TabledGeneral Plan Amendment

Residential Readiness Program Phase III (CA/GPA/RZ 26-01)

Description

City-initiated code amendments, general plan amendments, and rezoning to streamline housing production, expand the Corridor Opportunity Site overlay, and reinstate the Pomona Avenue Opportunity Site.

Impact summary

Aims to facilitate infill housing and streamline development regulations, but drew pushback over neighborhood compatibility and review time.

Applicant

Name: City of Chico
Address: Citywide / Multiple Corridors and Pomona Avenue

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 0
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Tabled5–0, unanimous

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 17, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Sep 17, 2026Tabled 5–0

Planning Commission Meeting - Sep 17, 2026

City-initiated code amendments, general plan amendments, and rezoning to streamline housing production, expand the Corridor Opportunity Site overlay, and reinstate the Pomona Avenue Opportunity Site.

Related issues (1)

Residential Readiness Program Phase III Code and General Plan Amendments

The city is proposing sweeping updates to zoning, general plan designations, and municipal codes to streamline housing production, comply with state laws, and implement housing element goals. Residents and developers raised concerns about the compressed review timeline, lack of neighborhood outreach, and specific impacts on areas like Pomona Lane.

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