HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3895STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3895
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN TO
REPLACE THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND HOUSING ELEMENT
BACKGROUND REPORT IN THEIR ENTIRETY, AND TO ADOPT THE
6TH CYCLE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE OF THE CITY OF
SAN JACINTO
WHEREAS, the California Legislature has determined that the availability of
housing is a matter of statewide importance and the cooperation between government
and the private sector is critical to attainment of the State’s housing goals; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65588(b) requires the City of
San Jacinto (“City”) to periodically prepare an update to the Housing Element of its
General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan Housing Element serves as a policy and action
guide to address the comprehensive housing needs of the City of San Jacinto; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Jacinto prepared the 6th Cycle 2021 -2029 Housing
Element Update in accordance with California Housing Element Law (Government Code
section 65580 et. seq.); and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65583 requires that the Housing
Element Update contain: (i) an assessment of the City’s housing needs and an analysis
of the resources and constraints, both governmental and non -governmental, relevant to
the meeting of these needs; (ii) an inventory of land suitable and available for residential
development and an analysis of the development potential of such sites; (iii) a statement
of the community’s goals, quantified objectives, and policies relative to the maintenance,
preservation, improvement, and development of housing; and (iv) programs that set forth
a schedule of actions the local government is undertaking or intends to undertake to
implement the policies and achieve the goals and objectives of the Housing Element
Update; and
WHEREAS, Housing Element Law requires the Housing Element to identify
adequate sites to accommodate the City’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (“RHNA”),
and the City has identified an adequate list of housing sites to accommodate the amount,
type, and income levels required by RHNA; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to the City’s Housing Element and
Housing Element Background Report of the General Plan are intended to ensure that the
needs of all residents in the City are met; and
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WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of San Jacinto, California,
advertised for and held a public hearing on December 14, 2021, to consider amendments
to the Housing Element and Housing Element Background Report of the General Plan in
compliance with California Housing Element Law, Government Code Section 65580 et
seq.; and
WHEREAS, the City Council received and considered the reports and
recommendations from the Planning Commission and all other testimony, whether written
or oral, presented at the public hearing.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined, and ordered by the City
Council of the City of San Jacinto, California, as follows:
SECTION 1: It is in the public interest to amend the Housing Element and Housing
Element Background Report of the General Plan, in their entirety, as more particularly
described below.
SECTION 2: The Housing Element of the General Plan is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety with Exhibit “A” attached hereto and incorporated herein by
reference, which includes all of the following entitled documents: 6th Cycle 2021 -2029
Housing Element, Housing Element Background Report.
SECTION 3: The 6th Cycle 2021-2029 Housing Element attached hereto as
Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference is hereby adopted.
SECTION 4: Custodian of Records. The documents and materials that constitute
the record of proceedings on which these findings are based are located at the City
Clerk’s office located at 595 S. San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto, CA 92583. The
custodian for these records is the City Clerk.
SECTION 5: Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Resolution which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are severable.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Resolution irrespective
of the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
SECTION 6: CEQA. The City Council finds that the project is exempt from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant
to §15060(c)(2) of the CEQA Guidelines - Preliminary Review - as it can be seen with
certainty that the adoption of the Housing Element will not result in a direct or reasonable
foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment; and, §15061(b)(3) - Common
Sense Exemption - whereby the activity is covered by the common sense exemption that
CEQA applies only to project which have the potential for causing a significant effect on
the environment; where is can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not
subject to CEQA. The City Council further directs Staff to record a Notice of Exemption
with the County Recorder’s Office.
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SECTION 7: Effective Date. Resolution 3895 shall be effective immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
on the 1st day of February 2022 by the following vote:
AYES: Ayala, Ledezma, Hawkins, Heath, Ruiz
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF SAN JACINTO:
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Crystal Ruiz, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Julia Espinoza, Deputy City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
BEST BEST & KRIEGER LLP
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Michael J. Maurer, City Attorney
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF SAN JACINTO) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO)
I, Julia Espinoza, duly appointed Deputy City Clerk of the City of San Jacinto, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 3895 was duly passed, approved, and
adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto on the 1st day
of February 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Ayala, Ledezma, Hawkins, Heath, Ruiz
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 1st day of February, 2022.
_________________________
Julia Espinoza, Deputy City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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