Notice of Planning Commission Public Hearing on Feb.9
Costa Mesa Planning Commission Public Hearing
6:00 PM, Monday, February 9, 2026
City Council Chambers, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
On February 9, 2026, the Planning Commission will consider a recommendation to City Council for amendments to the Zoning Code (Title 13, Planning, Zoning, and Development), Zoning Map, and the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan to rezone Candidate Housing Sites identified in the adopted Housing Element Sites Inventory for consistency with the City’s Housing Element and to implement all or portions of Housing Element Programs 2H, 2J, 2M, 2N, 2O, 2P, 3C, 3D, 3F, 3N, 3S, 4E, and 4G of the Housing Element, including components of the Neighborhoods Where We All Belong (NWWAB) effort related to the Housing Element. Amendments to the Zoning Code and the North Costa Mesa Specific Plan would allow residential development through the expanded Mixed-Use Overlay District and establish appropriate development standards on Housing Element sites and consistency with State law. Other amendments to the Zoning Code include updated definitions, allowable uses, residential parking, and streamline development review procedures to comply with State law. The draft amendments are available for public review on the City’s website as of Friday, January 16, 2026: https://costamesa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
On November 15, 2022, the Costa Mesa City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-67, certifying and adopting the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program that analyzed the candidate housing sites for the 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element. The proposed amendments implement a schedule of actions contained in the approved Housing Element pursuant to Government Code Section 65583 and do not allow the construction of a distribution center, or oil and gas infrastructure. Therefore, the proposed amendments are statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.085 (previously referred to as Senate Bill 131).
For more information, call (714) 754-5608, or email Neighborhoods@costamesaca.gov. Planning Division staff are available from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Thursday and alternating Fridays, except specified holidays. All interested parties may submit comments to the Planning Commission in regard to this application. Please refer to the Planning Commission meeting agenda for instructions regarding how to participate in the meeting. The Planning Commission meeting agenda and staff report will be posted online 72 hours prior to the meeting at: https://costamesa.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Members of the public may submit comments via email to PCPublicComments@costamesaca.gov. Comments received by 12:00 PM on the date of the meeting will be provided to the Planning Commission, made available to the public, and will be part of the meeting record. Any written communications, photos, PowerPoints or other materials for distribution to the Planning Commission must be 10 pages or less and submitted to the City NO LATER THAN 12:00 PM on the day of the hearing via email or submitted to the Planning Department on a flash drive, or mailed to the Planning Department. All materials, pictures, PowerPoints, and videos submitted for display at a public meeting must be previously reviewed by staff to verify appropriateness for general audiences. No links to YouTube videos or other streaming services will be accepted. A direct video file will need to be emailed to staff prior to each meeting in order to minimize complications and to play the video without delay. The video must be one of the following formats: .mp4, .mov, or .wmv. Only one file may be included per speaker for public comments. Please note that materials submitted by the public that are deemed appropriate for general audiences will not be redacted in any way and will be posted online as submitted, including any personal contact information. If you challenge this project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you, or someone else raised, during the public hearing or in written correspondence submitted to the City, during or prior to, the public hearing.
Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios.
Drafts of the zoning amendments can be viewed on the project website: https://www.costamesaneighborhoods.com/resources
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