REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 08/03/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning and Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Resolution making additional findings to support the City's approval of the Housing Element of General Plan Amendment GPA2021-0001.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council adopted the City's General Plan Housing Element on November 3, 2021. The Housing Element is a mandatory element of the General Plan and is required to be updated every eight years. The California Department of Housing and Community Development is requiring revisions to the City's Housing Element to bring it into compliance with Housing Element Law prior to final review.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2022-107 making additional findings to support the City's approval of GPA2021-0001, an amendment to the City's General Plan to update the Housing Element for the 6th Cycle covering planning period 2021-2029, as adopted by Resolution No. 2021-121.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The City's General Plan Housing Element Update for Planning Period 2021-2029 was approved as General Plan Amendment 2021-0001 (GPA2021-0001) by the City Council on November 3, 2021. The City Council, as part of its recommended action, approved Resolution No. 2021-121, which is an amendment to the City General Plan to update the Housing Element. The Planning and Development Director is permitted to make non-legislative changes to the Housing Element Update that address final comments made from the State Department of Housing and Community Development.
The City's adopted Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review on November 5, 2021. HCD completed its review on February 3, 2022 and issued a letter to the City requesting certain revisions to the Housing Element. Most of the revisions to the Housing Element fall within the scope of the Pl...
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