RESOLUTION NO. 11431
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2022-0001
ADOPTING THE CITY OF ORANGE 2021-2029
GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT.
APPLICANT: CITY OF ORANGE
WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of the chap ters of the City’s General Plan required by State law; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code requires cities to review and update their Housing Elements according to a schedule set forth by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, the City previously adopted its 2014-2021 General Plan Housing Element in January 2014 and received HCD certification thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to update its Housing Element to ensure that it accurately reflects the City’s housing policy and addresses community needs; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared the 2021-2029 Housing Element as an update to its previously approved Housing Element, in compliance with State law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted one duly advertised public hearing on January 3, 2022, at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support of or opposition to the 2021-2029 Housing Element update, and unanimously recommended approval thereof to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted one duly advertised public hearing on February 8, 2022 , at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support of or opposition to the 2021-2029 Housing Element update, and approved it by a unanimous vote; and
WHEREAS, the adopted 2021-2029 Housing Element update was submitted to HCD in February 2022 for certification, but was found by HCD to need refinement in focused areas of content in order to achieve compliance with requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City has subsequently worked closely with HCD to prepare revisions to the document, which revisions have been determined to be satisfactory by HCD.
2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approves General Plan Amendment No. 2022-0001, adopting the 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A and directs staff to implement the policy action programs identified in the 2021-2029 Housing Element.
SECTION 1 – FINDINGS
1. The General Plan Housing Element meets the req uirements of the California Government Code.
The Housing Element contains a housing needs assessment, resources and constraints analysis, review of past performance, housing policy actions, adequate sites analysis, and fair housing analysis, consistent with State requirements. The content of the Housing Element addresses comments provided by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) on the City’s 2021 -2029 D raft Housing Element. Following City adoption of the 20 21-2029 Housing Element, a copy will be submitted to HCD for final certification.
2. The Housing Element is generally consistent with the goals and policies stated within all other elements of the City’s General Plan.
The Housing Element is consistent with the City’s land use plan and is consistent with the goals and policies of the remaining elements of the General Plan.
3. The Housing Element advances the State’s housing goal of “decent housing and a suitable living environment for all members of the community.”
The Housing Element contains a needs assessment documenting housing needs in the Orange community and establishes policy actions to meet those needs through the preservation, conservation, improvement and production of housing units in Orange. The housing policy actions aim to provide opportunities for production of new housing units for all income levels, further fair housing, and also address housing for special needs groups including seniors and large families. As such, City adoption of the Housing Element and implementation of the housing policy actions advances the State’s housing goal of providing “decent housing and a suitable living environment for all members of the community.” SECTION 2 – ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Housing Element update is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as follows: (i) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Common Sense Exemption) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed 2021- 2029 Housing Element Update would have a significant effect on the environment; (ii) no property re-zoning is needed to accommodate the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation, and potential residential development densities have already been analyzed and mitigated in an earlier Environmental Impact Report (the Program Environmental Impact Report prepared for the 2010 Comprehensive General Plan Update, State Clearinghouse No. 2006031117); and (iii) pursuant to
3 Guideline 15283, CEQA does not apply to Regional Housing Needs determinations made by a city. For these reasons, no further CEQA documentation is required.
ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________________, 2023
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2023 by the following vote:
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Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange