General Plan Amendment GPA-2025-01262 and Rezoning RZ-2025-01261 (7251 Eastside Road)
Redding
Description
The city is asking to change about 91 acres from Heavy Industry and Parks to Public Facilities/Institutional to accommodate a future county facility. After a marathon hearing, the commission sent it to the City Council with no recommendation.
Impact summary
The rezone would actually restrict heavy industrial uses (mining, salvage, manufacturing) near homes, but opponents see it as green-lighting a 1,200-bed jail next to the River Ranch neighborhood.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Redding
- Address
- 7251 Eastside Road, Redding, CaliforniaSee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
Last discussed Jan 13, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
Proposed jail/rehabilitation facility near River Ranch neighborhood
Residents are furious the city leased 90 acres of riverfront land to Shasta County for a jail and correctional campus next to their homes without meaningful public notice. Speakers demanded the lease be canceled and the site moved to Clear Creek, citing safety, wildlife, CEQA process concerns, and falling home values.
Updated environmental review for a 20-year-old permit
Speakers from the Shasta Birding Society, Native Plant Society, and Sierra Club accused the city of 'piecemealing' CEQA review by handling the rezone separately from the jail. The county says it will run a full EIR with public input starting around spring 2026.
Rezoning 7251 Eastside Road from Heavy Industry to Public Facilities
The city wants to change 91 acres from Heavy Industrial/Parks to Public Facilities/Institutional. Ironically, opponents argued the change opens the door to the jail while supporters of the rezone note it actually limits heavy industrial uses like mining and salvage yards next to homes. The decision now goes to the City Council with no recommendation.
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