Vacaville’s senior city planner Tyra Hays says food law ‘new and long’
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- February 20, 2013
A plethora of proposed amendments to Vacaville’s Land Use and Development Code came before planning commissioners Tuesday, with some getting a thumbs up and others returning for further discussion….
A plethora of proposed amendments to Vacaville’s Land Use and Development Code came before planning commissioners Tuesday, with some getting a thumbs up and others returning for further discussion.Among those approved for changes include Assembly Bill 1616, otherwise known as the California Homemade Food Act. Effective Jan. 1, the law essentially OKs “cottage food operations,” or crafting select edible products out of your own home.”This law is new and long,” explained Tyra Hays, senior city planner. “There are a lot of things that have not been figured out.”A policy regarding secondary living units was approved for alteration, as Hays emphasized that it was “not so much a land use issue as it is a constitutional one.”Commissioners also unanimously approved streamlining procedures to provide an “administrative exception process” in zoning and land use matters for housing for disabled residents.Among proposals to be revisited are suggestions to build more three-bedroom apartments as affordable multifamily housing, strengthen anti-NIMBY protections including no-net loss housing development capacity requirements and a policy requiring developers to build at least 20 units per acre on property identified as ‘high density residential.’Commissioners said all required further analysis and ample discussion.Developer Tom Phillippi agreed, stating that the city’s fee structure regarding development was among the highest in the Bay Area.”It’s very, very frustrating and it’s created a lot of angst on my part,” he said.Follow Staff Writer Kimberly K. Fu at Twitter.com/ ReporterKimFu.
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