ZONING CODE AMENDMENT 2023-001; AMEND ZONING CODE SECTION 37-50.090 (FENCES, WALLS, AND HEDGES) OF CHAPTER 37 OF THE SALINAS MUNICIPAL CODE (ZONING CODE) TO MODIFY THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR ELECTRICALLY-CHARGED WIRES AND FENCES IN THE INDUSTRIAL GENERAL (IG) ZONING DISTRICT AND OTHER SUBSECTIONS OF SECTION 37-50.090 Thomas Wiles, Senior Planner
Community Development Department
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Zoning Code Amendment 2023-001
Amend Zoning Code Section:
37-50.090 (Fences, walls, and hedges)
Modify process for electrically-charged wires and fences IG District:
Allow with building permit/No CUP
IBP and IGC Districts:
Maintain CUP process
Change wording 37-50.090(l)(4):
“Adjacent” to “Contiguous”
Proposed Modifications
Section 37-50.090(d)(3)(a)(b):
Allow electrically-charged wires or fences
With CUP or building permit
Section 37-50.090(k)(2) and (l)(1):
Allowed in IG District
Building permit
Maintain CUP process in IBP and IGC Districts
Section 37-50.090(l)(4):
Change wording from “Adjacent” to “Contiguous”
Consistent with Zoning Code definition
CEQA and Planning Commission
Exempt from CEQA per Guidelines Section 15305
Minor Alterations in Land Use Limitations
Planning Commission recommended approval on October 18, 2023 Public Notice:
Published in the Monterey Herald as 1/8th page – 10/26/23
Recommendation
A motion
Finding Zoning Code Amendment 2023-001 categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 2) Adopt an Ordinance amending Chapter 37 of the Salinas Municipal Code to allow:
Electrically-charged wires and fences in IG District with a building permit Modify wording from “Adjacent” to “Contiguous”