PLANNING COMMISSION STUDY SESSION
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
BY: Jennifer Villasenor, Deputy Director
SUBJECT:
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GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 19-003 and ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT NO. 19-006 (HOUSING ELEMENT & BEACH AND EDINGER CORRIDORS SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENTS)
REQUEST:
General Plan Amendment No. 19-003: to amend the City Council adopted 2013-2021 General Plan Housing Element and pursue certification from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in order to be eligible to receive state funding for homelessness response programs; Zoning Text Amendment No. 19-006): to amend the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (BECSP) to establish an Affordable Housing Overlay in accordance with program actions proposed in the Housing Element amendment.
LOCATION:
Housing Element - citywide; Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan - various sites on Beach Boulevard (refer to Attachment No. 2)
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APPLICANT:
City of Huntington Beach
LOCATION:
Housing Element - citywide; Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan - various sites on Beach Boulevard (refer to Attachment No. 2)
PROJECT PROPOSAL:
The purpose of this study session is to introduce General Plan Amendment (GPA No. 19-003), a request to amend the City Council adopted 2013-2021 General Plan Housing Element in order to be eligible to receive state funding for homelessness response programs; and Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA No. 19-006) to amend the Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan (BECSP) to establish an Affordable Housing Overlay in accordance with program actions proposed in the Housing Element amendment.
Background
The City Council has expressed interest in obtaining state SB2 funds for the purpose of using the money toward the City's homelessness response programs. One of the eligibility criteria for SB2 funds is to have a state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certified Housing Elemen...
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