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2016-11 RESOLUTION NO. 2016-11 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GRAND TERRACE RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 16-01 FOR THE 2013-2021 HOUSING ELEMENT WHEREAS,pursuant to.Section 65300 of the State Planning and Zoning Law (Division 1 Title 7 of the California Government Code) on April 27, 2010, the City of Grand Terrace adopted Resolution 2010-10 adopting a General Plan to provide comprehensive, long-range planning guidelines.for future growth and development which incorporates the following nine elements: Land Use, Circulation, Open Space and Conservation, Public Health and Safety, Noise, Public Services, Housing, and Sustainable Development. Each element of the General Plan provides Goals, Programs, and Policies as required by State Law; and WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment 16-01 proposes to amend the General Plan Housing Element for the 2013-2021 planning period; and WHEREAS, on October 13, 2015, and October 15, 2015, the City Council and Planning Commission, respectively, conducted public meetings to discuss the 2013-2021 Housing Element; and WHEREAS, on November 23, 2015 a draft Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development("HCD") for review; and WHEREAS, the draft 2013-2021 Housing Element has been revised to address the comments in HCD's letter of January 15,2016; and WHEREAS, on April.21, 2016, the Planning Commission conducted. a duly noticed public hearing on General Plan Amendment 16-01 at the Grand Terrace Council Chambers. located at 22795 Barton Road, Grand Terrace, California 92313, and concluded the hearing by. voting to recommend.City Council approval; and WHEREAS, a Final Environmental Impact Report ("FEIR") was certified by the City Council on April 27, 2010, for the General Plan Update, and pursuant to Section 15164 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an Addendum to the FEIR has been prepared for the 2013-2021.Housing Element; and WHEREAS,all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Grand Terrace: 1. The Planning Commission hereby finds that the Addendum to the General Plan Final - Environmental Impact Report prepared for the 2013-2021 Housing Element satisfies the requirements of CEQA because: RESOLUTION 2016-11 PAGE 1 OF I APRIL 21, 2016 a. No substantial changes are proposed in the project which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects; b. No substantial changes occur with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken which will require major revisions of the previous EIR due to the involvement of new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant effects;and ; or C. No new information of substantial importance, which was not known and could not have been known with the exercise of reasonable diligence at the-time the previous EIR was certified shows that: (i) The project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR; (ii) Significant effects previously examined will be substantially more severe than shown in the previous EIR; (iii) Mitigation measures or alternatives previously found not to be feasible. would in fact be.feasible, and would substantially reduce one or more significant effects of the project, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative; or (iv) Mitigation measures or alternatives which are considerably different from those analyzed in the previous EIR would substantially reduce one or more significant effects on the environment, but the project proponents decline to adopt the mitigation measure or alternative. 2. The Planning Commission finds as follows with respect to General Plan Amendment 16- 01: a. General Plan Amendment 16-01 will allow the Housing Element to be amended consistent with State law. The Housing Element is part of the City's General.Plan, which sets forth guiding policies for future development. The requirement for each city to adopt a.General Plan is contained in California Government Code Section 65300 et seq., which also lays out specific requirements for each element. The Housing Element provides an overarching statement.of City policies and programs to maintain and improve existing housing, and also accommodate the City's fair share of population growth needs. Among the requirements in California Government Code Section 65580 et seq. for Housing Elements are: (i) Ensure adequate sites for new housing for persons of all income levels; - (ii) Encourage and facilitate the development of affordable housing; RESOLUTION 2016-11 PAGE 1 OF 2 APRIL 21, 2016 (iii) Conserve and improve the existing affordable housing stock; i (iv) Analyze and remove governmental constraints on new housing development; (v) Promote equal housing opportunities; and (vi) Preserve assisted housing b. The General Plan Amendment promotes the Grand Terrace General Plan and each element thereof, and leaves the General Plan a compatible, integrated and internally consistent statement of goals and policies. The amendment promotes Land Use Goal 2.1 to provide for balanced growth which seeks to provide a wide range of employment and housing opportunities and maintenance of a healthy, diversified community. C. Adoption of this General Plan Amendment will not be,in conflict with Section 65358(b) of the .Government Code relating to the number of amendments permitted per year, because this amendment is the first amendment of calendar year 2016. 3. Based on the findings and conclusions.set forth above, this Planning Commission hereby recommends that the City Council adopt the 2013-2021 Housing Element (General Plan Amendment 16-01) attached hereto. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Grand Terrace, California, at a regular meeting held on the 21St day of April, 2016. AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: RESOLUTION 2016-11 PAGE 1 OF 3 APRIL 21, 2016 ATTEST: rssica Lambarena Yorn Co stock Secretary Chairman RESOLUTION 2016-11 PAGE 1 OF 4 APRIL 21, 2016