Planning Commission approves housing and road plan changes
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The Planning Commission unanimously approved a parcel split at 2513 Woodland Avenue and recommended two General Plan and Specific Plan changes that would reclassify Oakdale Road and Claratina Avenue from six-lane to four-lane arterial streets.
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What this means
The commission approved dividing a 1.29-acre residential lot at 2513 Woodland Avenue into two separate lots. It also recommended that the City Council change the road classifications for Oakdale Road and Claratina Avenue, which would update how those streets are planned in the city’s long-range transportation maps. Both actions passed 6-0.
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- Approved Resolution No. 2026-01 for a tentative parcel map to subdivide a 1.29-acre lot at 2513 Woodland Avenue into two independent lots.
- Recommended approval of an amendment to the Circulation Element of the Modesto Urban Area General Plan to change Oakdale Road and Claratina Avenue from six-lane principal arterial streets to four-lane minor arterial streets.
- Recommended approval of Specific Plan Amendment No. 6 to the Tivoli Specific Plan, updating the street hierarchy diagram and related text.
- Approved the December 15, 2025 minutes.
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Planning Commission Meeting on January 05, 2026
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