On September 28, 2026, the Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council certify the Program Environmental Impact Report, amend several sections of the Zoning Code including repealing and replacing Chapter V Article 11 Mixed-Use Overlay District and Chapter IX Article 4 density Bonuses and Other Incentives, and update the Zoning Map, repeal the urban plans (while codifying their development potential in the Zoning Code), amend three specific plans for consistency, amend several elements of the General Plan for consistency with those changes, and establish Citywide Multifamily Residential and Mixed-Use Objective Design Standards with minor revisions. The City Council is tentatively scheduled to hear the item at the regularly scheduled meeting on October 20, 2026.

The materials reviewed by the Planning Commission are available online here: https://costamesa.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=8237531&GUID=58193A31-19E7-48DC-AD9D-FC86CE078ECE

City Council Public Hearing

Tentatively Scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at 6 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 77 Fair Drive., Costa Mesa

The City Council agenda and staff report for Neighborhoods Where We All Belong will be available online at  https://costamesa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

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