Posted 04/19/2023 | Public Notice - Public Hearing - Emergency Shelters Zoning Amendment
City of Gilroy
7351 Rosanna Street | Gilroy, CA 95020-6197
Phone: (408) 846-0204 | Fax: (408) 846-0500
www.cityofgilroy.org
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Gilroy City Council | Monday, May 1, 2023
Post On: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Post Until: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Published in the Gilroy Dispatch on Friday, April 21, 2023
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Gilroy, on Monday, May 1, 2023,
will hold a public hearing commencing at Gilroy City Council Chambers, 7351 Rosanna Street,
Gilroy, CA, at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as possible, to consider the following item:
Project Number: Z 23-03
Project Title: Emergency Shelters Zoning Amendment
Project Description: The City is amending the Gilroy City Code (GCC) to comply with
Chapter 654, Statutes of 2022 (AB 2339), which provides specificity on how cities and
counties plan for emergency shelters and ensure sufficient capacity for low-income
housing in their housing elements. The proposed code update will expand the definition
of “emergency shelters” to include other interim interventions, such as navigation centers.
The proposed code amendment would allow emergency shelters as a permitted use
without a conditional use or other discretionary permit on property designated for high
density residential uses (R-4 zoning district) and the City’s First Street Mixed-Use corridor
as identified in the Gilroy 2040 General Plan. Specifically, this project would amend GCC
Sections 30.41.32 (Specific provisions—Emergency shelters) and 30.11.10 (Residential
use table) and Article II. Definitions.
CEQA Determination: The approval of the Emergency Shelters Zoning Amendment is
exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to
CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) in that it can be seen with certainty that the
Emergency Shelters Zoning Amendment would not result in a significant environmental
effect, and none of the circumstances set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2
applies.
The staff report for the proposal may also be viewed on the City website
(www.cityofgilroy.org) by 5:00 p.m. the Friday before the meeting.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend this public hearing as this is the time and
place when comments on the proposals shall be heard and given due consideration.
The meeting will also be broadcast live on the City of Gilroy’s website at
www.cityofgilroy.org.
Persons who are unable to attend this public hearing may submit written comments by
email to the project planner noted below, or by delivering them to the Planning Division
at City Hall, 7351 Rosanna St. Gilroy, CA. 95020 prior to, or at the public hearing to be
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Post On: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Post Until: Tuesday, May 2, 2023
Published in the Gilroy Dispatch on Friday, April 21, 2023
incorporated into the record. If you challenge the decisions at this hearing, you may be
limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised at the hearing, described
in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the meeting.
If you need assistance with interpretation and would like to speak during public comment,
please contact the City Clerk a minimum of 72 hours prior to the meeting at 408-846-0204
or e-mail the City Clerk’s Office at cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org.
Si necesita un intérprete durante la junta y gustaría dar un comentario público,
comuníquese con el Secretario de la Ciudad un mínimo de 72 horas antes de la junta al
408-846-0204 o envíe un correo electrónico a la Oficina del Secretario de la Ciudad a
cityclerk@cityofgilroy.org.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact Planner Cindy McCormick
at (408) 846-0253 or by email cindy.mccormick@cityofgilroy.org
DATED: Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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Thai Nam Pham, City Clerk