Town of Windsor Zoning Code Update

Town of Windsor Zoning Code Update

The project consists of a technical update to the Town of Windsor Zoning Code (herein referred to as “Zoning Code Update” or “project”). The project would bring the Town’s Zoning Code into compliance with California Government Code Section 65860(a), which requires that a jurisdiction’s zoning ordinance be consistent with its General Plan and subsequent updates to its General Plan. Therefore, the Town is proposing to amend its existing Zoning Code to ensure (1) compatibility with its adopted 2040 General Plan (adopted April 2018); (2) create consistency with State housing law and reduce regulatory barriers to the construction of housing; (3) reflect changes in State law; (4) create contemporary zoning provisions; (5) make the Zoning Code easier to use and implement; and (6) implement changes to address issues identified by Town staff. The Town’s updated Zoning Code would therefore implement the goals and policies of the General Plan by regulating the use of land and structures within the town. The project also includes Zoning Map amendments to rezone residential Planned Development (PD) parcels to zoning designations that are consistent with General Plan land use designations, an amendment to the Subdivision Ordinance to remove lot depth requirements (these requirements would be included as part of the updated Zoning Code), and the addition of the Zoning Code as Title 17 of the Windsor Municipal Code. The Zoning Code Update will be added to the Windsor Municipal Code as Title 17. The Zoning Code is not currently a part of the Town’s Municipal Code. The current code generally follows a flow from introductory provisions to zone standards, town-wide standards, and finally administrative procedures. It is comprised of 25 chapters and each chapter is divided into sections and subsections. Within the chapters, sections generally follow a logical pattern, moving from more general to more specific provisions.

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