At their meeting March 18, the Morgan Hill City Council members approved a zoning amendment to establish four total auto dealerships on Condit Road between Diana and Dunne avenues.
The Ford Store of Morgan Hill will be joined by three other auto dealers, replacing the existing South Valley Mushroom Farm there now. Some of the land is also private, undeveloped land and also a city well site.
The Morgan Hill Planning Commission reviewed the zoning amendments and unanimously recommended approval.
As part of the plan, a freeway sign will be installed after the second dealership is built.
The four auto dealerships will cover 26 acres. It has not yet been determined what three auto dealers will join the Ford Store.
Plans were also approved for a 56-room motel and a 9,5000-square-foot restaurant on the northeast corner of Condit and Dunne.
Council shuffles duties, removes several city commissions
In a cost-saving and streamlining move Wednesday night, the Morgan Hill City Council voted to dissolve the Mobile Home Rent Commission and to redesignate the Senior and Youth advisory commissions to clubs.
The council will be advised on mobile home rent issues by a hearing panel made up of available planning commissioners and, if necessary, Parks and Recreation or Library, Culture and Arts commissioners.
The Senior Advisory Committee and Youth Advisory Committee will no longer be bound by Brown Act laws, thus saving in staff time since agendas don't need to be posted and minutes won't be required.
The Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee was dissolved, with the Parks and Recreation Commission taking on any issues the committee otherwise would have.
The Parks and Recreation and Library, Culture and Arts commissions will meet bimonthly rather than monthly.
The Architectural Review Board was eliminated.
Bicycle and Trails Advisory Committee Chair Lisa Aragon was chosen to fill the Parks and Recreation Comission opening left by Marilyn Librers, who won her first term on the Morgan Hill City Council in November.
Hotline, active enforcement explored to save water
City of Morgan Hill staffers will pursue a 15 percent reduction in water use through education and example, not fines.
In March, the Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors called on water purveyors like the city to reduce water consumption by 15 percent, since California is in its third year of drought with no end in sight.
The Morgan Hill City Council approved directed staff to increase water conservation efforts, reduce irrigation of public landscapes by 15 percent and prepare an expanded waste water ordinance to present to the council April 22.
Staffers will also study the effectiveness and cost of "active" enforcement of the existing waste water ordinance, which is right now only being enforced on a complaint basis.
City officials will soon announce a water waste hotline, too, enabling residents to make a call at any time of the day or night if they see water being wasted.
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