CITY OF PACIFICA
COUNCIL AGENDA SUMMARY REPORT
3/24/2025
1 SUBJECT:
General Plan Amendment GPA-106-24 for Adoption of the Revised 2023-2031 Housing Element of the General Plan (File No. 2023-025)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Move to adopt the attached Resolution to:
1. Find the revisions consistent with the Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the 2023-2031 Housing Element and that no subsequent environmental review is required; and
2. Approve the revised 2023-2031 Housing Element of the General Plan STAFF CONTACT:
Samantha Updegrave, Community Development Director
(650) 738-7341
[email protected]
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
• Background
State law1requires every city and county to adopt a housing element as one of the mandated elements of the general plan. The housing element of the general plan must be substantially compliant with state housing element law2 and updated periodically to maintain consistency with the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. The RHNA and housing element update processes occur every eight years. Currently, local agencies are adopting housing element updates to address the 6th Cycle RHNA, which in the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) region covers the period from 2023-2031.
Work on the Housing Element Update (HEU) commenced in August 2022, immediately following City Council’s adoption of the comprehensive 2040 General Plan Update in July 2022. From 2022 to 2024, the 2023-2031 Housing Element was prepared with consideration of State requirements and laws governing the preparation of the policy document, the unique opportunities and constraints to support housing development within the city, and input and direction received from numerous public hearings and community engagement opportunities.
The 2023-2031 Housing Element was adopted by City Council on January 22, 20243. Following Government Code § 65302(c).
2 Government Code § 65580 et seq.
3 2023-2031 Housing Element, adopted Jan. 22, 2024: “City Council Adopted Version - January 22, 2024” at <https://www.planpacifica.org/project-docs%20 <https://www.planpacifica.org/project-docs>> (also at <<https://cityofpacifica.egnyte.com/dl/e1sZRgKp7W>>)
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City Council adoption, staff transmitted the adopted Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to initiate a 60-day review for certification. HCD provided formal written comments on March 29, 2024 (Attachment A), listing changes needed for HCD to deem the Housing Element compliant. HCD also provided Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing comments on October 15, 2024 (Attachment B).
Since receiving HCD comments, the City has proactively coordinated with the HCD staff on draft refinements required for certification. Under City Council Resolution No. 10-2024 for the 2023- 2031 Housing Element adoption, City Council authorized staff to make revisions to the Housing Element Update that are requested by HCD to achieve certification and that are consistent with Council action and direction. City staff routinely met with HCD staff to address all comments provided by HCD based on the comment letter dated March 29, 2024 (Attachment A), and from numerous coordination calls. The revised draft Housing Element dated February 6, 2025 (attached to the proposed resolution as Exhibit B) has incorporated these revisions. To aid in the review of the amendments, a redline comparison version showing changes between the January 2024 Draft Housing Element and the February 2025 Draft Housing Element is attached as Attachment C.
The City posted the revised draft Housing Element on the Plan Pacifica Project Documents page (<https://www.planpacifica.org/project-docs>) on February 7, 2025, opening up a sevenday public review period, and provided notification to the subscribers of the e-newsletter Connect With Pacifica and to Plan Pacifica information updates. Staff submitted the revised draft to HCD to initiate formal certification review following the public review period on February 14, 2025 (Attachment D).
To complete the Housing Element process, the Housing Element requires both City Council approval and State certification. The revised Housing Element is therefore being brought to City Council tonight for readoption as part of this process. In addition to the revisions being considered with this action, the City must also complete the rezoning programs identified by HCD and required by State law prior to certification.
The City received a letter from HCD on March 19, 2025, finding that the revised Housing Element, if approved by City Council, will be in substantial compliance with State Law and granted certification upon completion of the rezoning programs identified by HCD and required by State law. The letter is attached to the proposed resolution as Exhibit A.
As noted by HCD in their letter, in addition to revisions to the Housing Element, Pacifica will need to complete the rezoning associated with adopted Housing Element (under Program HE-I1) prior to obtaining formal State certification, consistent with state law. This rezoning process is well underway with proposed General Plan and ordinance amendment documents being prepared and the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) being finalized. The rezoning items would be brought to Planning Commission first for a recommendation, then to City Council for adoption consideration.
• Proposed Housing Element Revisions
Due to the length and complexity of the Housing Element, this staff report focuses on summarizing the key amendments to the adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element document.
Please reference prior Council staff reports associated with previous meetings, including the January 22, 2024 adoption of the Housing Element and associated environmental analysis at <https://pacificacityca.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=1605>. Previous drafts and correspondence with HCD are available at <https://www.planpacifica.org/project-docs>.
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discussion areas and expands on Housing Element policies and programs as requested and guided by HCD; the revisions do not result in changes to the Housing Element sites from the adopted Housing Element. A brief overview of the revisions is provided below, with more detailed descriptions of how the revised Housing Element addresses HCD’s comments from March 2024 - February 2025 provided in Attachment D.
Following the City Council adoption of the Housing Element in January 2024, HCD provided formal written comments on March 29, 2024, listing changes needed for HCD to deem the Housing Element compliant.
Key Areas of Revisions
Based on HCD’s formal comments and subsequent additional guidance, the City’s project team revised the Housing Element in three main areas:
1. Opportunity Sites - Added analysis supporting the selection of opportunity sites. To support the selection of opportunity sites, provided additional data and analysis to demonstrate the likelihood of redeveloping non-vacant sites and assessed infrastructure capacity, particularly for the Rockaway Beach Pump Station, to ensure it can support enough new housing units to achieve Pacifica’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
2. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing - Added program implementation actions to affirmatively further fair housing pursuant to State Housing law requirements. Revised program implementation actions to affirmatively further fair housing includes an expanded Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) program with housing mobility goals and deadlines for an action plan analyzing additional rezoning and other housing strategies if production and affordability targets are not met or cannot be accommodated with use of the buffer sites (further described in program HE-I-4, backup action 1). Revisions were also made to actions regarding reasonable accommodation provisions and emergency shelters, supportive housing, and single-room occupancy (SRO) housing to meet state requirements. The revisions prioritize preserving affordable housing over replacing it, as preservation proves more cost-effective.
3. Publicly Owned Sites - Expanded program actions to encourage the development of housing on publicly owned sites. Per HCD’s direction, to encourage development of housing on publicly owned sites, introduced incentives for lot consolidation and add actions to reduce barriers to developing public sites including outreach, test fits, and the creation of a development toolkit.
Details on Key Changes
To accomplish the necessary revisions summarized above and address all comments by HCD, the following updates have been incorporated into the February 6, 2025 Housing Element:
1. Progress Toward RHNA: Expanded the analysis of completion rates for pipeline projects, namely projects that have been approved or are in the final stages of land use approvals (see Appendix F, p. F4- F8), indicated units in the pipeline by affordability level and by which step the project is in the permitting or construction process, and added a pipeline monitoring and outreach program to HE-I-1. (Response to HCD comment A1.1.)
2. Mid-Cycle Review: Added a mid-cycle review of progress toward achieving RHNA and added metrics to programs HE-I-1 and HE-I-4 to be completed by 2027, and added back-up actions, including rezoning of additional sites, if production metrics are not met. (Response to HCD comments A1.1, B1.3, B.3, and further guidance provided by HCD.) Pacifica City Council 4
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3. Realistic Capacity: Added a requirement in Program HE-I-1.13 to amend the Zoning Code to clarify that all sites on the inventory will include a required minimum residential component in accordance with state law. (Response to HCD Comment A.1.2.)
4. Suitability of Non-Vacant Sites: Provided additional site-level quantitative data points (i.e., age of structure, lot coverage, size of site above 1 acre, and the Improvement to Land Value) to demonstrate that it is realistic to expect these sites to be redeveloped within the planning period. (See Appendix F narrative (F-23) and tables F2, F11, and F12.) (Response to HCD Comment A.1.3.)
5. Availability of Infrastructure: Added additional analysis of the capacity of the Rockaway Beach Pump Station (see Appendix G: Housing Constraints p. 37--38, and p. 32 of the Housing Element) to indicate the capacity within the catchment area after completion of scheduled rehabilitation and replacement Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) is estimated to be sufficient for at least 200 additional units, presenting no constraint to the units included in the sites inventory within the catchment area, and added a backup action for the City to rezone any necessary sites within one year if the CIP projects are not initiated by July 2026 (Vallemar) and July 2027 (Rockaway Beach). (Response to HCD Comment A.1.4. and further guidance provided by HCD.)
6. Emergency Shelters: Revised program HE-I-10 to commit to update section 9-4.2818 of the Pacifica Municipal Code to modify the parking standard for emergency shelters to be consistent with state law, Assembly Bill 139, by requiring one space per staff member. (Response to HCD comment A.1.5.1.)
7. Transitional and Supportive Housing: Expanded the required zoning updates in program HE-I-14 to include a requirement that transitional housing and supportive housing shall be considered a residential use and subject only to those restrictions that apply to other residential dwellings, and that supportive housing will be a use by right in all zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted, as required by state law. (Response to HCD comment A.1.5.2.)
8. Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) Units: Added a commitment to explicitly define SROs in the zoning code to Program HE-I-14 to codify the current practice that SRO applications are treated as an allowed use. (Response to HCD comment A.1.5.3.)
9. Reasonable Accommodations: Added a commitment to Program HE-I-12 to remove or reduce constraints by revising Article 51 to remove or significantly change potentially subjective finding 3 regarding reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities and architectural compatibility, revise finding 4 to objectively define undue financial or administrative burden, and revise finding 7 to more objectively define how a nonconformity due to a reasonable accommodation request will be treated. (Response to HCD comment A.2 and to further guidance provided by HCD.)
10. Replacement Versus Preservation of Affordable Units: Added analysis to Appendix CHousing Needs regarding the cost for replacing versus preserving units. The analysis provided quantified estimates regarding the tradeoffs associated with replacement versus preserving at risk units. The analysis shows preservation to be more cost effective. (Response to HCD comment A.3.)
11. By-Right Zoning: Revised program HE-I-1.8 to require rezoning of certain sites to allow approval of residential developments “by-right” and establish 16 units minimum for each site, and 20 units/acre minimum density for each site, consistent with Government Code sections 65583(c)(1) and 65583.2 (c), (h) and (i). (Response to further guidance Pacifica City Council 5
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provided by HCD.)
12. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): Program HE-I-4 was significantly expanded with commitments to several Housing Mobility actions and the addition of a specific completion date of December 2028 for backup action 1 (rezoning additional sites if specified targets are not met). See also response to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) comments below. (Response to HCD comment B.1.3.)
13. Lot Consolidation: Revised program HE-I-2 to include a commitment to establish an incentive to facilitate consolidation and development on small sites. Added an ombuds/liaison program to provide technical assistance to shopping center owners to facilitate the production of more housing and added a metric to conduct outreach to at least 50 percent of owners of at least two shopping centers. (Response to HCD comment B.1.4 and further guidance provided by HCD.)
14. Public Sites: Revised program HE-I-3 to include additional actions including outreach, test fits, creation of a development toolkit to support the reduction of barriers to undertaking development for public sites, and hiring a consultant to bring forward recommendations to the Council. Added specific numerical targets and affordability levels regarding each of the publicly identified sites. (Response to HCD comment B.1.5 and further guidance provided by HCD.)
15. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) and Housing Mobility: Program HE-I-4 was expanded to specifically address and promote the importance of housing mobility, including home sharing, accessibility upgrades, and targeted outreach programs. The following commitments and modifications were added to Program HE I.4, with a few added to other programs where noted:
a. Home Sharing: Participate in a home sharing program, such as HIP Housing’s Home Sharing Program, to improve housing opportunities for lower-income seniors and extremely low-income residents.
b. Objective Development Standards (ODS): Develop ODS to facilitate missing middle housing in certain low density residential zones and improve housing mobility in a variety of neighborhoods including Racially Concentrated Areas of Affluence (RCAA)s.
c. Geographic Targeting of Housing Supports: Establish specific geographic targets and metrics within the highest-resource neighborhoods in R1 and other predominantly single-family residential districts southwest of Fassler Ave. (HE-I4, HE-I-9) d. Bike/Ped Prioritization: Prioritize the safety and accessibility mobility improvements included in the Bike/Ped Master Plan in the northern areas of the city as part of a place-based initiative to better serve residents who have lower mobility options and economic opportunity.
e. Religious and Educational Institutions: Adopt an ordinance to expand the feasibility of deed-restricted housing development on nonprofit higher education and religious institution sites and set specific targets for expansion of deedrestricted affordable housing at nonprofit educational and religious institutions. f. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tool: Establish a publicly accessible land use and GIS tool intended to facilitate the production of ADUs and missing middle housing.
g. Intersection with Program HE-I-1: Require that several components of program HE-I-1 be completed to achieve housing mobility goals, in addition to achieving RHNA.
h. Manufactured Home Parks: Offer and provide technical assistance to manufactured home park owners or resident associations regarding the Pacifica City Council 6
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Manufactured Housing Opportunity & Revitalization Program (MORE). The MORE program helps fund a variety of activities intended to keep mobile home parks a safe and affordable housing option.
i. ADU Tracking and Outreach: Track use and rental rates. Targeted outreach, and increased metric for processing of ADU applications were also increased from 15 to 25 planning applications per year.
j. Large Units: Established a metric for the large unit parking incentive in program HE-I-2 that the incentive should assist at least 25 units. k. Grant Applications: Added a requirement to HE-I-5 that funding applications are required beginning in 2025.
l. Inclusionary Housing: Added a commitment to HE-I-6 to evaluate the changes to the inclusionary housing program as potential constraints to development and a metric regarding a report on this evaluation.
m. Housing for Extremely Low-Income, Special, and Disproportionate Needs: Added to HE-I-9 the prioritization of incentives to support development of extremely lowincome housing not only within the RCAA but also within R1 and other majority single family residential districts south of Fassler Avenue and adjacent areas to increase access to opportunity for extremely low-income residents in higher resource areas.
n. Substantial Renovation Evictions: Require the adoption of an ordinance consistent with Government Code Section 1946.2(b)(2)(D)(iv)(III) that requires a building permit be issued, if otherwise required under state and local law, as a prerequisite to serving a substantial renovation eviction notice by June 2025. o. Fair Housing Affirmative Marketing Strategy: Require completion of associated fair housing marketing actions included within program HE-I-4 as a requirement of the part of program HE-I-12 (Fair Housing Affirmative Marketing Strategy). (Response to HCD comments B.1.3 and B.3 and further guidance by HCD.)
16. Additional revisions:
a. Added clarifying language to several programs regarding specific deadlines for Hbackup actions, geographic targeting, and metrics in response to further guidance by HCD.
b. Updated and expanded Appendix A to include discussion of recent public comments. See pages A-13, A16-A19 for expanded discussion of comments.
17. On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, HCD provided guidance to City staff that a technical revision to the Housing Element draft would be required in order for HCD to find the Housing Element as substantially compliant with State Housing Law.
HCD requested that the City clarify in Implementation Action 8 of Program HE-I-1 (located on P. 28 of the Housing Element) that the City must rezone the sites being rezoned to accommodate the lower-income RHNA, known as shortfall sites, to allow “by right” approval if at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to low-income households. These requirements are established in State law (Government Code Section 65583.2). HCD reviewed and approved the proposed revision and determined that this is a technical edit and would not require a new public review and comment period.
It should also be noted that while the revisions to this Implementation Action establish the minimum rezoning requirements for any qualifying site, the sites inventory establishes further site-specific rezoning criteria. See Table 4, Table F-11, and Table F12 for site-specific rezoning details.
Proposed changes to the February 6, 2025 draft are shown in red underlined text below:
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Program HE-I-1, Action 8: Rezone the following sites to implement state Government Code sections 65583, subdivision (c)(1) and 65583.2 subdivisions (c), (h), and (i) to allow approval of residential developments “by-right” if at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to low income:
a. The three sites identified in multiple housing elements: Sites 24, 27A, and 27B.
These sites will be rezoned such that they will allow at least 16 units on each site and rezoned to allow a density of at least 20 units per acre in accordance with Government Code section 65583.2, see Table 4 and Table F-11 for site-specific rezoning details. Site 24 is the Sanchez Library located at 1111 Terra Nova Blvd.
