Planning Commission approves housing maps and home occupation rules
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The commission adopted a zoning code change that expands and standardizes rules for home occupations, and it approved three residential subdivision maps in Vernola Ranch covering 187 detached homes and 18 lettered lots. It also selected new 2026 leadership and continued a restaurant alcohol-use permit to a later meeting.
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What this means
The commission recommended new rules that would let more home-based businesses operate in areas with single-family or multifamily homes, with development and operating standards spelled out in the city code. It also approved three tract maps for Vernola Ranch that together allow 187 single-family detached homes plus 18 lettered lots, which are non-home parcels often used for streets, utilities, or open space. A separate request for a restaurant to serve beer, wine, and distilled spirits at 5667 Mission Boulevard was not decided and was continued to the February 11, 2026 meeting.
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- Selected Chair Pro Tem Shultz as 2026 Planning Commission Chair and Commissioner De La Torre as 2026 Chair Pro Tem.
- Approved the zoning code amendment for home occupations and recommended it to the City Council (4-1, with Commissioner Rosales recused).
- Approved Tentative Tract Map No. 39119 for 42 detached homes and 5 lettered lots in Vernola Ranch Planning Area 10.
- Approved Tentative Tract Map No. 39120 for 55 detached homes and 6 lettered lots in Vernola Ranch Planning Area 11.
- Approved Tentative Tract Map No. 39122 for 90 detached homes and 7 lettered lots in Vernola Ranch Planning Area 14.
- Continued the restaurant alcohol-use permit and site development request at 5667 Mission Boulevard to February 11, 2026.
- Commissioner Newman resigned from the Planning Commission.
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Planning Commission Meeting on January 14, 2026
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