Description
A specific plan and annexation project was scheduled for public hearing, with the commission to consider recommending environmental certification, General Plan and zoning map changes, a financing plan, and a LAFCO annexation filing.
Impact summary
This would be Ceres's largest growth project in decades — potentially adding ~6,700 residents, doubling pressure on police and schools, and reshaping the Highway 99 corridor, but also bringing retail, jobs and housing the city currently lacks.
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 6
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Apr 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
City Council - Apr 13, 2026
The council approved the whole package: EIR certification, general plan amendment, pre-zoning, the specific plan itself, and the LAFCO annexation application for 681 acres with nearly 2,400 homes and up to 1.2 million square feet of commercial space.
Planning Commission - Mar 2, 2026
A 681-acre, 244-parcel project combining a 535-acre specific plan with about 20,400 homes and 1.2 million square feet of regional commercial, plus the 146-acre Pocket Area. The commission recommended the City Council approve everything and file the annexation with LAFCO.
Related issues (1)
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