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June 17, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final

City Council Chamber, 2nd Floor, Merced Civic Center, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340

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Agenda — 22 items

  1. 1 NOTICE TO PUBLIC
  2. 2 WELCOME TO THE MEETING OF THE MERCED PLANNING COMMISSION
  3. 3 At least 72 hours prior to each regular Planning Commission meeting, a complete agenda packet is available for review on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.gov or at the Planning Division Office, 678 W. 18th Street, Merced, CA 95340. All public records relating to an open session item that are distributed to a majority of the Commission will be available for public inspection at the Planning Division Office during regular business hours. The Planning Commission also serves as the Board of Zoning Adjustment and the Design Review/Historic Preservation Commission. Assisted hearing devices are available for meetings held in the Council Chamber.
  4. 4 PUBLIC COMMENT: OBTAIN SPEAKER CARD FROM THE CLERK
  5. 5 Members of the audience who wish to address the Planning Commission are requested to complete a speaker card available at the podium against the right-hand side of the Council Chamber. Please submit the completed card to the Clerk before the item is called, preferably before the meeting begins. Speakers will be called up, 3 to 5 at a time, in the order in which the forms are received. Please use the microphone and state your name and city of residence for the record. For permits, licenses, and other entitlements, the applicant will be allowed 15 minutes (including rebuttal), the appellant/leader of the opposition will be allowed 15 minutes (including rebuttal), and all other speakers shall have 3 minutes each, unless the number of speakers is over 10, which in that case, comments shall be limited to 2 minutes each. For all other issues, for 3 or less speakers, 3 minutes each and for over 10 speakers, 2 minutes each shall be allotted. A timer clock is located above the City Council dais illuminating the remaining time. Once the buzzer sounds, please be courteous and conclude your remarks. Material may be emailed to planningweb@cityofmerced.gov no later than 1 PM on the day of the meeting. Please specify which portion of the agenda you are commenting on, for example, Item # or Public Comments. Your comments will be presented to the Planning Commission at the appropriate time. Any correspondence received after 1 PM will be distributed to the Planning Commission and retained for the official record. To view video (if available) or listen to the City Council meeting live, go to the City’s website www.cityofmerced.gov, YouTube, or Comcast Public Access Channel 96. ▶ jump to 1:07
  6. A. CALL TO ORDER
  7. A.1. Moment of Silence ▶ jump to 0:06
  8. A.2. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag ▶ jump to 0:13
  9. B. ROLL CALL ▶ jump to 0:38
  10. C. PUBLIC COMMENT ▶ jump to 2:25
  11. 11 Members of the public who wish to speak on any matter not listed on the agenda may speak during this portion of the meeting and will be allotted 3 minutes. The Chairperson may, at their discretion, reduce the time to 2 minutes if there are more than 10 speakers, in order to accommodate as many speakers as possible. State law prohibits the Planning Commission from acting at this meeting on any matter raised during the public comment period. Members of the public who wish to speak on a matter that is listed on the agenda will be called upon to speak during discussion of that item. Please submit a Request to Speak card prior to the item being called.
  12. D. CONSENT CALENDAR ▶ jump to 2:53
  13. 13 Adoption of the Consent Calendar may be made with one motion of the Planning Commission provided that any Planning Commission member, individual, or organization may request removal of an item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration. If a request for removal of an item from the Consent Calendar has been received, the item will be discussed and voted on separately. With Consent items, there is generally no staff presentation but staff is available for questions.
  14. D.1. SUBJECT: Planning Commission Minutes of June 3, 2026 ACTION: Approving and filing the Planning Commission Minutes of June 3, 2026 26-538 approved Pass
  15. E. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS ▶ jump to 3:29
  16. 16 Members of the public who wish to speak on public hearings listed on the agenda will be heard when the Public Hearing is opened, except on Public Hearing items previously heard and closed to public comment. After the public has commented, the item is closed to further public comment and brought to the Commission for discussion and action. Further comment will not be received unless requested by the Commission.
  17. E.1 SUBJECT: Recommendation to City Council to Adopt General Plan Amendment #24-06 Adopting the Merced Multijurisdictional Housing Element and Appendix G, Zoning Ordinance Amendment #26-0001, adding language to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Rezones, Environmental Review #26-0068 and the City of Merced’s SB 244 Analysis. ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify Recommendation to City Council to adopt: 1) General Plan Amendment #24-06 - 6th Cycle Housing Element; 2) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #26-0001, Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Rezone language; 3) Environmental Review #26-0068 (Statutorily Exempt) 4) SB 244 Analysis; RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission make a motion to adopt Resolution #4181 recommending the City Council consider and adopt: · General Plan Amendment #24-06 - 6th Cycle Housing Element · Zoning Ordinance Amendment #26-0001 - adding required language for RHNA rezones; · Environmental Review #26-0068 (Statutorily Exempt); and · SB 244 Analysis; 26-344 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 3:33
  18. E.2. SUBJECT: Minor Modification #26-0008 and Environmental Review #26-0061 REPORT IN BRIEF Staff recommends that this item be tabled, to allow staff additional time to conduct research. RECOMMENDATION Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission table this item. 26-541 tabled ▶ jump to 41:58
  19. F. BUSINESS ITEMS ▶ jump to 42:49
  20. F.1. SUBJECT: Report by Planning Manager of Upcoming Agenda Items ACTION Information only. 26-539 ▶ jump to 42:57
  21. F.2. SUBJECT: Calendar of Meetings/Events Jun. 15 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 17 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. Jul. 6 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 8 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 20 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 22 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. Aug. 3 City Council, 6:00 p.m. 5 Planning Commission, 6:00 p.m. 26-540
  22. G. ADJOURNMENT adjourned Pass ▶ jump to 43:45