Resolution Number 97-6-3-6361
RESOLUTION NO. 97-6-3-6
APPROVING REVISIONS TO GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 93-2 -
THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, CONFIRMING CLARIFYING TEXT CHANGES
TO GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 93-2, 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 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, at its meeting of March 4, 1997, the City Council certified the issuance
of the Negative Declaration prepared for the revised Housing Element to the City's General Plan; and,
WHEREAS, the City's Housing Advisory Committee reviewed the revised Housing
Element at its meetings of December 11, 1996, and January 15, 1997, and forwarded a
recommendation of approval to both the Planning Commission and City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly -noticed public hearing on
February 11, 1997, pursuant to Section 9-313 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 and took an action to adopt the revised Housing Element; and,
WHEREAS, the City submitted the revised Housing Element to the California
Department of Housing and Community Development, which has requested several tent changes and
a summary table of the action program for the purpose of clarification of the document and readability
by the general public. These changes have been requested for the purpose of finding the document
in compliance with General Plan Guidelines and certification.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San
Juan Capistrano does hereby make the following findings:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 lands for the production of food and fiber.
5. 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.
6. 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 its ability to create housing opportunities, coordination for providing
service standards and levels of service are to be satisfied when considering a residential development
applications.
7. 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.
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8. The text revisions requested by the California Department of Housing and
Community Development will provide additional clarification and readability by the general public
and will not result in any substantial change to any of the goals, policies, objectives and programs
contained in the Housing Element adopted previously by the City Council on March 4, 1997.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano does hereby confirm and approve the clarifying text changes to the City's General Plan
Housing Element.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of
June 1997.
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DAVID M. SWEADLIN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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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.
97-6-3-6 adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano, California,
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of June 1997, by the
following vote:
AYES: Council Members Jones, Greiner, Hart, Campbell
and Mayor Swerdlin
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
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