Resolution No. 2014-17 | General Plan Amendment (GPA 14-01) 2015-2023 Housing Element Adoption | Adopted 11/06/2014RESOLUTION NO, 2014-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF GILROY RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT APPLICATION (GPA 14-01), THE
ADOPTION OF THE 2015-2023 HOUSING ELEMENT AS AN
AMENDMENT TO THE 2002-2020 GENERAL PLAN.
WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 65302(c) and 65583 mandate that the
City's General Plan contain a Housing Element that consists of an identification and
analysis of existing and projected housing needs, a statement of goals, policies,
quantified objectives, financial resources, and scheduled programs for the preservation,
improvement, and development of housing, and the identification of adequate sites for
housing, including rental housing, factory -built housing, mobile homes, and emergency
shelters, making adequate provision for the existing and projected needs of all
economic segments of the community; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Sections 65580 through 65589.8 require local
agencies to adopt, implement and periodically revise a housing element into their
general plans to accommodate their respective fair share of new and affordable
housing; and
WHEREAS, the City developed a draft 2015-2023 Housing Element revision
("Housing Element Update') in 2013 and 2014, which the City submitted to HCD for its
review and "substantial compliance" finding under Government Code section 65589.3;
and
WHEREAS, on October 21, 2014, HCD sent the City a letter stating that HCD
completed its review of the City's draft Housing Element update, that the draft Housing
Element update will comply with State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of the
Government Code) once the Housing Element update is adopted and the City has
taken steps to address potential unintended consequences of approval conditions
placed on the Harvest Park Phase II development, and indicating that no further
revisions were necessary; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act
("CEQA"), the City caused to be prepared a draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration
for the proposed Housing Element Update, which concluded that the adoption of the
proposed Housing Element Update would not have any significant effects on the
environment, and thus, staff recommended that the City adopt a Negative Declaration
for this project; and
WHEREAS, the City provided the draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration for
public and public agency review on October 17, 2014 for comment through November
16, 2014; and
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WHEREAS, the Gilroy City Planning Commission held a duly noticed public
hearing on the proposed Housing Element update on November 6, 2014, at which
public hearing the Commission considered the proposed Housing Element update, the
Negative Declaration, staff report, public comments and testimony, and all
documentation or other evidence received on the project; and
WHEREAS, the location and custodian of the documents or other materials
which constitute the record of proceedings upon which this project approval is based is
the office of the Planning Manager.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the
City of Gilroy recommends to the City Council the adoption of the Negative Declaration
for GPA 14-01 and approval of General Plan Amendment Application GPA 14-02 by
adoption of the 2015-2023 Housing Element Policy Document and Background Report.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of November 2014 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Bannister, Fischer, Gullen, Kloecker, Lai, Rodriguez,
Sanford
NOES: COMMISSIONERS: none
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS: none
ATTEST:
Susan L. Martin, Secretary
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