Council Advances Housing and Downtown Changes
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The City Council unanimously advanced zoning changes for two-unit projects and urban lot splits, adopted updated fire and building code amendments, and approved a downtown entertainment zone framework. It also recommended transit routing changes and planning for a future transfer point on Main Street between 5th and 6th streets.
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The zoning actions move Woodland closer to updated rules for housing construction, including two-unit projects and urban lot splits. The Council also approved changes affecting fire and building standards, authorized agreements with businesses that join a future downtown entertainment zone, and approved the city’s 2024/25 Community Development Block Grant performance report. The transit recommendation allows cost analysis and planning to continue for revised routes and a future downtown transfer point.
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- Waived the first reading of Ordinance No. 1742, updating and clarifying provisions of the Woodland zoning ordinance, on a 5-0 vote.
- Waived the first reading of Ordinance No. 1743, amending rules related to urban lot splits and two-unit development, on a 5-0 vote.
- Adopted Ordinance No. 1741, amending the Woodland Municipal Code to reflect changes to the 2022 California Fire Code and 2022 California Building Code, on a 5-0 vote.
- Approved the 2024/25 Community Development Block Grant performance report and authorized its submission after a 15-day public comment period.
- Recommended approval of Woodland transit routing changes and planning for a future Main Street transfer point between 5th and 6th streets, on a 4-0 vote.
- Waived the first reading of Ordinance No. 1744 establishing entertainment zone regulations and adopted Resolution No. 8571 authorizing agreements with participating businesses, on a 4-0 vote.
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