Resolution Number 00-12-5-8199
RESOLUTION NO. 00-12-5-8
APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 00-02 - HOUSING ELEMENT
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, CERTIFYING THE ISSUANCE OF A
MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (SCH #2000031099) AND
ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 00-02, A REVISED HOUSING
ELEMENT TO THE GENERAL. PLAN
WHEREAS, the City Council initiated an amendment to the General Plan to
prepare a comprehensive update of the City's Housing Element in accordance with
California Government Code Section 65588(a) on February 1, 2000; and,
WHEREAS, the proposed General Plan Amendment has been processed
pursuant to Section 9-2.302, Title 9 of the Municipal Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Environmental Administrator reviewed the proposed Housing
Element and has caused an initial study to be prepared pursuant to Section 15063 of the
California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and has issued a mitigated negative
declaration and caused a Notice of Mitigated Negative Declaration to be posted pursuant
to Section 15072 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines and submitted to
the Governor's Office of Planning and Research State Clearinghouse which review period
expired on April 25, 2000 (SCH #2000031099), and has otherwise complied with all
applicable provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act; and,
WHEREAS, the Housing Advisory Committee conducted a duly -advertised
and noticed public hearing to receive public testimony on the contents of the draft Housing
Element on October 26, 2000, and forwarded a recommendation of approval to both the
Planning Commission and City Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a duly advertised and
noticed public hearing to receive public testimony on the contents of the draft Housing
Element on November 14, 2000, and forwarded a recommendation of approval to the City
Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly advertised and noticed public
hearing to receive public testimony on the contents of the draft Housing Element dated
November, 2000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
San Juan Capistrano does hereby make the following findings:
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1. The proposed draft Housing Element establishes goals, policies,
objectives, and programs to assist in the creation of affordable housing opportunities for
all segments of the community-, and,
2. The proposed draft Housing Element contains an implementation plan
with specific goals for addressing programs for housing improvements (existing), housing
production, housing assistance, review of existing governmental constraints to remove
barriers to creating affordable housing opportunities for very low, low and moderate income
households; and,
3. The Housing Element has been reviewed in reference to the
comments that have been received from the California Department of Housing and
Community Development and found to be consistent with the additional information that
was requested.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano does hereby certify the issuance of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (SCH
#2000031099) and adopts General Plan Amendment 00-02, approving the revised
Housing Element to the General Plan dated November, 2000.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this ,:Lh day of
December .2000.
ATTEST:
CITY CLER
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MAYOR