RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA INTERFERING WITH THE CITY’S LAND USE AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, cities and counties in California value having local control over their land use and services, including public safety; and
WHEREAS, local agencies adopt general plans and zoning codes to establish a blueprint for future housing densities and the necessary infrastructure to plan for the growth outlined in the general plan, as well as to provide a framework for the establishment of public facilities, including parks, libraries, senior centers, other recreational amenities, and police and fire stations; and WHEREAS, the State, through the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process, has mandated that cities update the Housing Element of their General Plan to demonstrate that the city can accommodate the building of a set number of new dwelling units without regard to the unique characteristics of a community; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, through the adoption of various laws, including:
• SB 330 (Housing Crisis Act of 2019);
• AB 1763 (Density Bonuses for 100 Percent Affordable Projects); • AB 1485 (Reduced planning standards);
• SB 35 (Imposes Ministerial Approval Process);
• AB 101 (Housing Development and Housing 2019-20 Budget Act); • AB 1783 (Farmworker Housing);
• AB 68 (Accessory Dwelling Units);
• AB 881 (Processing Timelines, Ordinance Prohibitions and Triplexes); • SB 13 (Owner-Occupancy Prohibitions and Fee Limitations); • AB 1486 (Surplus Lands Act Process Amendments);
• SB 6 (Available Residential Land);
• AB 1255 (Surplus Public Land Inventor);
• AB 1483 (Housing Impact Fee Data Collection and Reporting); • SB 744 (No Place Like Home Projects); and
• AB 1743 (Welfare Exemption)
has imposed a “by right” model for housing development that cuts out public participation and requires approval of development that fails to account for the resources needed for those occupying the current and future housing in the communities they are located in. The result is an unfair and punitive unfunded State mandate which has created inconsistencies in the planning processes and zoning laws, resulting in spot zoning, creating non-transparent processes in planning from the general public, consolidating power in the State with no checks and balances in the planning process, and also assuming one-size fits all regulations that do not work well in communities that have sizable undeveloped lands like Lake Elsinore.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
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1 Section 2. The City is opposed to being mandated to approve the building of additional housing units with limited environmental review and the unfunded imposition of increased impacts to traffic, public safety and other municipal services, public schools, and healthcare facilities.
Section 3. The City hereby encourages all 482 California cities to oppose this unfunded mandate of providing higher-density housing to meet unrealistic goals set by the State of California by adopting this resolution under their own city’s name, and collectively meeting with the Governor and legislators to reverse this mandate that will devastate municipal services statewide and reduce the quality of life of all Californians.
Section 4. By adopting this resolution, California cities are united in preserving local control and will pursue all available avenues to achieve that goal.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 22nd day of April 2025.
Brian Tisdale
Mayor
Attest:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 2025-____ was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at the Regular meeting of April 22, 2025 and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk