SB 79 Temporary Exclusion Ordinance (Ordinance 1634)
San Carlos
Description
The city is using a rare window in SB 79 to temporarily keep its own zoning — not the state's 75-foot, 120-units-per-acre standards — on four downtown and multi-family districts near the train station, buying time to write a local TOD plan by 2031.
Impact summary
Downtown keeps its four-story, ground-floor-retail character for now; sites in zones that don't qualify (like MUN 40) can still see 75-foot SB 79 projects, including possibly streamlined SB 35 review.
Applicant
- Name
- City of San Carlos
- Address
- Sites within 0.25 miles of the San Carlos Caltrain Station
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Mar 23, 2026.
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