RESOLUTION NO. _____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS OF SELECTED PARCELS IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW, IN COMBINATION WITH THE ADOPTION OF THE CITY’S ZONING CODE MAP WHEREAS, on January 9, 2024, the City of Santa Clara (the “City”) adopted the City’s Zoning Code Update, the first comprehensive update of the Code in over 50 years; and WHEREAS, the 2010-2035 General Plan is the City’s vision for future development; and WHEREAS, the City’s Zoning Code is the primary regulatory tool that implements the General Plan; and WHEREAS, under Government Code Section 65860, the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance of a jurisdiction are required to be consistent with each other; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Code is administered on a parcel-by-parcel basis through a Zoning Map with specific zoning districts applied to each parcel; and WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Zoning Map that is consistent with the City’s General Plan, as required by state law; and WHEREAS, the proposed Zoning Map is also consistent with the provisions of state law requiring the maintenance of aggregate residential capacity at 2018 levels; and WHEREAS, the City has a number of parcels developed with apartment buildings but designated for Very Low Density Residential uses on the City’s General Plan Land Use diagram; and WHEREAS, the City also has approximately 30 parcels of City right-of-way designated for residential; approximately 20 parcels designated for residential that are developed with City facilities; and approximately 30 parcels designated for residential that are developed with houses of worship; and WHEREAS, SB 330 (2019), the “Housing Crisis Act of 2019,” only allows for the reduction of residential capacity on a parcel if there are other actions processed concurrently that help to maintain residential capacity; and WHEREAS, the City has duly noticed each General Plan Amendment in accordance with Government Code Section 65353 and SCCC 18.146.020, by publishing notice of the public hearing in the Weekly, a newspaper of general circulation in the City, on May 8, 2024, by mailing notice to each affected property owner as shown on the latest equalized assessment roll, on May 3, 2024, and by mailing notice to each local agency expected to provide essential facilities or services to the affected parcels, including the Valley Water and the Santa Clara Unified School District, on May 3, 2024; and WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed the proposed General Plan Amendments; and WHEREAS, before acting on the General Plan Amendments associated with the Zoning Code Update, the Council reviewed and considered the potential environmental impacts and determined that as the primary implementation tool of the General Plan, the environmental effects of the proposed Zoning Code Update and associated actions were consistent with 2010-2035 General Plan EIR, as addended, and that the proposed General Plan Amendments did not alter the conclusions of the adopted General Plan EIR, as addended, or create new environmental impacts.
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Zoning Code Map, along with associated text and General Plan amendments and Zoning Code cleanup actions, at the conclusion of which, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt the proposed General Plan Amendments; and WHEREAS, on July 16, 2024, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing to consider the Zoning Map including the proposed General Plan Amendments, at which time all interested persons were given an opportunity to give testimony and provide evidence in support of and in opposition to the proposed General Plan Amendments.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the City Council hereby finds that the above Recitals are true and correct and by this reference makes them a part hereof.
2. That City Council adopts the Amendments to the General Plan Land Use Diagram shown in Attachment 1 to ensure consistency between existing residential uses, General Plan land use designations, and proposed zoning districts.
3. Effective date. This resolution shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after the date of adoption.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA, AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2024, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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ATTEST: ______________________________
NORA PIMENTEL, MMC
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. General Plan Amendments Map and List
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