PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
BY: Jennifer Villasenor, Deputy Director of Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Recommend Approval of the Housing Element Update (General Plan Amendment No. 21-003) and Implementation Programs to accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) (General Plan Amendment No. 22-001 - Land Use Element); Zoning Map Amendment No. 22-001 (RMH Rezoning); Zoning Map Amendment No. 22-002 (Affordable Housing Overlay); Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-008 (Chapter 229 - Affordable Housing Overlay); Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-007 (Holly Seacliff Specific Plan Affordable Housing Overlay); Zoning Text Amendment No. 22-009 (Beach and Edinger Corridors Specific Plan Affordable Housing Overlay); Subsequent Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) No. 22-002 (Housing Element Update and Associated RHNA Implementation Actions)
REQUEST:
To update the General Plan Housing Element for the 2021-2029 planning period and implement the associated program actions to accommodate the City's RHNA.
LOCATION:
Citywide
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APPLICANT:
City of Huntington Beach
PROPERTY
OWNER:
Various
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
On October 11, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Housing Element Update and implementation programs and recommended approval to the City Council. The City Council held a study session on the Housing Element on November 1, 2022. The study session included a presentation on the Housing Element Update and implementation actions as reviewed by the Planning Commission in addition to options to revise the Housing Element to address concerns raised by residents primarily from the Edwards Hill and Seagate neighborhoods, which are located in proximity to identified Housing Element RHNA sites. Based on feedback from the City Council, staff prepared revisions to the Housing Element Update and implementation actions. Consequently, it is necessary for ...
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