PC R 05-1950RESOLUTION NO. 05-1950
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE PLANNING
COMMISSION RECOMMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION
AND ADOPTION OF THE 2004-05 HOUSING ELEMENT
AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN
WHEREAS, Section 65302 of the California Government Code directs all cities and
counties to prepare a general plan housing element; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arroyo Grande has determined that it is appropriate and
necessary to update and revise the previous housing element adopted by the City in
1993; and
WHEREAS, a City-appointed Local Housing Task Force held numerous meetings over
an eight (8) month period to provide technical review of the 2003 Housing Element to
the Planning Commission and City Council, and to help build consensus on policy
direction; and
WHEREAS, the pubic participation in the development of the housing element included
duly noticed public workshops on the following dates to elicit community concerns about
the availability of affordable housing and special housing needs in Arroyo Grande:
• November 19, 2002
• February 18, 2003
• May 20, 2003
• July 1, 2003
• July 29, 2003; and
WHEREAS, duly noticed public hearings were held by the Planning Commission of the
City of Arroyo Grande on September 2, 2003 and October 21, 2003, at which"time all
interested persons were given the opportunity to be heard; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed and considered the information
and public testimony presented at the public hearings and the information contained in
the 2003 Housing Element and staff reports; and
WHEREAS, The Planning Commission has reviewed this project in compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and determined that a negative
declaration can be adopted; and
WHEREAS, the City submitted the adopted 2003 Housing Element to the State of
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in December
2003 and received review and comments in March 2004 suggesting further review, and
WHEREAS, the City responded to HCD recommendations in May 2004 and received
additional suggestions for refinements and changes including subsequent
communications with HCD, and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed a tentative draft of 2004 Housing
Element Amendments and in December, 2004 received letter a from HCD that the
proposed clarifications would, when adopted, comply with State law, and
WHEREAS, the City has integrated additional proposed amendments for consistency
with affordable housing policy and conducted additional public hearings on said 2004-05
amendments on February 1, 2005.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of
Arroyo Grande does hereby recommend that the City Council adopt the housing
element shown in the Exhibit "A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
On motion by Commissioner Keen, seconded by Commissioner Fellows, and by the
following roll call vote to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Keen, Fellows, Vice Chair Brown, Parker and Tait
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 1 day of February, 2005.
ATTEST:
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L N REARDON-SMITH,
SECRETARY TO THE COMMISSION
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ROB STRONG, \
COMMUNITY DEVELOPM
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DIRECTOR
VICE C AIR BROWN
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