Planning Commission Staff Report
Report Prepared by: Leah Brown, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Recommendation to City Council to Adopt General Plan Amendment #24-06 Adopting the Merced Multijurisdictional Housing Element and Appendix G, Zoning Ordinance Amendment #26-0001, adding language to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Rezones, Environmental Review #26-0068 and the City of Merced's SB 244 Analysis.
ACTION: Approve/Disapprove/Modify Recommendation to City Council to adopt:
1) General Plan Amendment #24-06 - 6th Cycle Housing Element;
2) Zoning Ordinance Amendment #26-0001, Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Rezone language;
3) Environmental Review #26-0068 (Statutorily Exempt)
4) SB 244 Analysis;
RECOMMENDATION
Planning staff recommends that the Planning Commission make a motion to adopt Resolution #4181 recommending the City Council consider and adopt:
* General Plan Amendment #24-06 - 6th Cycle Housing Element
* Zoning Ordinance Amendment #26-0001 - adding required language for RHNA rezones;
* Environmental Review #26-0068 (Statutorily Exempt); and
* SB 244 Analysis;
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DISCUSSION
LOCATION:
City of Merced
GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION AND SURROUNDING USES: Multiple Land Use
ZONING AND SURROUNDING ZONES: Multiple Zoning Designations
BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ENTITLEMENTS:
California Government Code Sections 65580 through 65589.8 establish California's Housing Element as a state-mandated component of the General Plan, to be updated every eight years, and require local jurisdictions to plan for existing and projected housing needs for all income levels and implement programs that facilitate housing production and affordability consistent with Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) requirements. The last time the Housing Element was updated was July 18, 2016, also known as the 5th Housing Cycle. The Housing Element is required to maintain a specific inventory of parcels to support the housing needs identified...
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