Legislation Details

File #: 2026-01826    Version: 1
Type: Discussion Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/25/2026 In control: Law and Legislation Committee
On agenda: 10/20/2026 Final action:
Title: Ordinance Amending Various Provisions of Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Registered House Plans (Record No. M26-020)
Attachments: 1. 2026-01826 STAFF REPORT
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Title
Ordinance Amending Various Provisions of Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, Relating to Registered House Plans (Record No. M26-020)
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01826
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: 1) Review an ordinance amending various provisions of Title 17 of the Sacramento City Code, relating to registered house plans; and 2) pass a Motion forwarding the ordinance to City Council for consideration.
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Contact
Contact: Kevin Colin, Zoning Administrator, (916) 808-5260, kcolin@cityofsacramento.org; Community Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Bruce Monighan, Design Director, (916) 808-1241, bmonighan@cityofsacramento.org, Community Development Department
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Ordinance (Redline)
3-Ordinance (Clean)
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: This ordinance originates from the Community Development Department’s efforts to support the City Council’s Streamline Sacramento initiative.
Sacramento Streamline

Streamline Sacramento seeks to identify improvements to the City’s development approval process with the overarching goal of increasing the supply of housing and economic development activity. It is a customer-driven, cross-departmental effort focusing on all aspects of the permit process. Streamline Sacramento actions focus on ways to improve consistency, timeliness, and to make the development experience as efficient and certain as possible.

Registered House Plans

Currently, Article III (Registered House Plans) of Chapter 17.600 provides a process for the review and approval of house plans (i.e., only the building; no site plan, etc.). Plans are reviewed at the Planning & Design Commission at a noticed public hearing for consistency with design guideline(s) and applicable land use plan(s). Subsequent developments that utilize registered house plans are reviewed for compliance with all applicable standards; how...

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