REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Sean Joyce, Interim City Manager
VIA: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Jennifer Villasenor, Deputy Director of Community Development
Subject:
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Approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4259 approving Zoning Text Amendment (ZTA) No. 22-002 establishing regulations for SB 9 development projects
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Statement of Issue:
Transmitted for the City Council's consideration is Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-002, a City-initiated request to amend the Huntington Beach Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance (HBZSO) by adding Chapter 237 establishing permanent review procedures and objective standards for Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) development projects. SB 9 became effective on January 1, 2022 and requires cities to ministerially approve two unit developments and/or parcel maps to subdivide an existing lot in single-family residential zones. The City Council adopted an urgency ordinance to establish interim standards on March 1, 2022 and extended the interim urgency ordinance on April 5, 2022. The Planning Commission held a public hearing to consider ZTA No. 22-002 on May 24, 2022 and recommended approval to the City Council.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact.
Recommended Action:
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A) Find that Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-002 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Government Code Sections 65852.21(j) and 66411.7(n), which state the adoption of an ordinance by a city or county implementing the provisions of Government Code Sections 65852.21 and 66411.7 regulating urban lot splits and two unit residential projects is not a project under CEQA; and,
B) Approve Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-002 with findings and approve for introduction Ordinance No. 4259, "An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach Establishing Objective Standards for Urban L...
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