DATE:
June 20, 2023
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
FROM:
Rachel Molina, City Manager
BY:
Nathan Freeman, Development Services Director
Ryan Leonard, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:
Annual Report on Status and Implementation of the General Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION
The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council review this annual report and direct staff to transmit copies to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development as required by law.
BACKGROUND
State law requires the Planning Department and Planning Commission to provide an annual report to the City Council on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation. The report also includes forms required by the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to report progress towards completion of the goals in the Housing Element. As noted, this report will be transmitted to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and HCD. This annual report covers the years 2018-2022 since staff was behind in reporting.
On June 8, 2023, the Planning Commission reviewed the annual reports and moved to forward them to the City Council with the intent to transmit copies to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and HCD.
DISCUSSION
Staff has prepared the attached document to serve three purposes. First, this report serves as the Annual Report on the status of the General Plan and progress towards implementation in accordance with Government Code Section 65400; second, this report is the Implementation Plan for the City’s General Plan, providing a comprehensive picture of the steps taken by the City in realizing the major policies established in the General Plan. Finally, since many of the General Plan policies are environmental mitigation measures from the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) adopted for the General Plan, this report is the method through which the City of Hesperia complies with the requirements of Section 21081.6 of the California Public Resources Code (the “California Environmental Quality Act”) which mandates monitoring of the mitigation measures.
The Housing Element Annual Progress Report tracks annual housing applications, housing building activity, Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) progress as well as the status of the City’s Housing Element programs. These reports also cover 2018-2022 and are presented in an HCD-approved format. The year 2021 represents the first year of the 6th Cycle Housing Element period, which spans an eight-year period. The City’s Housing Element was approved by HCD on March 24, 2023, and was adopted by the City Council on May 2, 2023. Several of the program actions identified in the Housing Element are critical to Housing Element compliance and have a deadline of October 15, 2024. The City is charged with implanting the programs contained within the Housing Element which includes the re-zoning of land to provide the capacity for the City’s share of the RHNA. The City’s RHNA obligation is 8,125 dwelling units.
As discussed in the General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports, the City continues to make progress in meeting the goals and implementing the policies outlined in the General Plan. It should be noted that the City will soon begin a comprehensive update to the General Plan as required by adoption of the Housing Element. Staff is currently working on a proposal to hire a consultant to prepare updates to the City’s Safety Element and Land Use Element as well as the preparation of a new Environmental Justice Element. Future Annual Progress Reports will address the new General Plan Elements as they are approved and adopted.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with approval of the recommended action.
ALTERNATIVE(S)
Provide alternative direction to staff
ATTACHMENT(S)
Hesperia General Plan Annual Report 2018-2022
Hesperia Housing Element Spreadsheets 2018-2022
2A. Hesperia Housing Element Spreadsheet 2018
2B. Hesperia Housing Element Spreadsheet 2019
2C. Hesperia Housing Element Spreadsheet 2020
2D. Hesperia Housing Element Spreadsheet 2021
2E. Hesperia Housing Element Spreadsheet 2022
City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
City of Hesperia
STAFF REPORT
Staff Report to the City Council
General Plan Annual Report
June 20, 2023