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File #: 260239    Version: 1 Name: Planning Code - Updating Requirements for Institutional Master Plans
Type: Ordinance Status: 30 Day Rule
Introduced: 3/10/2026 In control: Land Use and Transportation Committee
On agenda: Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Title: Ordinance amending the Planning Code to exempt Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located outside of a residential district from the requirements for Institutional Master Plans; require Post-Secondary Educational Institutions located within a residential district 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.
Sponsors: Matt Dorsey
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1
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