● 2026 Work Program Highlights
2 Work Program Vetting Process
3 Sept. 2025
Present initial
draft Work
Program to the
Commission
Nov. 2025
Commission
forwards the
Work Program to
Council
Jan. 2026
Law & Legislation
Committee
considers the
Work Program
Jan. 2026
Council approves
the 2026 Planning
Work Program
2025 Work Program
Evaluation
4 2025 Work Program Evaluation
Key Accomplishments:
• Adoption of an ordinance removing minimum parking
requirements
• Created the Small Developer Incubator Program
• Updated the Universal Design Ordinance (Accessibility Standards for Residential Dwellings)
• Updated the vision and guiding principles for the River District Specific Plan
5 2025 Work Program Evaluation
Projects Initiated:
• Central City Specific Plan Update
• Extreme Heat Mitigation Planning with the ULI Technical Assistance Leadership Exchange recommendations
• The Food Literacy Urban Farm Community Action Plan
6 2025 Work Program Evaluation
Work that was not anticipated in 2025:
• Consultant support and additional analysis for the Planning and Development Code Update
• Co-sponsoring new State legislation (SB 639), extending the timeline for subareas of the City to achieve urban level of flood protection
• ULI Technical Assistance Leadership Exchange in support of extreme heat mitigation planning
7 2026 Planning and Zoning
Work Program
8 Planning Initiatives
Organized by Topic/Geography
● Citywide Policy
● Housing Policy
● Neighborhood/Community Planning
● Climate and Equity Policy
● Ongoing Programmatic Work
9 Citywide Policy
10 2040 General Plan and Title 17 Consistency
● Rezones for 2040 General Plan
and Title 17 Consistency
● Consolidation of Residential
Zones
● Incorporation of Missing Middle
Housing Standards
● Permitting more neighborhood
commercial uses
11 Responding to State Legislation
● Ordinance Updates to Comply with State Legislation
from 2024 and 2025 Sessions
○ Omnibus Ordinance for 2024 (Winter)
○ Omnibus Ordinance for 2025 (Fall)
12 Housing Policy
13 AB 1033 Local Ordinance
● Develop a local ordinance to permit the
sale of ADU’s
● Research process/challenges outside
permitting that are involved in
sale/maintenance of property.
14 Backyard Cottages on Wheels
● Research best practices in State and
develop ordinance
15 Small Developer Incubator Program
● Ongoing program support
● City-hosted events
16 Neighborhood/Community
Planning
17 River District Specific Plan Update
● Public Review Draft in Fall
● Commission/Council Hearings by year end
18 River District Specific Plan Update
● Public Review Draft in Fall
● Commission/Council Hearings by year end
19 Climate and Equity Policy
20 Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
Implementation
● Energy Reach Code Development
○ New AC to Heat Pump
Requirement for existing
housing
21 Revisions to Vehicle and Bicycle Parking
Requirements
● Maximum Vehicle Parking
Requirements Along Transit
Corridors
● Adjustments to Bike Parking
Requirements
● Council consideration in Spring
22 Healthy Food Initiatives Partnership
● Food Literacy Center’s Urban
Farm Community Action Plan
○ Community Advisory
Committee
○ Public Engagement
○ Vision and Goals Workshop
with the community
23 Ongoing Programmatic Work
24 Planning Academy
● 24th class starting in March 2026
● Applications close on January 23, 2026
25 Questions and Feedback
● Considerations:
○ Further constrained resources with structural budget
deficit
○ Reduced assistance from Federal Government for
climate policy/programs.
26 27

28 29

30 31

32