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Southeast Quadrant
Overview

The City Council is exploring the possibility of establishing two new land use designations for the area commonly referred to as the Southeast Quadrant (SEQ): Sports-Recreation-Leisure and Agriculture.   The purpose of the Sports-Recreation-Leisure designation is to allow a variety of private commercial, retail, and public or quasi-public land sports, recreation, and leisure uses. The Agriculture designation would help support long-term agriculture within the SEQ area.  As part of this effort, the City is also processing six project applications proposing future development within the SEQ.  These applications include a private high school, outdoor sports fields, recreation retail/restaurant, rural residential, and agriculture.

The SEQ area consists of private lands that are currently not located within the City, but could possibly be annexed at some time in the future.  The SEQ is generally located east of Hwy. 101, west of Carey Ave., south of San Pedro Ave., and north of Maple Ave.

Progress to Date

February 2008

A public workshop was held to present findings and a series of alternatives for a Draft General Plan Land Use and Zoning District for sports-recreation-leisure uses in the SEQ area.  Subsequently recommendations were presented to the Planning Commission and City Council in March and April 2008.

Pursuant to City Council direction, staff has developed a Draft General Plan Land Use and Zoning District for sports, recreation, and leisure uses.

 

February 2010

A Community Meeting was held at the Community and Cultural Center to update SEQ property owners and interested agencies/persons on the project, and to gather public input.

February 18, 2010 Presentation - Overview and Land Uses
February 18, 2010 Presentation - Agricultural Mitigation and Preservation
 
 

April 2010

The City Council approved a refined project description for the SEQ which proposes a single land use program to be studied in the environmental impact report, and is based on the assumption that long-term agriculture is viable within the SEQ and that it is feasible to require some mitigation for the conversion of agricultural lands.

Refined project description for the Southeast Quadrant and Agricultural Policies General Plan Amendment EIR (PDF - Notice to Public)

October 2010

The Notice of Preparation (NOP), which is a document that outlines the scope of the environmental review process, was completed and filed with the State Clearinghouse.

Notice of Preparation (and other environmental review information)

 
 December 2011 The Public Review Draft of the Morgan Hill Agricultural Policies and Implementation Program is now available for public review and comment.

Agricultural Policies and Implementation Program Public Review Draft (PDF)


Contact Information
For any questions regarding the SEQ and/or the Agricultural Mitigation Policies and Preservation Program, contact Rebecca Tolentino, Senior Planner at or 408-778-6480.