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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-01 PC Reso - Gateway Locations - Design and Development Standards RESOLUTION NO. PC 2026-01 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT GATEWAY LOCATIONS AND AFFIRM THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH GENERAL PLAN POLICY LU-11.2 WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah 2040 General Plan established Policy LU-11.2 and Implementation Program D, which direct the City to identify and enhance gateways through landscape design, signage, building form, and historic themes; and WHEREAS, prior City and County planning documents, including the 1995 General Plan, and Ukiah Valley Area Plan (UVAP) and subsequent public infrastructure investments have established gateway-related design principles through coordinated public improvements; and WHEREAS, Planning Division staff have evaluated gateway concepts over time through previously adopted plans, prior studies, and realized public improvements, and have determined that many of the City's previous gateway objectives have been advanced through previous planning documents public investments, such as the Department of Public Works State Street Streetscape Phases 1 & 2, as well as the Urban Core Rehabilitation Program; and WHEREAS, the City's recent streetscape and corridor improvement projects demonstrate that gateway character can be effectively established through public infrastructure and design consistency,without imposing new development regulations or additional requirements on private parcels; and WHEREAS, the identification of gateway locations is intended to distinguish specific points or zones of arrival from broader corridor planning efforts, and to provide guidance for the placement and design of gateway features identified in Exhibit A, rather than to regulate surrounding land uses; and WHEREAS, future public or private projects located in the immediate vicinity of identified gateways should avoid features that would interfere with, obscure, or visually compete with established or planned gateway signage and design elements; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that recognizing first and second level gateway locations and associated design considerations will provide clarity, improve coordination for future public projects, and support implementation of General Plan Policy LU-11.2 and Implementation Program D. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed suggested gateway locations identified in Exhibit A, as well the objective gateway design considerations intended to distinguish gateways from broader corridor planning efforts and to avoid imposing new requirements on private parcels for future development as prioritized by the City of Ukiah. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of Ukiah hereby: Page 1 of 2 1. Recommends that the City Council recognize existing first-level regional gateways and proposed second-level City gateways as identified in Exhibit A to this Resolution with final placement, design, and gateway features subject to site conditions, funding, project cost, infrastructure constraints, safety considerations, and coordination with future capital improvement projects; and 2. Recommends that the City Council affirm the use of existing Public Works standards, adopted plans, and previously constructed public improvements to implement General Plan Policy LU-11.2 and Implementation Program D as provided in Exhibit A to inform the subsequent selection, construction, maintenance, upgrades and improvements to the Perkins Street, Gobbi Street and Talmage Road corridors and gateways; and 3. Recommends that future public and private projects located in the immediate vicinity of identified second level gateways avoid features that would interfere with, obscure, or visually compete with established gateway signage and design elements. 4. Recommend that the Community Development Director prioritize the consideration and removal of older publicly sponsored gateway signage or recommend improvements for existing signate to the City Council, S. Recommend that the City Council consider allocating funds to provide the second-level gateways identified and referenced in Exhibit A. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Ukiah on the 281" day of January 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Commissioners Brown, Montano, Hilliker, and Chair de Grassi NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT. Commissioner Johnson f Alex De Grassi, Chair City of Ukiah Planning Commission ATTEST: r r Kristine Lawler, CIVIC City Clerk Exhibit A: Ukiah Gateway Standards and Designated Location Reference Page 2 of 2 d x W LLJ � � $ �iY �, �f •�i"r�P �1f ��`�t - W ` d d Y J W W J Z O LLJ W U i Z i ;la, +_ W { +t W W F. r Cl) • �'r!! 0 i a Lu f ! ` 111 Z Q " Q Z Q F-- Q W .•ft r� Y | )\ 5 = i ■ �� Lli Lij M. @ � - LLJ . `: 2 LLJ e / ] LU CL 2 2 v . J R . LL LLJ ry cn e . , r e � • ��� � � - ! 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