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Planning Commission backs housing code update

San DimasFeb 20, 20262 min read

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The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a code change that would streamline review of apartments, condominiums, townhouses, and similar multifamily housing on Housing Element sites by treating them as permitted or primary uses in the relevant zoning areas.

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What this means

The commission voted 5-0 to send the housing code amendment to the City Council with a recommendation for approval. If adopted, the change would make it easier for qualifying multifamily housing projects on designated Housing Element sites to move forward without coming to the Planning Commission for a full approval hearing, although some projects with parcel or tract maps would still come back for map review. Staff said the update is limited to those Housing Element sites and does not apply citywide.

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Approved Resolution PC-1706 recommending approval of Municipal Code Text Amendment 26-02 to the City Council, 5-0
Public hearing closed with no public comment
Staff reported the amendment would standardize permitted and primary use language for multifamily housing on Housing Element sites

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Planning Commission Meeting

Feb 20, 2026, 2:00 AMPLANNING COMMISSION, MEETING AGENDA, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 19, 2026 6:00 PM, SAN DIMAS COUNCIL CHAMBERcompleted

Agenda

November 20, 2025 Minutes RECOMMENDATION: Approve the November 20, 2025 Planning Commission Minutes.
CC 1.
Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the Planning Commission requests separate discussion.)
January 15, 2026 Minutes RECOMMENDATION: Approve the January 15, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes.
CC 2.
Decision: Packet: CONSENT CALENDAR (All items on the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a member of the Planning Commission requests separate discussion.)
Municipal Code Text Amendment 26-02 Consideration and Discussion to amend the San Dimas Municipal Code, Title 18, Chapter 18.42 Multiple-Family (MF) Zone, Chapter 18.50 Downtown Specific Plan, and Chapter 18.538 Specific Plan No. 23 to amend the definition of Permitted and Primary Uses as they relate to apartments, condominiums, townhouses and similar multiple-family developments proposed on properties identified as Housing Sites in the City’s Housing Element for the 2021-2029 Planning Period. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the Planning Commission adopt Resolution PC-1706 (See Attachment 1), recommending approval of Municipal Code Text Amendment 26-02 to the City Council.
PH 1.
Decision: Packet: PUBLIC HEARING
Community Development Department
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Decision: Packet: ORAL COMMUNICATION
Members of the Audience (Members of the audience are invited to address the Planning Commission on any item not on the agenda. Under the provisions of the Brown Act, the Commission is prohibited from taking or engaging in discussion on any item not appearing on the posted agenda. However, your concerns may be referred to staff or set for discussion at a later date.)
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Decision: Packet: ORAL COMMUNICATION
Planning Commission Commissioners' Report on Meetings Attended at the Expense of the Local Agency (Pursuant to AB 1234 – G.C. §53232.3(d)
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Decision: Packet: ORAL COMMUNICATION