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Ordinance#260239Pending Committee Action
In plain English

Proposes a change to city law: Changing the the city's zoning/building rules to exempt Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located in a C-3 (Downtown Commercial) District or the Art and Design Educational Special Use District from the requirements for Institutional Master Plans.

Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located in a C-3 (Downtown Commercial) District or the Art and Design Educational Special Use District from the requirements for Institutional Master Plans; require Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located elsewhere to file Institutional Master Plans with a development application; require updates to such plans only when the institution will increase by 10,000 square feet or by 25% of its total square footage (whichever is less); exclude student housing from the definition of Post-Secondary Educational Institution; and remove the three-month hold on hearing Conditional Use applications after an Institutional Master Plan has been accepted; affirming the Planning Department’s determination under the California Environmental Quality Act; making findings of consistency with the General Plan, and the eight priority policies of Planning Code, Section 101.1; and making findings of public necessity, convenience, and welfare pursuant to Planning Code, Section 302.

Introduced: Jun 2, 2026
Final action:
Sponsors: Matt Dorsey
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How they voted

CONTINUED
Land Use and Transportation Committee · Jun 15, 2026Pass
3-0

Full action history

Jun 15, 2026Land Use and Transportation Committee: CONTINUEDPass
Jun 10, 2026Clerk of the Board: REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Jun 2, 2026President: SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
Apr 20, 2026Planning Commission: RESPONSE RECEIVED
Apr 3, 2026Planning Department: RESPONSE RECEIVED
Mar 25, 2026Clerk of the Board: REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Mar 10, 2026President: ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE