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Staff explained the plan — developed in coordination with Glenn County, the City of Orland and other partners — identifies coordinated actions to reduce risk from natural hazards including flood, wildfire and other local threats. Key actions cited for Willows included improving drainage and ditch maintenance to reduce flood risk, expanding fuels‑reduction and weed‑abatement programs to address wildfire exposure, and upgrading public emergency communication tools and public education programs.

Planning staff said adopting the plan is a prerequisite for many state and federal hazard mitigation grants and ensures the city meets Cal OES and FEMA requirements for hazard mitigation planning. \"Adopting this plan improves public safety, ensures compliance with state and federal requirements, and positions the city for future hazard mitigation funding,\" staff said.

A commissioner noted the plan is an update to an existing countywide effort and that Glenn County has already approved its version. The commission moved, seconded and unanimously approved the recommendation to the City Council.

Staff will forward the adopted recommendation to county and state review as required and will track any action items tied to the plan recommendations.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","May 6, 2025 Planning Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The commission recommended that the City Council adopt the multi‑jurisdiction hazard mitigation plan update, aligning Willows with county partners and positioning the city to remain eligible for state and federal mitigation funding.","taxTitle","Willows City, Glenn County, California","taxId",71416,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6559163,"Planning commission recommends 12‑month moratorium on new mobile food truck applications, and amends conditions for existing food‑truck operator",3940,824000,4764000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3217597-bf2527795c0ae607545237cd761d5a5e&start=824&end=4764","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3217597-bf2527795c0ae607545237cd761d5a5e/thumbnail_824000.jpg","/articles/6559163/Willows-City/Glenn-County/California/Planning-commission-recommends-12month-moratorium-on-new-mobile-food-truck-applications-and-amends-conditions-for-existing-foodtruck-operator","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559163-b393d9d7b429bc7c35cadab52e46c595/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175662&Signature=SSiH5pTqA3D5nVcKAQRhGQDHoH7aSLQPhtoqfyeC5~USHGQSbx4Zz-nC8Bn~dnJbu5e1cbTLNEo4fYl7rXjcjaX9FVTx4tX-YIOEqt10qcArsSh19LfAr83DQ7XPSskPFyswPpreEV8KBuT3jZnIvFu9jY0wAKSiHafhh9Za-e4E~GhOaukWrsbD6yFwEVa1~5TOG-CEmVKb-6bv4lq~k6aeXj3R7ZIPUAKpkyQpMcQW1lkbfFAmA4-i23KKmmjzlNSORqPKForfN4Bt1Ju7tSG2AnVlu5FYgo5vsZZiAmTb6sNZM89l73m1a81NV7euXcZVecyHNbunlAvg4jW-Bg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Willows Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council approve a temporary 12‑month moratorium on acceptance of new mobile food truck applications, and separately reviewed conditions for an existing permitted vendor, Tacos Ocampos.

Planning staff described the moratorium as a limited pause to allow the city, the planning commission and council to update ambiguous zoning language about mobile vendors and to create clear, consistent rules for carts, trucks and transient vendors. Staff explained the city’s current code contains vague terms such as \"outside sales\" and \"transient mobile businesses,\" and that mobile food vendors are currently limited to the Central Commercial district under the existing code. The staff report noted the moratorium would not affect current operations by vendors already permitted and would be temporary while the city finalizes a zoning code update.

After public comment both for and against the pause, the commission voted to recommend the moratorium to the city council. The motion approved by the commission asked for a 12‑month moratorium or sooner if the code work is completed earlier, and included direction that existing permitted vendors continue operating during the moratorium.

Commissioners and public speakers expressed mixed views. Some commissioners and members of the public urged rapid completion of the code update and called for careful public outreach so the pause would not be perceived as anti‑business. Several commissioners cited the July 10 joint planning commission/city council meeting already scheduled to review Chapter 18 zoning code updates and said staff should try to complete rules before the full year elapses. Others supported the moratorium as a way to avoid piecemeal approvals under unclear rules and to prevent operational or safety issues that can arise from inconsistent regulation.

The commission also heard a follow‑up item on a specific vendor, Tacos Ocampos (application UP2402). Staff reported that the operator had worked with environmental health and that the truck’s commissary is Mar Veil Food Stores (517 S. Tehama Street) for overnight storage. Staff asked the commission to approve an amendment to the conditions of approval clarifying waste handling: public waste generated by the truck is to be emptied into a covered, on‑site employee waste receptacle and removed by waste management not less than once weekly so public trash containers are not left exposed at the vending site. The commission indicated consensus for that condition and recorded the clarification in the permit record.

Staff said environmental health determines food‑safety licensing and that those county licenses remain necessary and separate from local land‑use permission. The commission and members of the public also discussed enforcement, parking for vendors and how grandfathering of existing vendors should be treated during any future code change.

The commission’s recommendation on the moratorium is advisory to city council; any ordinance or resolution imposing a moratorium and any grandfathering language would be decided by the council.","The commission voted to recommend a temporary 12‑month moratorium on new mobile food truck applications while staff and council update the zoning code; the panel also reviewed and clarified operational conditions for an existing permitted vendor, Tacos Ocampos.",{"_33":87,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":88,"_41":89,"_43":90,"_45":91,"_47":92,"_49":93,"_51":94,"_53":95,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":96,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":97,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6559168,"Willows planning commission continues decision on variance request to convert 510 Westwood from commercial to residential",4856,261000,5117000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3217597-bf2527795c0ae607545237cd761d5a5e&start=261&end=5117","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3217597-bf2527795c0ae607545237cd761d5a5e/thumbnail_261000.jpg","/articles/6559168/Willows-City/Glenn-County/California/Willows-planning-commission-continues-decision-on-variance-request-to-convert-510-Westwood-from-commercial-to-residential","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6559168-1df5d6d5f3077cad5d6198a3ce6210d6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771175662&Signature=QFwSqpm0F8S6dWDjqX2NALSQR-6r81F0ZA8MFTg49L10BiTwz53aS3JNSkLhx~DtFPl04tU1abz~ctShEv6aS68C9DOaHJVTweQqpW7A93~Jfz-1n2Pb7~Yq2gn-jMHBWsJ5Z9sD5fymZUuUlHP5Mg0nG8HSXPpGul0-rmX9NqFRS~w8~NNRuAUxxTAEtym~fHGqlHal2ql5UWFQakycshRLOJWapUoNv-QE2OD8-37dVGDGWmtDz12nh1NDeXt1LOP9oXwSCDnZ43eTLFgHUDyyBhFzqLsyRlAZZMMliuNdfUgliUcOTtm8LujHFAZfvdrIZIQ6etjkan3Zv9Oc2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Willows Planning Commission continued action on a request to change the use of 510 Westwood Street from commercial to single‑family residential after extensive public comment and a split commission discussion.

City planner Delaney Garlic told the commission the application — variance 25‑01 — sought permission to convert an existing commercial office building constructed in 1978 to residential use in the city’s Entryway zoning district. Garlic explained staff reviewed the request under the municipal code, concluded the property does not qualify for the code’s existing nonconforming use exemptions, and recommended denial. \"Staff recommends that the planning commission deny the request for the variance based on us not being able to make the findings,\" Garlic said.

The staff analysis cited two separate sets of findings applicants must meet for a use‑change variance: (1) legal findings for a change of use (including that the change will not alter the character of the area and that the hardship is not self‑created) and (2) the standard variance findings in the zoning code (exceptional circumstances, unnecessary hardship from strict enforcement, no special privilege, and no detriment to public health, safety or welfare). Garlic told the commission staff was unable to make all required findings.

Members of the public and the applicant urged the commission to allow conversion. The property owner, who spoke through a translated statement, said she has owned 510 Westwood Street for nine years and had tenants for only four of those years. She described at least $6,000 a year in carrying costs and said the building has been vacant for extended periods. \"The ongoing vacancy poses both the risk of deterioration and potential security concerns,\" the owner said, asking the commission to allow residential use to reduce vacancy and help meet local housing needs.

Supporters described the structure as house‑like and urged flexibility. Builder and longtime local resident Bill (Bo) Shaw said the conversion cost would be modest and that the building already contains bathrooms and plumbing. Other commenters raised infrastructure questions (notably sewer capacity), asked whether the applicant had tried to list or rent the property and for how long, and reported neighborhood support in the form of a petition.

Commission discussion focused on three areas: (1) the geographic extent and purpose of the Entryway district and whether existing mix of homes and businesses in the corridor undercuts staff’s view that the change would alter the entryway character; (2) the sufficiency of the applicant’s evidence for economic hardship and attempts to market the site as commercial; and (3) whether the commission should continue the item to give the applicant time to provide requested documentation and to wait for an upcoming citywide zoning code review.

Several commissioners said they wanted more documentation from the applicant about rental or listing history and about the scope and cost of any conversion work; others emphasized that the Entryway overlay and recent General Plan mapping favor commercial uses along Wood Street and that code exemptions for returning commercial buildings to residential use are narrowly drawn. Staff said the conditional‑use pathway available in the Entryway district applies only to undeveloped parcels or structures that were residential before the current code; it does not apply to a commercial building constructed as such in 1978.

After discussion the commission voted to continue the matter so the applicant can submit clarified documentation and to allow commissioners time to consider the item in light of forthcoming zoning code updates. The commission directed staff to specify what documentation is needed (evidence of marketing/listing, any permit or building scope for conversion, and feasibility information) and noted that a later zoning code update could alter available options in the future.

The commission did not adopt a variance and made no substantive code changes at the meeting. The continuation preserves the applicant’s opportunity to return with supplemental materials and allows the commission to consider the request after code‑update work or at a subsequent hearing.

Planning staff noted they had contacted the applicant and that some additional information had been requested in advance of the hearing; commissioners said staff should follow up directly if items remain outstanding.

Votes at the meeting included the motion to continue; the minute motion language and the roll call are captured in the official minutes and were recorded by the commission clerk.","After hours of public testimony and debate, the Willows Planning Commission voted to continue consideration of a land‑use variance request for 510 Westwood Street to a later date so the applicant can provide additional documentation and staff can incorporate zoning‑code review items.","actionData","errors"]

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