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Equestrian Equipment Storage / K Overlay Zone / Development Standards

Council File 25-0096

In progress — the city is drafting rules to let horse owners legally store equipment in containers within equestrian zones, addressing a gap where current code bans them outright. The Planning Committee is reviewing the department's recommendations.

Introduced
2025-01-31
Last changed
2026-06-26
Status
open
Expires
2028-06-24
Committee
Planning and Land Use Management Committee
Mover
MONICA RODRIGUEZ
Second
JOHN S. LEE

Brief

Councilmember Monica Rodriguez moved to establish development standards for equestrian equipment storage within K Overlay zones, addressing land-use rules for horse facilities and related infrastructure. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on February 25, 2025, and Council adopted it on March 5, 2025, by a 14-0-1 vote. A Department of City Planning document was subsequently referred back to committee in June 2026 for further action.

Full summary

This motion, introduced by Councilmember Monica Rodriguez and seconded by Councilmember John S. Lee on January 31, 2025, directs the City Planning Department to draft an ordinance creating development standards for equestrian equipment storage containers within K Overlay zones. The core problem the motion addresses is a regulatory gap: horse keeping generates large quantities of equipment, and property owners in equestrian areas have been using storage containers to manage that equipment, but existing City Code does not permit those containers anywhere in the city. Because no permitting pathway currently exists, owners using such containers are technically out of compliance with no legal route to regularize their situation. The motion calls specifically for the Planning Department, working with the Department of Building and Safety and the City Attorney, to produce a report with recommendations and a proposed ordinance. That ordinance would need to include at minimum a formal definition of an Equestrian Equipment Storage Container, setback requirements to govern how far containers must be placed from property lines or structures, a prohibition on stacking containers, and standards for siting them on a parcel. The K Overlay Zone designation, which already layers horse-keeping regulations on top of base zoning in designated equestrian neighborhoods, is identified as the appropriate geographic boundary for the new rules. The Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved the item on February 25, 2025, and the full Council adopted it 14-0-1 on March 5, 2025, with the action becoming final on March 7. The Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council submitted a Community Impact Statement during the review period, reflecting active local interest. The Department of City Planning subsequently submitted a follow-up document in late June 2026, which was referred back to the Planning and Land Use Management Committee, suggesting the department is now in the process of delivering the ordinance or recommendations the motion requested. The file remains open and pending in committee.

Activity (9)

  • 2026-06-26 Department of City Planning document(s) referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.
  • 2026-06-25 Document submitted by Department of City Planning, dated June 24, 2026.
  • 2025-03-07 Council action final.
  • 2025-03-05 Council adopted item, subject to reconsideration, pursuant to Council Rule 51.
  • 2025-02-28 City Clerk scheduled item for Council on March 5, 2025.
  • 2025-02-28 Community Impact Statement submitted by Foothill Trails District Neighborhood Council.
  • 2025-02-25 Planning and Land Use Management Committee approved item(s) .
  • 2025-02-21 Planning and Land Use Management Committee scheduled item for committee meeting on February 25, 2025.
  • 2025-01-31 Motion referred to Planning and Land Use Management Committee.

Documents (13)

Council votes (1)

  • 2025-03-05 Vote — 14-0-1 · Regular

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