RESOLUTION NO. RES-2024-162
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN 2035 NOISE AND SAFETY ELEMENT OF GENERAL PLAN TO INCORPORATE THE CITY’S LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN - FILE NUMBER GPAM24-001 WHEREAS, on September 29, 2006, the Governor of California signed Assembly Bill 2140 (AB 2140), which allows California cities to be considered for additional state cost-share on eligible Public Assistance projects by adopting current, FEMA approved LHMPs into the Safety Element of its General Plan; and WHEREAS, on November 3, 2009, the Council adopted General Plan 2035, which includes the Noise and Safety Element as one of the eight State mandated elements; and WHEREAS, on December 7, 2021, the Council adopted Volume 1 of the Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) and updated the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan by adopting the City of Santa Rosa Annex to Volume 2 of the MJHMP dated October 2021; and WHEREAS, the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) area was developed in accordance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) and followed FEMA’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan guidance. The LHMP incorporates a process where hazards are identified and profiled, the people and facilities at risk are analyzed, and mitigation actions are developed to reduce or eliminate hazard risk. The implementation of these mitigation actions, which include both short and long-term strategies, involve planning, policy changes, programs, projects, and other activities; and WHEREAS, AB 2140 (codified in Government Code § 65302.6) allows jurisdictions to be eligible for consideration for state funding to cover the local match (6.25%) of public assistance costs for recovery activities after hazard events, if the local jurisdiction incorporates their LHMP into the safety element of the general plan; and WHEREAS, a General Plan Amendment to modify the Noise and Safety Element of the General Plan is necessary for the City to be eligible for consideration for state funding to cover the local match of public assistance costs for recovery activities after hazard events; and WHEREAS, on September 12, 2024, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing in consideration of a General Plan Amendment to incorporate by reference the City’s current Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and adopted a resolution recommending approval of the General Plan Amendment to the Council; and WHEREAS, on October 8, 2024, the Council of the City of Santa Rosa conducted a public hearing in compliance with Chapter 20-66 of the Zoning Code (Public Hearings) in consideration of a General Plan Amendment to incorporate by reference the City’s current Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP); and WHEREAS, the Council considered the staff report and the attachments including the attached Exhibit A which identifies recommended changes to the Noise and Safety Element; and WHEREAS, the Council finds that a General Plan Amendment to incorporate by reference the City’s current LHMP is justified to achieve the objectives and policies of the General Plan in that:
A. The proposed amendment ensures and maintains internal consistency with the goals and policies of all elements of the General Plan in that the amendment incorporates a reference to the City’s adopted Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and no goals or policies within the General Plan are proposed for amendment.
B. The proposed amendment would not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or welfare of the City in that the amendment consists of minor text changes to the City’s Noise and Safety Element to be eligible for additional state funding after hazard events.
The site is physically suitable (including absence of physical constraints, access, compatibility with adjoining land uses, and provision of utilities) for the requested/anticipated land use developments in that the changes apply citywide and impacts on specific sites would be negligible because the text changes amplify existing policy.
D. The proposed project has been reviewed in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The General Plan 2035 Environmental Impact Report was certified by the Council on November 3, 2009. While the proposed General Plan text amendments involve minor changes to the text, they are within the scope of the General Plan EIR because the proposed changes do not affect expected land uses and the revised General Plan will remain consistent with the development density established by the existing general plan policies for which the EIR was certified. Based on this analysis, staff has concluded that the project does not require further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183. / / /
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa approves a General Plan Amendment to the General Plan 2035 Noise and Safety Element, attached to this resolution as Exhibit A, to incorporate by reference the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of October, 2024.
AYES: (7) Mayor N. Rogers, Vice Mayor Stapp, Council Members Alvarez, Fleming, MacDonald, Okrepkie, C. Rogers
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (0)
ABSTAIN/RECUSE: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: _______________________
City Attorney
Exhibit A – General Plan Text Amendment to the Noise and Safety Element Reso. No. RES-2024-162
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