By Brittney Sherman
Industrial lands are key to the economic vitality of the City. These employment lands provide local jobs and taxes to support City services. Today, there are only 120 acres of undeveloped industrial land in Morgan Hill. Over the past 8 years, industrial lands inventory has declined by 59%. Preserving existing industrial parks and optimizing remaining industrial lands will support the City’s economic prosperity, offer jobs to the community and preserve the quality of life in Morgan Hill. City staff plans to bring forward Zoning Code amendments, and an Industrial Ordinance that formalizes the current Urgency Ordinance essentially prohibiting stand-alone distribution uses and certain types of buildings commonly used in distribution facilities.
Staff proposes a new Industrial Lands Preservation and Optimization Policy to:
-Prohibit stand-alone ecommerce warehouse and distribution use citywide
-Prohibit General Plan conversions of Industrial Land
-Prohibit non-compatible uses in Industrial buildings to preserve vacancies for industrial businesses and jobs
-Expand zoning for office and medical uses
-Encourage conversion of current commercial land to industrial land
These items are expected to be presented to the Planning Commission in February and to the City Council in March 2022. Attend one of the upcoming community discussions to learn more or contact City of Morgan Hill Economic Development Director Matt Mahood at Matt.Mahood@morganhill.ca.gov
Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Meeting
1.13.2022 @ 8AM; Join HERE
City of Morgan Hill, Town Hall Meeting
01.27.2022 @ 530PM; Join HERE