Phase 1 Salinas Zoning Code Updates
Summary
SCH Number
2026090162
Public Agency
City of Salinas
Document Title
Phase 1 Salinas Zoning Code Updates
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/3/2026
Document Description
The Salinas Zoning Code can be found in Chapter 37 of the Salinas Municipal Code, with housing regulations related to reasonable accommodations found in Chapter 17. The City of Salinas plans to update its Zoning Code through a long-term process broken into three phases. The proposed project covers Phase 1, Short-Term Priority Amendments. In Phase 1, the City proposes amendments related to compliance with State housing law and the City’s Housing Element, and other City priorities and legal compliance requirements.
Contact Information
Name
Jonathan Moore
Agency Name
City of Salinas
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant / Parties Undertaking Project
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Salinas
Counties
Monterey
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Zip
93901
State Highways
Highway 101, SR 68, SR 183
Railways
Union Pacific Coast Line
Airports
Salinas Municipal Airport
Schools
SCESD, SUHSD, AUSD, Anthem Christian School, Sacred Heart School
Waterways
Alisal Slough, Reclamation Ditch, Natividad Creek, Gabilan Creek, Salinas River
Other Location Info
Schools: Palma School, Madonna Del Sasso School, Oasis Charter Public School
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed revisions to the City’s Zoning Code are regulatory and administrative in nature. As such, the proposed project would not, in and of itself, result in direct physical changes to the environment. While certain proposed revisions address State housing law requirements, these are established under State law and would apply regardless of implementation of the proposed project. The proposed project codifies and implements these requirements within the Salinas Zoning Code and does not itself establish new development entitlements beyond those permitted under existing zoning and State law. Accordingly, the proposed project can be considered exempt from environmental review pursuant to the common-sense exemption under CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), as it can be seen with reasonable certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed project would have a significant effect on the environment.
County Clerk
Monterey
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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