Zoning Code Land Use Text Amendments

At a glance

Based on auto-generated captions; names and numbers may be misheard (the case number is captioned "ACZR 2604").

What: a broad set of zoning text amendments touching the land use tables (chapter 18.60), definitions (18.55) and special use standards (18.225). Data centers and energy storage are not part of it.
Where it stands: discussed at three earlier meetings; approved 7-0-0 by the Planning Commission on 2026-10-19.
Next: legal drafts an ordinance, then the governing body.

Drinking establishments in C2: allowed without a conditional use permit if accessory to a permitted use, or at most 2,000 square feet, or at most 40% of a multi-tenant building, with no live entertainment outside; otherwise a conditional use permit. Prompted by small restaurants and even a florist wanting to serve wine and beer.
Large truck services: a convenience store with fuel pumps and large truck services would be treated as a truck stop and need a conditional use permit, based on the Maverick project at 6th and Fairlawn.
Modular homes: new definition for factory-built houses built to the residential code, allowed where single-family homes are.
Multiple detached dwellings on one lot: clarifies tiny-home villages, with site and landscape plans, building separation (15 ft, 8 ft rear to rear) and parking (one space under 1,000 square feet, otherwise two).
Second-hand and pawn shops: allowed in X1 districts, important for antique stores in NOTO; pawn shops stay grouped with them.
Short-term rentals: commissioners asked that the manager requirement not exclude owners who manage their own unit; staff agreed to add the owner.

About 20 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-19 - Planning Commission	20

2026-10-19 - Planning Commission - Staff highlighted the main changes; a commissioner raised owner-managed short-term rentals; chair accepted keeping pawn shops with second-hand shops; no public comment; approved 7-0-0.