Legislation Details

File #: 14-6318    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Public Hearing
File created: 11/5/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/10/2026 Final action:
Title: ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (ZTA) NO. 26-01 – AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 19 (ZONING) OF THE COMMERCE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW USE CLASSIFICATION FOR DATA CENTERS AND PROHIBITING THE USE CITYWIDE
Attachments: 1. 1. Staff Report, 2. 2. Ordinance Commerce Data Center, 3. 3. Planning Commission Resolution ZTA-26-01

Title

ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT (ZTA) NO. 26-01 - AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 19 (ZONING) OF THE COMMERCE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW USE CLASSIFICATION FOR DATA CENTERS AND PROHIBITING THE USE CITYWIDE

Recommendation

It is recommended that the City Council consider:

1.                     Opening the public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence; and

2.                     After closing the public hearing and considering the submitted evidence:

a.                     Introducing for first reading and reading by title only Ordinance No. 2026-XX, entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, ENACTING ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT (‘ZTA’) NO. 26-01 AMENDING TITLE 19 (ZONING) OF THE COMMERCE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW USE CLASSIFICATION FOR DATA CENTERS AND PROHIBITING THE USE CITYWIDE”; and

b.                     Determining that adoption of the Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Title 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption), based on the findings in the Ordinance and the record before the City Council; and

3.                     Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable