Resolution Number 97-3-4-2193
RESOLUTION NO. 97_3-4-2
GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 93-2 APPROVING REVISED HOUSING ELEMENT
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION
AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 93-2, REVISIONS TO THE
CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously initiated consideration of an amendment
to the Housing Element of the City's General Plan in order to comply with the provisions of the State
Government Code; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment has been processed pursuant to Section
9-2.102 of the Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Environmental Administrator has reviewed the project pursuant to
Section 15061 of the California Environmental Quality Act and has issued a Negative Declaration and
caused a Notice of Negative Declaration to be posted pursuant to the City's Environmental Review
Guidelines, and has otherwise complied with all applicable provisions of the California Environmental
Quality Act; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Housing Advisory Committee has reviewed the revised
Housing Element at its meeting of December 11, 1996 and January 15, 1997, and has forwarded a
recommendation of approval to both the Planning Commission and City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has considered the Environmental Review
Board's determination pursuant to Section 15074 of the California Environmental Quality Act; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly -noticed public hearing on
February 11, 1997 pursuant to Section 9-2.313 of the Municipal Code to consider public testimony
on the proposed project, and upon conclusion of the public hearing forwarded a recommendation of
approval to the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly -noticed public hearing on March 4,
1997 pursuant to Section 9-2.313 of the Municipal Code to consider public testimony on the
proposed project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby make the following findings:
1. In April of 1990, the City Council adopted a revised Housing Element to the
City's General Plan and transmitted this document to the California Department of Housing and
Community Development for final certification. Comments regarding the adequacy of the Housing
Element were not transmitted to the City of San Juan Capistrano until July of 1996.
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2. During the intervening six years the City, in an effort to demonstrate its
commitment to creating opportunities for affordable housing, prepared and adopted in March 1995,
a comprehensive strategy for implementing the goals and objectives of the City's Housing Element
(April 1990). This document is commonly known as the HOPE Plan (Housing Opportunities
Program and Empowerment Plan). This policy document presented a comprehensive review of
current city needs for affordable housing, a narrative of existing programs, and consideration of
potential programs with a five-year action plan to expand the City's efforts and resources toward the
provisions of affordable housing. The proposed revised document reflects the commitment to
implement the HOPE Plan based upon realistic goals, with available funding resources.
3. The revised Housing Element is the primary tool for creating equal opportunity
for all income groups to live and enjoy the quality of life as emphasized in the General Plan. The
goals, policies and objectives continue to input on the Land Use, Circulation, Seismic Safety, Public
Safety, Floodplain Management, Growth Management, and Open Space and Conservation Elements.
These Elements in turn, provide direct input to the Housing Element.
4. The Land Use Element defines housing distribution based on physical
determinants, e.g., compatibility between contiguous areas and the capability of an area to
accommodate levels of development intensity. The land use designations represent a composite of
the many of the goals and objectives from other elements contained in the General Plan.
5. The type, size and location of each proposed circulation system identified in
the Circulation Element has been studied with regard to the easy movement of people and goods from
their residences to commercial and employment centers in the City. Residential densities have been
arranged with higher densities adjacent to these major transportation corridors.
6. The Seismic and Safety Elements have provided information and policies
regarding various natural and man-made hazards which restrict the pattern and intensity of uses.
Likewise, together with the Open Space and Conservation Elements, they have defined lands to be
reserved in a natural state, lands for urban purposes, and land for the production of food and fiber.
7. The Floodplain Element sets aside land areas within designated flood plains
to insure the protection of life and property. In order to accomplish this goal and maintain
consistency with regulations of other State and Federal agencies, certain areas have been designated
to preclude development including residential land uses.
8. In June of 1990, the residents of Orange County adopted Measure "M", the
Growth Management and Transportation Planning Initiative. That initiative was an effort to establish
a direct link between land use decisions and the availability of transportation facilities, transportation
improvements and assure that local land use decisions considered transportation impacts on the
regional road system. An important component of that initiative required the preparation and
adoption of a Growth Management Element to the City's General Plan. This element creates traffic
level of services and service standards for various public facilities and services are met to effectively
manage the impacts of growth resulting from changes in land use. Although, the provisions of this
element do not directly impact the ability to create housing opportunities, coordination for providing
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providing services standards and levels of service are to be satisfied when considering a residential
development application.
9. The revised Housing Element has acknowledged the above findings as part of
its identification of housing needs, location and designation of potential affordable housing sites as
well as developing strategies and an action program to accomplish the goals and objectives
incorporated into the draft document.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano does hereby certify the issuance of a Negative Declaration and approve General Plan
Amendment 93-2, a revision to the City's General Plan Housing Element.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 4th day of
March 1997.
AVID M. S RD IN, MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, CHERYL JOHNSON, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Resolution No.
97-3-4-2 adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 4th day of March 1997, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Jones, Greiner, Hart, Campbell
and Mayor Swerdlin
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
(SEAL)
CHERYL J S , CITY CLERK
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