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Recent ordinance coverage from The Sidekick network, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Sept. 21 council agenda calls for final action on a massage-establishment ordinance and additional amendments to Jacobs’ wastewater compliance agreement.
Supervisors are being asked to introduce an ordinance that would raise the reward for tips leading to unlawful-dumping arrests and convictions.
The first-reading vote would add Chapter 5.30 to the Fortuna Municipal Code, with Councilmember Stevens opposing.
The board unanimously approved amendments to coastal zoning rules and repealed a prior ordinance to align county regulations with Coastal Commission requirements.
The Sept. 8 agenda includes Ordinance 2026-788, which would add a new chapter to the city code regulating massage establishments.
The council took the first formal step on a rewrite that would broaden nuisance definitions, shift hearing authority to the city manager and allow the city to seek attorney fees in nuisance-abatement cases.
A planning commission resolution recommends giving the Johnson Family Trust more time to pay filing fees tied to a 2023 zoning change that never took effect.
A June 16 staff report recommends advancing an ordinance to limit nonprofit administrative costs on county funding or support, while the Auditor-Controller warns the proposal could clash with federal grant rules.
Commissioners want staff to trim the draft mobile food and sidewalk vendor rules and use Indio’s ordinance as a model, while staff says the city lacks a designated code enforcement officer.
The council introduced and waived first reading of an ordinance designating Fire Hazard Severity Zones within the city during its Feb. 24 meeting.
Council unanimously advanced Ordinance 1586, which would create a clearer path for cannabis consumption lounge permits and allow temporary consumption at special events.
Supervisors heard a staff proposal to overhaul code enforcement rules, but took no formal action at the study session.
The council voted 3-0 to introduce Ordinance 2026-781, which would align the city’s zoning map with its general plan and the Mill District Specific Plan.