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 chapters of the City' s General Plan required by Statelaw; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code requires cities to review and update their HousingElementsaccordingto aschedulesetforth by theCaliforniaDepartmentof Housingand Community Development( HCD); and
WHEREAS, the City previously adoptedits 2014-2021 GeneralPlan Housing Element in January2014 andreceived HCD certification thereof; and
WHEREAS, the City desiresto update its Housing Element to ensurethat it accurately reflects the City' s housing policy and addressescommunity needs; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared the 2021-2029 Housing Element as an update to its previously approved Housing Element, in compliance with Statelaw; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted one duly advertised public hearing on January3, 2022, atwhich time interestedpersonshadanopportunityto testifyeitherin supportof or opposition to the 2021-2029 Housing Element update,andunanimously recommendedapproval 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 adopted2021-2029 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 hassubsequentlyworked closely with HCD to preparerevisions to the document, which revisions have been determined to be satisfactory by HCD.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council approves GeneralPlan 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 meetsthe requirements of the California Government Code.
The Housing Element contains a housing needs assessment, resources and constraints analysis, review of pastperformance, housing policy actions, adequatesitesanalysis, and fair housinganalysis, consistentwith Staterequirements. The contentof the HousingElement addresses comments provided by the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development Department ( HCD) on the City' s 2021-2029 Draft Housing Element. Following City adoption of the 2021-2029 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 elementsof 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 elementsof the General Plan.
3. The Housing Element advancesthe State's housing goal of" decent housing and a suitable living environmentfor all membersof the community. "
The Housing Element contains aneedsassessmentdocumenting housing needsin the Orange community and establishespolicy actionsto meet thoseneedsthrough the preservation, conservation, improvementandproductionof housingunits in Orange. The housingpolicy actions aim to provide opportunities for production of new housing units for all income levels, furtherfair housing, andalsoaddresshousingfor specialneedsgroupsincludingseniorsand large families. As such, City adoption of the Housing Element and implementation of the housingpolicy actionsadvancestheState'shousinggoalof providing" decenthousinganda suitableliving environmentfor all membersof thecommunity." SECTION 2— ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
TheHousingElementupdateis exemptfrom the CaliforniaEnvironmentalQuality Act (CEQA) as follows: ( i) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines ( Common Sense Exemption)becauseit canbeseenwith certaintythatthereisnopossibilitythattheproposed2021- 2029 Housing Element Update would have a significant effect on the environment; ( ii) no property re-zoningis neededto accommodatetheCity' sRegionalHousingNeedsAllocation, andpotential residential development densities have already been analyzed and mitigated in an earlier EnvironmentalImpactReport (theProgramEnvironmentalImpactReportpreparedfor the 2010 Comprehensive General Plan Update, State Clearinghouse No. 2006031117); and( iii) pursuant to Resolution No. 11431 2
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 14th day of February 2023.
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aniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
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PamelaColeman, City Clerk, City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adoptedby the City Council of the City of Orangeat a regular meeting thereof held on the 14th day of February 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Barrios, Dumitru, Tavoularis, Bilodeau, Gutierrez, Gyllenhammer, and Slater
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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PamelaColeman, City Clerk, City of Orange
IIAttachment:
Exhibit A— 2021-2029 GeneralPlan Housing Element
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