TO: RULES AND OPEN FROM: Christopher Burton
GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
SUBJECT: SCHEDULE GENERAL PLAN DATE: January 26, 2022
HEARING CYCLE 1 FOR 2022
Approved Date
01/28/22
RECOMMENDATION
Set a General Plan Hearing to commence at 6:00 p.m. on February 8, 2022, and continue to 6:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022, for City Council to consider amendments to the General Plan including privately initiated General Plan amendments as part of the 2021 Annual Review of the General Plan process.
OUTCOME
The proposed General Plan hearing will allow for Council consideration of amendments to the General Plan including privately initiated General Plan land use amendments as part of the 2021 Annual Review of the General Plan process.
BACKGROUND
Consistent with State law, the City Council may consider General Plan land use and/or text amendments up to four times per year. The General Plan allows the Council to consider privately initiated General Plan amendments once a year, as part of the Annual Review of the General Plan process, for amendments that are not related to a proposed affordable housing project; the General Plan supports a second hearing cycle for privately initiated General Plan amendments that are tied to an affordable housing project. Consideration of the General Plan amendments, including the 2021 Annual Review of privately initiated amendments, will constitute the first hearing cycle of this year. The Annual Review of the General Plan typically occurs in the fall of the same review year; however given the need and desire to complete the RULES COMMITTEE: 02/02/22
FILE: 22-040
ITEM: D.a
RULES AND OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
January 26, 2022
Subject: Set General Plan Hearing Cycle 1 for 2022
Four Year Review of the General Plan process in the Fall of 2021, the 2021 Annual Review was scheduled for February of this year, as the first General Plan Hearing Cycle for 2022.
ANALYSIS
In the interest of bringing to City Council General Plan amendments as part of the 2021 Annual Review of the General Plan process, staff is requesting that the hearing commences at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of February 8, 2022, and then be continued to 6:00 p.m. on March 15, 2022, to also allow the Council to consider the proposed North First Street Urban Village Plan.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
Although this item does not meet any of the criteria under Council Policy 6-30 for public outreach, staff will follow Council Policy 6-30: Public Outreach Policy for the individual amendments and the proposed North First Street Urban Village Plan.
The public can obtain information about and the status of the amendments on the Planning Division’s website, which contains information on the General Plan, each proposed amendment, staff reports, and hearing dates. In addition, assigned Planning staff are available to respond to questions.
COORDINATION
This memorandum was coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office. /s/
CHRISTOPHER BURTON, DIRECTOR
Planning, Building and Code Enforcement
For questions please contact, Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, at 408-896-0136 or [email protected].