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File #: 25-1212    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/3/2025 In control: Planning and Building
On agenda: 10/20/2025 Final action: 10/20/2025
Title: Ordinance Rezoning Parcels in the McKinleyville Town Center from Community Commercial (C-2) with Combining Zones for Noise, Wetlands, and Airport Safety and Residential Multi-Family (R-3) with Combining Zones for a Q Zone for Housing, Noise, Wetlands and Design Review to a Mixed Use Zoning Designation with a Q-Zone Overlay Expressing Development Criteria and Permitted Uses in the Town Center
Strategic Framework: 1008 – Update General Plan ordinances for quality of environment, 2000 – A DIVERSE, EQUITABLE & ROBUST ECONOMY
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - CEQA Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 2 - Resolution making findings for Ord, 4. Attachment 3 - McKTC Draft Ordinance, 5. Attachment 4 - Draft Environmental Impact Report Link, 6. Attachment 5 - Final Environmental Impact Report Link, 7. Attachment 6 - MMRP - McKinleyville Town Center Zoning Amendment, 8. Attachment 7 - 16567 MCTO PC Staff Report, 9. Attachment 8 - 09.18.25 Planning Commission Public Comment, 10. Attachment 9 - 10.20.25 Board Of Supervisors Public Comment, 11. Public Comment to BOS Prior to October 16 - 1, 12. Public Comment to BOS Prior to October 16 - 2, 13. Public Comment to BOS Prior to October 16 - 3
Previous Action/Referral: 25-1130

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Public Hearing

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Ordinance Rezoning Parcels in the McKinleyville Town Center from Community Commercial (C-2) with Combining Zones for Noise, Wetlands, and Airport Safety and Residential Multi-Family (R-3) with Combining Zones for a Q Zone for Housing, Noise, Wetlands and Design Review to a Mixed Use Zoning Designation with a Q-Zone Overlay Expressing Development Criteria and Permitted Uses in the Town Center end

RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the Resolution to certify the Environmental Impact Report including adoption of the Statement of Overriding Consideration for the McKinleyville Town Center Zoning Amendment Ordinance (Attachment 1); and
2. Adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Attachment 6); and
3. Adopt the resolution to make all required findings for approval of the Zoning Ordinance Amendment to change the zoning in the Town Center to Mixed Use with a Q-Zone Overlay to establish development criteria (Attachment 2); and
4. Adopt the ordinance to change the zoning in the Town Center to Mixed Use with a Q-Zone Overlay to establish development criteria (Attachment 3).

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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board's Strategic Plan.

Area of Focus: A Diverse, Equitable & Robust Economy
Strategic Plan Category: 1008 - Update General Plan ordinances for quality of environment

DISCUSSION:
Executive Summary:
The Board of Supervisors is being asked to approve an amendment to the zoning map to create regulations for the Town Center in McKinleyville. The proposal would rezone the area from C-2 and R-3 with a variety of combining zones to Mixed Use with a Q Overly zone to create development standards for development in the Town Center.

The Town Center comes out of policy direction in the McKinleyville Community Plan. The proposed zoning was...

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