Legislation Details

File #: ID#26-378    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Second Reading
File created: 8/18/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 8/18/2026 Final action:
Title: Zoning Code Update Phase 1 - an ordinance amending Chapters 17 (Housing) and 37 (Zoning) of the Salinas Municipal Code to align with state and federal law and address short term priorities.
Attachments: 1. Council Staff Report - Phase 1 Zoning Code Amendments, 2. Attachment 1 - Phase 1 Zoning Code Update Draft Ordinance, 3. Attachment 2 - Presentation (Phase 1 ZCU)

Title

Zoning Code Update Phase 1 - an ordinance amending Chapters 17 (Housing) and 37 (Zoning) of the Salinas Municipal Code to align with state and federal law and address short term priorities.

Recommended Action

Consider finding Ordinance exempt as a “common-sense” exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3); and adopt the Ordinance amending Chapter 17 Article IV of the Salinas Municipal Code (Housing) and amending various provisions of Chapter 37 of the Salinas Municipal Code (Zoning).