Sites 27A and 27B are in the Pacific Manor Shopping Center located at 440-494 Manor Plaza.
b. Sites identified to be rezoned to accommodate a shortfall for the lower-income RHNA, listed on Table 4, Table F-11, and Table F-12: Sites 2, 11, 12, 16B, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27A, 27B, 28, 29, 32, 38, G, I, and J. These sites will be rezoned such that they will allow at least 16 units on each site and rezoned to allow a density of at least 20 units per acre in accordance with Government Code section 65583.2, see Table 4, Table F-11, and Table F-12 for site-specific rezoning details. • California Environmental Quality Act
The adopted Housing Element was subject to environmental review and was evaluated pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The City adopted an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND), entitled “Housing Element Update - 2023-2031,” State Clearinghouse No. 2023110438 on January 22, 2024, prior to adoption of the Housing Element.
The IS/ND found that adoption of the Housing Element could not have a significant effect on the environment. The primary reason for this conclusion is that the Draft Housing Element is a policy document. It does not propose or approve specific projects, change General Plan land use designations or rezone properties, or implement ordinance amendments. Rather, it sets forth a plan for how the City may best facilitate housing development in a manner consistent with and required by state law, which will be implemented over the eight-year Housing Element cycle. Subsequent actions for rezoning, ordinance amendments, or individual development proposals would be subject to evaluation of each project and determination of the level of CEQA review applicable to each project.
The revised Housing Element consists of additional text revisions to the policy document, providing further specificity in information and enhancements to policies, that likewise could not have a significant effect on the environment. Therefore, the revised Housing Element does not result in substantial changes from the project scope of the adopted Housing Element and is consistent with the findings and determinations of the adopted Housing Element IS/ND. Further, there are no substantial changes or new information that create new or more severe environmental impacts and, therefore subsequent environmental analysis is not required under CEQA Guidelines section 15162.
• Public Comments
The City received extensive written public comments during the course of development of the Housing Element prior to City Council adoption in January 2024. These are consolidated in Appendix A: Community Consultation of the Draft Housing Element.
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February 7 - February 14, 2025 (Attachment E). The comments have been reviewed and do not require any revisions to the Revised Housing Element.
The public remains welcome to submit written public comments at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> until Housing Element adoption and certification by HCD. • Recommendation
The City Manager recommends adoption of the attached Resolution which would make certain findings and approve updates to the 2023-2031 Housing Element of the General Plan, including revisions to Housing Element Implementation program 1, Action #8.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION:
Staff has identified no recommended alternative action. Without adoption of the revisions addressing HCD comments, the Housing Element cannot be determined to be in substantial compliance with State requirements and the City will be without a certified Housing Element.
RELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND WORK PLAN:
The Housing Element Update is consistent with the following item(s) in the City of Pacifica Strategic Plan 2023-2030:
• Goal 3: Prioritize protection and development of affordable housing. o Strategy A: Complete the Housing Element Update.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct fiscal impact.
ORIGINATED BY:
Community Development Department
ORIGINATED BY:
Community Development Department
ATTACHMENT LIST:
Exhibit A to the Resolution_HCD Letter dated March 19, 2025 (PDF) Exhibit B to the Resolution. Draft Revised 2023-2031 Housing Element + Attachments (PDF) Attachment A. HCD Comment Letter on Housing Element_24-03-29 (PDF) Attachment B. HCD AFFH Comments_24-10-15 (PDF)
Attachment C. Redline Comparison (PDF)
Attachment D. HCD Comments + Pacifica Responses_25-02-14 (PDF) Attachment E. Public Comments on Public Review Draft 25-02-07-14 (PDF) Pacifica City Council 9
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PACIFICA ADOPTING THE REVISED 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN. ________________________________________________________________________ WHEREAS, State Housing Element Law (Government Code Section 655580 et seq.) requires that the City Council adopt a Housing Element for the eight-year period 2023-2031 to accommodate the City of Pacifica’s (City) regional housing need allocation (RHNA) of 1,892 units, comprised of 538 very-low income units (of which 269 units are designated for extremelylow income), 310 low-income units, 291 moderate-income units, and 753 above moderateincome units; and WHEREAS, the City prepared a Housing Element Update for the period 2023-2031 in compliance with State Housing Element Law, with input from the public, and identified sites that can accommodate housing units meeting the City’s RHNA; and WHEREAS, on January 22, 2024, the City Council adopted an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND), State Clearinghouse No. 2023110438, for the 2023-2031 Housing Element, and the City Council adopted the 2023-2031 Housing Element at the City Council meeting on January 22, 2024, and authorized staff to make revisions that were requested by HCD to achieve certification and that are consistent with Council action and direction; and WHEREAS, the City submitted the adopted 2023-2031 Housing Element to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) for formal review and determination that the Housing Element is in substantial compliance with State Law and for State certification; and
