PLANNING AND HOUSING COMMISSION
STAFF REPORT
DATE: 2/26/2024
TO: Honorable Chair and Commissioners
FROM: Planning and Development Department
APPLICATION REQUEST:
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ZTA2024-0001: Zone text amendment to Title 17 of the Corona Municipal Code to add Chapter 17.67 for Low Barrier Navigation Center, and amendments to Chapter 17.87 (Density Bonus Agreements) to update regulations applied to density bonus agreements, and to Chapters 17.91 (Precise Plan) and 17.100 (Architectural Review) to update outdated language. (Applicant: City of Corona)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the Planning and Housing Commission recommend APPROVAL OF ZTA2024-0001 to the City Council, based on the findings contained in the staff report.
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BACKGROUND
ZTA2024-0001 will implement certain housing programs adopted in the General Plan Housing Element. The Housing Element is a mandatory element of the city's General Plan and is periodically updated every eight years to comply with the State's Housing Element law. The Housing Element identifies the city's existing and projected housing need; goals, policies and quantified objectives for achieving housing for all economic segments of the population, scheduled housing programs for the preservation and development of housing; and an identification of adequate housing sites.
The current Housing Element is for planning period 2021-2029. Per State law, the city provides an annual progress report on the Housing Element to the State's Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). The progress report is due annually on April 1 to HCD, and reports on the number of housing units in each income category that have been entitled, issued a building permit, and issued a certificate of occupancy. The annual progress report also provides an update on the city's progress in meeting the quantified objectives of the city's housing programs.
The city's Housing Element has 29 programs that are monitored annually. ...
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