2022 PC 01-22 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENTGENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2022-0001
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
RESOLUTION NO. PC 01-22
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO.
2022-0001 ADOPTING THE CITY OF ORANGE
2021-2029 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING
ELEMENT
APPLICANT: CITY OF ORANGE
Moved by Commissioner Glasgow and seconded by Commissioner Trapesonian that the
following Resolution be adopted:
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has authority per California Government Code
Section 65358 and Orange Municipal Code Sections 17.08.020 and 17.10.010 to review and
make recommendations to the City Council for amendments to the City's General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of the required chapters of the City's General
Plan, required by State law; and
WHEREAS, the City previously adopted its 2014-2021 General Plan Housing Element in
January 2014; and
WHEREAS, the California Government Code requires Cities to review and update their
Housing Elements according to a schedule set forth by the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, the City also desires to update its Housing Element to ensure that it
accurately reflects the City's housing policy and addresses community needs; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared the 2021-2029 Housing Element as an update to its
previously approved Housing Element in compliance with State law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted one duly advertised public hearing on
January 3, 2022, at which time interested persons had an opportunity to testify either in support
of, or opposition to, the 2021-2029 Housing Element update;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends
that the City Council review, consider and make certain findings pursuant to CEQA and approve
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General Plan Amendment No. 2021-0001, adopting the 2021-2029 General Plan Housing
Element based on the findings contained in Section 1 of this Resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission recommends that the City
Council direct staff to implement the policy action programs identified in the 2021-2029
Housing Element.
SECTION 1— FINDINGS
1. The General Plan Housing Element meets the requirements of the California Government
Code.
The Housing Element contains a housing needs assessment, resources and constraints
analysis, review of past performance, housing policy actions, adequate sites analysis, and
fair housing analysis, consistent with State requirements. The content of the Housing
Element addresses comments provided by the State of California Department of Housing
and Community Development Department (HCD) on the City's 2021-2029 Draft Housing
Element. Following City adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element, a copy will be
submitted to HCD for final certification.
2. The Housing Element is generally consistent with the goals and policies stated within all
other elements of the City's General Plan.
The Housing Element is consistent with the City's land use plan and is consistent with the
goals and policies of the remaining elements of the General Plan.
3. The Housing Element advances the State's housing goal of "decent housing and a suitable
living environment for all members of the community ".
The Housing Element contains a needs assessment documenting housing needs in the
Orange community and establishes policy actions to meet those needs through the
preservation, conservation, improvement and production of housing units in Orange. The
housing policy actions aim to provide opportunities for production of new housing units for
all income levels, further fair housing, and also address housing for special needs groups
including seniors and large families. As such, City adoption of the Housing Element and
implementation of the housing policy actions advances the State's housing goal of
providing "decent housing and a suitable living environment for all members of the
community."
SECTION 2 — ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Housing Element update is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
as follows: (i) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines (Common Sense
Exemption) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed
2021-2029 Housing Element Update would have a significant effect on the environment; (ii) no
property re -zoning is needed to accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation,
and potential residential development densities have already been analyzed and mitigated in an
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earlier Environmental Impact Report (the Program Environmental Impact Report prepared for
the 2010 Comprehensive General Plan Update, State Clearinghouse No. 2006031117); (iii)
pursuant to Guideline 15283, CEQA does not apply to Regional Housing Needs determinations
made by a city. For these reasons, no further CEQA documentation is required.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted on January 3, 2022 by the Planning
Commission of the City of Orange by the following vote:
AYES: Simpson, Vazquez, Glasgow, Martinez and Trapesonian
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Dave Simpson, Planning Commission Chair
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