Public hearing on zoning text amendments in Brentwood scheduled for March 17, 2026.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Brentwood will, at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the normal course of business permits, meet at the Council Chambers, located at 150 City Park Way, in Brentwood, on March 17, 2026, and hold a public hearing to consider:
An application for zoning text amendments to include the following: (1) text amendments (RZ 26-001) to the Brentwood Municipal Code that would (a) amend and add regulations for signs, Microenterprise Home Kitchen Operations (MEHKO), public hearing notices, electrified fencing, and application review and appeal procedures, to ensure consistency with state and federal law; and (b) remove obsolete regulations for former zoning districts no longer in use; (2) text amendments (RZ 26-001) to the Brentwood Municipal Code to add regulations and limit the total number of automobile service stations/gas stations within the city by adding Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 17.665 (Automobile Service Stations/Gas Stations); (3) text amendments (RZ 26-001) to amend the Brentwood Municipal Code to add regulations and development standards related to stream setbacks within the city by adding Brentwood Municipal Code Chapter 17.625 (Stream Setback Regulations); and (4) text amendments (SPA 26-001) to the Priority Area One Specific Plan updating regulations related to Private and Public School Facilities.
The amendments are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, as it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that they may have a significant effect on the environment.
The Planning Commission will be making a recommendation to the City Council, which will take final action on this application.
Applicant: City of Brentwood
HOW TO VIEW AND PARTICIPATE
The public is invited to participate in the Planning Commission meeting using any of the following methods:
1. IN PERSON:
a. Members of the public can provide in-person comments in the Council Chambers.  Members of the public are encouraged, but not required, to fill out a speaker card.  The Council Chambers will have seating available for members of the public to attend in person up to full seating capacity.
2. REMOTE:
a. Zoom:  https://www.brentwoodca.gov/planningmeetingonline or Zoom Webinar ID: 87350296630
b. Zoom Phone Numbers.  Dial Toll Free: (877) 853-5247 or (888) 788-0099 or (833) 548- 0276.
c. During the meeting, each period for public comment will be announced, and participants may use the “Raise Hand” feature on Zoom to request to speak. (If you need instructions on how to use this feature, please contact the Planning Administrative Secretary by noon of the meeting date at planning@brentwoodca.gov or 925.516.5433.)
3. E-MAIL
a. Public comments can also be submitted via e-mail to planning@brentwoodca.gov.  Any public comments received up until 3:00 p.m. of the meeting date will be:
1. distributed to the Planning Commission via email before the meeting,
2. posted online for public inspection at www.brentwoodca.gov/meetings and
3. later summarized in the meeting minutes.
b. As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.
4. TO WATCH OR LISTEN ONLY:
a. The public may view the meeting via one-way video feed by selecting the video option at the City Council Agendas’ link on the City webpage at www.brentwoodca.gov
The City cannot guarantee that its network, website, and/or the Zoom system will be uninterrupted.  To ensure that the Planning Commission receives your comments prior to taking action, you are strongly encouraged to submit them in advance of the meeting by 3:00 p.m.  As e-mails containing public meeting comments are part of the official record, note that personal contact information may be published if it is included with your e-mail.
In addition, any other disclosable public records related to an agenda item for the open session of this meeting distributed to all or a majority of the Planning Commission less than 72 hours before any meeting will be made available online shortly thereafter.
There is a 90-day limit for the filing of a challenge in court to certain City decisions that require a hearing by law, the receipt of evidence, and the exercise of discretion. The 90-day limit begins on the date the decision is final (Code of Civil Procedure §1094.6). Moreover, if you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the Brentwood Planning Commission at, or prior to, the public hearing.
Further information may be obtained from Principal Planner Jennifer Hagen [(925) 516-5135 or jhagen@brentwoodca.gov] in the Community Development Department of the City of Brentwood.
Brentwood Press No. 02-1273 96481 Publish Date: March 6, 2026.