Downtown Specific Plan Amendment
Summary
The 2012 plan made it hard to open restaurants, retail and other businesses downtown, requiring pricey CUPs for uses that should be simple. The amendment expands by-right uses, adds a preferred-use incentive program with fee discounts, and rezones the 300 blocks of E, Main and G Streets. Council committed to a future discussion on easing even more CUP requirements.
At a glance
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Last discussed May 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
Cuts CUP costs from $1,000-$2,000 and months of waiting down to simple permits with fees as low as $200 for some uses.
Business owners, developers and investors looking to open or expand in downtown Brawley, plus residents who want a livelier downtown.
None identified; existing nonconforming uses like the E Street auto repair shop are grandfathered in.
Mentions & discussions (1)
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