0 Miekle Ave
Woodland, CA 95776

The subject property is part of the City of Woodland’s Spring Lake specific plan, and is designated as NC (Neighborhood Commercial). The specific plan states “This category provides for neighborhood and locally oriented retail and service uses, public and quasi-public uses, and similar and compatible uses. This category is for the provision of retail and service uses serving the immediate neighborhood.”
It is further described as follows:
• Uses restricted to 30,000 square feet of gross leasable floor space
• Outdoor seating at food-service establishments allowed by right
• Full-service food and grocery stores allowed by right
• Hardware stores allowed by right
• Day care centers are allowed by right
• Photocopy services (excluding heavy presses) are allowed by right
• Professional offices (e.g. attorneys, accountants, dentists, medical labs,
classrooms and studios) -- restricted on the first-floor to a maximum of 30
percent of the gross floor area
• Up to 100 percent professional offices, residential uses, and/or retail is allowed
by right on the second-floor
• Vehicular-oriented uses including gas/service stations, car washes, and drivethrough restaurants are not allowed in this district; parking facilities incidental
to principal use allowed to rear of parcel subject to design requirements
• Places of assembly are not allowed in this district
• Plant nurseries and greenhouses not allowed in this district
The Woodland Planning Staff has indicated that the subject property may not be viable as a purely commercial development at this location within Spring Lake. The City would likely need to consider incorporating housing or quasi -public type use. The idea of a live-work development may be a possible way forward in the Spring Lake Specific Plan. Also residential on the Second and Third Floor above commercial on the ground floor would be allowed with review and approval of the Planning Commission.
The Woodland Planning Staff has indicated that in general, a rezone to strictly residential would require a Specific Plan and General Plan Amendment along with CEQA Clearance. This property is unique, and the zoning has some nuances to it, so the City is happy to talk with any interested development groups about the property or work with the current owner on pre-entitlement work for the small lot live-work development.