Clovis looks to rezone properties as court orders 1300 new housing units

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- Nearly 1,300 caller high-density lodging units could soon travel to Clovis pursuing a suit that forced the metropolis to find space.

"There is simply a payment to this," Planning and Development Services Director Renee Mathis told Action News. "Because of this infill rezone program, the metropolis is capable to accommodate further lodging to truly code our lodging situation needs."

Mathis described the 20 plots officials privation to rezone.

"They are spread, beauteous much, passim the full metropolis of Clovis," she said.

The rezoning could drastically alteration existing neighborhoods, bringing successful a batch much people.

"At this constituent successful time, the metropolis is not successful receipt of immoderate proposals to really conception oregon make immoderate higher-density residential units," Mathis said. "That volition beryllium connected aboriginal development."

Some residents are already raising concerns online. One idiosyncratic said she is disquieted astir her location worth and the people size astatine section schools.

"The metropolis has received comments from neighbors astir each of these sites with concerns astir the density," Mathis said.

City unit volition perceive from assemblage members during nationalist meetings, but they are chiefly informational.

"What if residents archer you they're not blessed with these? Is determination immoderate wiggle country connected these 20 projected sites?" Action News asked.

"At this point, the city, successful collaboration with the opposing counsel, person identified these sites based connected criteria, and arsenic a effect of that judgment, the city's hands are tied," Mathis said.

It volition inactive beryllium months until the rezoning takes effect. After the informational sessions, the readying committee has to measurement in, and past the City Council indispensable springiness its approval.

Officials archer Action News it could each beryllium last by mid-2026.

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