After waiving the second reading of an ordinance dealing with updating the city’s municipal code, the Escalon City Council unanimously approved amendments to the Housing Element included as part of the city’s General Plan at their Dec. 5 meeting. “The city is currently in the process of updating the Housing Element for the fifth cycle planning period, which address the 2015-2023 planning period,” Development Services Manager Dominique Romo noted. “As part of the Housing Element Update, the City and its consultant have identified a number of programs for implementation that require changes to the Zoning Code.”