WHEREAS, the City received a letter from HCD on March 29, 2024, providing comments regarding changes that are required in the Housing Element prior to determining that the Housing Element is in substantial compliance; and
WHEREAS, the City coordinated with HCD regularly between March 2024 and February 2025 to discuss and prepare proposed draft changes based on comments from the March 29, 2024, comment letter and additional direction provided by HCD during this coordination; and WHEREAS, the City compiled all proposed revisions in the public review draft of the revised 2023-2031 Housing Element (Revised Housing Element); and WHEREAS, the Revised Housing Element incorporates revisions that provide more analysis in certain discussion areas and expands on Housing Element policies and programs as requested and guided by HCD; the revisions do not result in changes to the Housing Element sites from the adopted Housing Element and are not new substantial modifications that require review by the Planning Commission pursuant to Government Code section 65356(a); and WHEREAS, the City released the public review draft of the Revised Housing Element for public review on February 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the City received six comments during the public review period and provided a response to HCD, noting that the comments did not require any additional revisions to the Revised Housing Element; and
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WHEREAS, the City submitted the Revised Housing Element to initiate formal certification review of the Revised Housing Element on February 14, 2025; and WHEREAS, HCD requested that the City make a technical edit to Implementation Action 8 of Program HE-I-1 to clarify that the City must rezone the sites being rezoned to accommodate the lower-income RHNA, known as shortfall sites, to allow “by right” approval if at least 20 percent of the units are affordable to low-income households, as required by State law (Government Code Section 65583.2); and
WHEREAS, the Revised Housing Element requires adoption by the City Council and certification from the State to complete the Housing Element process; and WHEREAS, the City received a letter from HCD dated March 19, 2025, attached hereto as Exhibit A, determining that the Revised Housing Element is in substantial compliance with State housing law, pending the completion of the rezoning of housing sites currently underway and adoption by the City Council (HCD Compliance Letter); and WHEREAS, the Revised Housing Element is consistent with the findings and determinations of the IS/ND for the adopted Housing Element regarding environmental impact pursuant to CEQA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pacifica did hold a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Revised Housing Element at a regular meeting on March 24, 2025, at which time it considered all oral and documentary evidence presented and incorporated all testimony and documents into the record by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Pacifica does hereby find as follows:
1. The above recitals are true and correct and material to this Resolution.
2. In making its findings and adopting this resolution, the City Council relied upon and hereby incorporates by reference all correspondence, oral and written comments, staff reports, and other related materials in connection with this agenda item.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Pacifica does hereby:
1. Find that the public health, safety, and general welfare are best served by adoption of the Revised Housing Element.
2. Find that the revisions since adoption of the IS/ND do not constitute substantial changes or new information that create new or more severe environmental impacts, and, therefore, subsequent environmental analysis is not required under CEQA Guidelines section 15162.
3. Finds that the Revised Housing Element substantially complies with Housing Element Law, as provided in Government Code 65580 et seq., as set forth in the HCD Compliance Letter.
4. Adopts the Revised 2023-2031 Housing Element for the period of 2023-2031, in substantially similar form to that included as Exhibit B to this Resolution. The City Council further authorizes staff to make minor revisions to the Revised Housing Element Update. * * * * *
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Pacifica, California, held on the 24th day of March 2025.
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AYES, Councilmembers:
NOES, Councilmembers:
ABSENT, Councilmembers:
ABSTAIN, Councilmembers:
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Sue Beckmeyer, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________________ ______________________________ Sarah Coffey, City Clerk Michelle Kenyon, City Attorney