Downtown Lincoln Project

This project is an assessment of the land use code and regulations in Downtown Lincoln. The goal of this assessment is to recommend changes to code and regulations the City can implement to increase housing development opportunities in the Downtown area.

Upcoming Meetings: Stakeholder Community Engagement Meetings (2)

  • June 14, 2023 - Economic Development Committee, 9am-10am
    • Location: 1st Floor Conference Room (City Hall) 600 Sixth Street, Lincoln CA 95648
  • June 14, 2023 – Downtown Lincoln Association and Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, 1-3pm
    • Location: 1st Floor Conference Room (City Hall) 600 Sixth Street, Lincoln CA 95648

Recommendations typically include:

Removing or relaxing regulatory land use barriers

Encouraging wider range of housing options, types, sizes

Encouraging vertical mixed-use housing

Enhancing design standards without impeding on housing development

Building public awareness of how current zoning constrains housing development

The Downtown area has been defined by the map and the assessment focuses on these selected zones.

Project Overview: presented at the September 14, 2022 Economic Development Committee Meeting

Zone Types

 

Downtown Lincoln Study Area

Existing Code Barriers Assessment: prepared for staff on January 5, 2023