City Council
MEETING DATE: 11/12/2014
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Housing Element (5th cycle) Implementation
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FROM:
Leisa Lukes, Economic Development Manager
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution approving an addendum to a previous Negative Declaration and approving General Plan Amendment No. 14-002; and approve the first reading, by title only, an ordinance approving Zoning Amendment No. 14-002; and approve the first reading, by title only, an ordinance approving Specific Plan Amendment No. 97-55a
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BACKGROUND:
On October 29, 2014, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing to consider the proposed actions. There were no comments from the public. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Commission voted (5 ayes, 1 no) to recommend City Council approval of the amendments as presented (Attachment 1).
DISCUSSION:
On November 13, 2013, the City Council adopted the 2013-2021 update to the Housing Element of the General Plan. As required by all cities, the update was then forwarded the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) seeking certification that the Element complies with state law. "Certification" enhances the City's eligibility for grant funds and supports local land use control.
On February 13, 2014 HCD issued a letter (Attachment 2) finding that changes to the Housing Element would be necessary in order to fully comply with state requirements.
Proposed revisions to the Housing Element in accordance with City Council direction were submitted to HCD for review on April 21, 2014. On June 20, 2014 HCD issued a review letter (Attachment 3) stating that, while the revisions address most statutory requirements, one issue remained with regard to the availability of adequate sites to meet the City's allocation of regional housing needs (RHNA).
The prior Housing Element (4th cycle), adopted in 2009 and certified by HCD, included Program 1.A.7 requirin...
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