Public hearing on rezoning for historic listing of John Haley Studio/House.

CITY OF RICHMOND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at the hour of 6:00 p.m., or as soon as thereafter as the matter may be heard, the Richmond City Council will conduct a public hearing in person at 440 Civic Center Plaza, and via Zoom video conference to consider the following item: INTRODUCE an ordinance rezoning to add a -L, Landmark Overlay District to the RL1 base zoning district to the John Haley Studio/House at 771 Ocean Avenue, Richmond, 94801 for the purpose of listing the property on the Richmond Historic Register. The proposed project is Categorically Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 Actions By Regulatory Agencies for the Protection of the Environment (Class 8) consisting of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment. Agenda materials are posted online at http://www.ci.richmond.ca.us/151/Council-Agenda-Documents. For questions, contact Michele Morris, Senior Planner, Community Development Department (510) 620-6572 or via email at Michele_Morris@ci.richmond.ca.us. All persons interested are invited to give public comment in person, by mail, eComment, email and/or Zoom video conference in the manner that follows, provided that no member of the public may submit more than one verbal comment per agenda item: In Person: Meeting location, 440 Civic Center Plaza, Council Chambers, Richmond CA 94804. Via mail: received by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting, sent to 450 Civic Center Plaza, 3rd Floor, Office of the Clerk, Richmond, CA 94804. Via eComments: eComments are available once an agenda is published. Locate the meeting in "upcoming meetings" and click the comment bubble icon. Click on the item you wish to comment on. Email your comment to cityclerkdept@ci.richmond.ca.us should you have difficulty submitting an eComment during a meeting. Via email: to cityclerkdept@ci.richmond.ca.us by 1:00 p.m. the day of the meeting. Email MUST contain in the subject line 1) public comments Agenda Item #. All such email with correctly labeled subject lines will be posted on-line and emailed to the City Council before the meeting is called to order. Email received after 1:00 p.m. will be posted on-line following the meeting as part of the supplemental materials attached to the meeting minutes. Via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99312205643?pwd=MDdqNnRmS2k4ZkRTOWhIUIdQOUF1Zz09 Meeting ID: 99312205643 Passcode: ccmeeting By Order of the Richmond City Council: Pamela Christian City Clerk Dated: February 23, 2026 AVISO: Para obtener ayuda interpretative con esta noticia, por favor llame a la oficina de la Secretaria Municipal, al (510) 620-6513. WCT 6952048 March 7, 14, 2026