RESOLUTION NO. ___- 22
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANT HILL,
APPROVING A PREFERRED LAND USE ALTERNATIVE AS PART OF THE UPDATE OF
THE GENERAL PLAN AND ACCOMPANYING HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill began a comprehensive update of the General Plan in 2019 that would serve and guide future development in the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill formed a General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) consisting of two City Council members, two Planning Commissioners and one Architectural Review Commissioner to provide direction and guidance in the preparation of the update; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill has held GPAC workshops and meetings as part of the General Plan Update to review, discuss and receive public input on a Preferred Land Use Alternative; and
WHEREAS, the City of Pleasant Hill is also preparing an updated Housing Element in response to requirements of the 6
th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the City of Pleasant Hill that mandates the City provide the land use and zoning capacity for the future development of 1,803 new housing units throughout the City over the next eight-year planning cycle; and
WHEREAS, on January 26, 2022, the GPAC held a meeting and approved forwarding a recommendation to the Planning Commission and to the City Council to adopt the proposed Preferred Land Use Alternative for the General Plan Update; and WHEREAS, on March 22, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing at which time all interested parties could appear and be heard, and adopted PC Resolution No. 9-22 recommending the City Council adopt the proposed Preferred Land Use Alternative for the General Plan Update; and
WHEREAS, on April 27, 2022, the GPAC held a meeting and made a recommendation that the City Council to remove Focus Area 2 (Mangini-Delu property) from the Housing Element housing opportunity site inventory; and
WHEREAS, after notice thereof having been duly, regularly and lawfully given, a public hearing on the proposed Preferred Land Use Alternative for the General Plan Update was noticed for the April 18, 2022 meeting date, but was continued without discussion to the May 2, 2022 and then continued for consideration to the May 16, 2022 meeting date, at which time all interested parties could appear and be heard.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill approves the Preferred Land Use Alternative for General Plan 2040 on the following basis:
1. The City Council concurs with the recommendations of the Planning Commission and the General Plan Advisory Committee to approve the Preferred Land Use Alternative, including consideration of Housing Opportunity Sites identified in the Housing Element Update.
2. The Preferred Land Use Alternative properly takes into consideration the long-term land use vision of the City that addresses future housing, commercial and industrial uses anticipated over the projected timespan of the General Plan Update.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Pleasant Hill, on the 16 th day of May 2022,
by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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MICHAEL G. HARRIS, OD, Mayor
ATTEST:
DANIELLE K. HABR, City Clerk