NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF RIVERBANK CITY COUNCIL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Riverbank will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 6:00 PM or soon thereafter as practical in-person attendance in the City Council Chambers at 6707 Third Street, Suite B, Riverbank, CA. This meeting will be held in accordance with the Brown Act in regard to public meeting requirements. This public hearing is to consider the following matters: RIVERBANK 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT - GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 01-2025, ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 01-2025, REZONE 02-2025, AND SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT 01-2025 The City Council to Consider the Following: General Plan Amendment 01-2025: Adopt a Resolution to approve a General Plan Amendment to adopt 6th Cycle Housing Element and to authorize Staff to submit the 6th Cycle Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Certification. The City's 6th Cycle Housing Element has been prepared in accordance with Government Code Section 65580 et. al., which specifies the content of the Housing Element. The City's 6th Cycle Housing Element consists of an analysis and evaluation of existing housing needs, resource site inventory, constraints on housing, an analysis of fair housing (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing), an evaluation of the City's current Housing Element Policies and Programs and updated/new Policies and Programs for the 6th Cycle Planning Period. General Plan Amendment 01-2025: Adopt a Resolution to approve a General Plan Amendment to amend the General Plan Land Use Element to establish a maximum density for the Higher Density Residential and Mixed Use General Plan Land Use Designations, Zoning Ordinance Amendment 01-2025: To Introduce and Conduct First Reading of an Ordinance to amend Title XV, Land Usage, Chapter 153, Zoning to add new Sections entitled "Regional Housing Needs Assessment Overlay" to implement Programs 1.1a, 1.1d, and 1.1h of the 6th Cycle Housing Element pursuant to Government Code Sections 65583.2(c) and 65913.16 and to amend Chapter 153, Zoning, Sections 153.067, Uses Permitted and 153.071, Development Standards of the Mixed Use District CX-1 Zone to implement Program 1.1a of the 6th Cycle Housing Element. The new Sections entitled "Regional Housing Needs Assessment Overlay" would clarify the requirements of Government Code Sections 65583.2(c) and 65913.16 on specified properties identified in Table VI-10 and Table VI-15 of the 6th Cycle Housing Element and establish a by-right approval process for projects that include at least 20 percent of the total number of housing units in the project are affordable to lower-income households and a by-right approval process for religious institutions sites pursuant to Senate Bill 4 (Government Code Section 65913.16. The amendments to the Mixed Use District CX-1 Zone would consist of allowing 100 percent residential uses and require a minimum of 50 percent of the total floor area of residential uses in a mixed-use project pursuant to Government Code Section 65582.2. General Plan Amendment 01-2025, Rezone 02-2025 and Specific Plan Amendment 01-2025: Adopt a Resolution and Introduce and Conduct First Reading of an Ordinance to approve Site-specific General Plan Amendments, Rezones and Specific Plan Amendments to implement Program 1.1a of the 6th Cycle Housing Element include the following: 0 Talbot Avenue (APN: 132-038-032): The site currently has a general plan designation of Industrial/Business Park (I/BP) and a zoning designation of Light Industrial (M-1). The project proposes to amend the General Plan designation to Higher-Density Residential (HDR) and amend the zoning designation to Multiple Family Residential (R-3). 5443 Roselle Avenue (APN: 075-069-029): The site currently has a general plan designation of Mixed Use (MU) and a zoning designation of Crossroads Community Specific Plan (SP-1), Neighborhood Commercial (NC). The project proposed to amend the General Plan designation to Higher-Density Residential (HDR) and amend the specific plan land use designation to Medium/High Density Residential (MHR). 5054 Roselle Avenue (APN 075-025-010), 2819 Claribel Road (APN 075-014-026), & 0 Claribel Road (APN 075-014-027): The sites currently have a general plan designation of Mixed Use (MU) and a zoning designation of Crossroads Community Specific Plan (SP-1), Highway Commercial (HC). The project proposes to amend the Specific Plan land use designation to Mixed Use (CX-1), which will be added as a land use category in the Crossroads Community Specific Plan. 2561 Claribel Road (APN 075-093-025): The site currently has a general plan designation of Community Commercial (C/C) and a zoning designation of Crossroads Community Specific Plan (SP-1), Neighborhood Park/Basin (NP/B). The project proposes to amend the General Plan designation to Mixed Use (MU) and the Specific Plan land use designation to Mixed Use (CX-1), which will be added as a land use category in the Crossroads Community Specific Plan. 0 Kentucky Avenue (APN 062-022-027): The site currently has a general plan designation of Lower Density Residential (LDR) and a zoning designation of Planned Development (P-D) 71. The project proposed to amend the General Plan designation to Higher-Density Residential (HDR) and amend the zoning designation to Multiple Family Residential (R-3). The items described above are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) (Commonsense Exemption), and further pursuant to Public Resources Code 21080.085, which exempts rezoning actions that implement the jurisdiction's Housing Element. City Council Meeting June 23, 2026 at 6:00 pm City Hall Council Chambers - 6707 Third St., Suite B - Riverbank, California REPORT AVAILABILITY: Public materials pertaining to the presentation of the subject matter are made available as part of the agenda packet at http://www.riverbank.org/AgendaCenter upon distribution to a majority of the Planning Commission, (72 hours prior to the meeting), and may be viewed at the City Clerk's Office, 6707 Third St., Suite A, Riverbank, during normal business hours. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS are invited to participate in this public meeting to express views or submit evidence for or against the subject matter being considered. Comments are not accepted via telephone. The following submission of comments are accepted for the record. Written Comments Prior to the Meeting. Written comments may be delivered in-person to the City of Riverbank, City Clerk's Office, 6707 Third St., Suite A, Riverbank, 95367. Written comments submitted via email to cityclerk@riverbank.org or via Mail Delivery Service requires a follow up phone call to (209) 863-7124 for verification of receipt by staff. All written comments must be received by the City Clerk no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received by the deadline will be distributed to the City Council for consideration and will be made part of the official record, but will not be read aloud during the meeting. Oral Comments In-Person During the Meeting. Oral comments may be made at the time the Mayor officially opens the hearing for public comment and in the order as called upon by the Mayor. Public attendees in the Council Chambers may approach the podium upon the Mayor's request to do so. ADA COMPLIANCE: In accordance with ADA, every effort will be made to accommodate any person requiring special assistance to participate in the meeting. Contact the City Clerk at (209) 863-7198 or cityclerk@riverbank.org at least (48) hours prior to the meeting. Questions regarding the proposed subject matter may be made to the Director of Community Development at (209) 863-7124 or email jmann@riverbank.org. Questions regarding meeting procedures may be directed to the City Clerk (209) 863-7198 or to the Administration Dept. at (209) 863-7122 prior to 5:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. June 10. 2026 RN#26-058