RESOLUTION NO. 24-39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN 2023 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT WHEREAS, the State of California requires cities and counties to have an adopted General Plan to provide guidance on land use decisions; and WHEREAS, on February 4, 2014, the City Council approved the Centennial General Plan, dated February 2014, and certified the Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR), State Clearinghouse (SCH) No. 2013041021, mitigation monitoring program, and statements of overriding consideration; and WHEREAS, the City of San Clemente Centennial General Plan (“General Plan”) is the City’s comprehensive long-term policy document comprised of goals and policies for achieving San Clemente’s vision. The General Plan guides land use and physical development of the geographic area of the incorporated City limits; and WHEREAS, the General Plan contains the seven State-required elements and six additional elements, as follows: 1) Land Use; 2) Urban Design; 3) Historic Preservation; 4) Economic Development; 5) Mobility and Complete Streets; 6) Housing, 7) Beaches, Parks and Recreation; 8) Natural Resources; 9) Coastal; 10) Safety; 11) Public Services, Facilities and Utilities; 12) Growth Management; and 13) Governance; and WHEREAS, each element of the General Plan has a set of goals and policies that are intended to achieve specific objectives. The City’s Strategic Implementation Program (SIP), updated each fiscal year, lists and prioritizes specific projects and ongoing programs or “Implementation Measures” that align with goals and policies in General Plan Elements, excluding Housing. For the Housing Element, implementation measures are included in a Housing Action Plan certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) with the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 65400(a)(2)(A) requires the City to annually prepare a report regarding the status and progress in the implementation of the City’s General Plan and Housing Element; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 65400(a)(2)(B) requires the City to include in the Annual Progress Report (APR) the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs; and WHEREAS, California Code of Regulations, Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 6, sections 6200, et seq., requires the City to use the report forms and definitions adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to report on the status and progress implementing the City’s Housing Element; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 65400(a)(2)(F) requires the City to include in the report an assessment of the degree to which the General Plan complies with the guidelines developed and adopted pursuant to Section 65040.2 and the date of the last revision to the General Plan; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 65400(a)(2) requires the City to submit the report to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and HCD by April of each year; and WHEREAS, the Planning Division determined in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) that the General Plan 2023 Annual Progress Report (2023 APR) is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The APR is an informational report documenting progress towards implementing the General Plan and does not make decisions for City actions; and WHEREAS, on March 19, 2024, the City Council of the City of San Clemente held a public meeting on the 2023 APR, considered written and oral comments, and facts and evidence presented by City staff, and other interested parties. The 2023 APR was included as Attachment 2 to the March 19, 2023 City Council staff report and is incorporated herein fully by this reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente does hereby find, determine and resolve as follows:
Section 1. Incorporation of Recitals.
The City Council hereby finds that all of the facts in the Recitals are true and correct and are incorporated and adopted as findings of the City Council as if fully set forth in this resolution.
Section 2. 2023 APR Findings.
Based on the foregoing recitals and findings above, and the written and oral comments, facts, and evidence presented, the City of San Clemente City Council, pursuant to Section 65400(a)(2) of the Government Code, has reviewed the 2023 APR and finds the 2023 APR:
Adequately assesses the status of the General Plan and Housing Element and its implementation; Provides information regarding the City’s progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs; Uses the forms and definitions adopted by HCD to report on the status and progress in implementing the City’s Housing Element; Adequately assesses the degree to which the General Plan complies with the General Plan Guidelines; and Accurately documents the date of the last revision to the General Plan.
Section 3. Approval and Submission of the 2023 APR
The City Council hereby approves of the 2023 APR as presented to the City Council on March 19, 2024. Pursuant to California Government Code section 65400(a)(2), City staff shall timely submit the 2023 APR to OPR and HCD.
Section 4. Certification.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
ATTEST:
___________________________ __________________________
City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of San
San Clemente, California Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) §
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 24-39 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the _______ day of _______________________, _________, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of _________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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