General Plan Amendment (GPA 2021-0001) for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update of the General Plan (GPA 2021-0001)
Summary
SCH Number
2023020024
Public Agency
City of San Ramon
Document Title
General Plan Amendment (GPA 2021-0001) for the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update of the General Plan (GPA 2021-0001)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/1/2023
Document Description
The Housing Element Update of the General Plan is a City-initiated General Plan Amendment and establishes the City’s eight-year housing plan to satisfy the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and provide guidance and direction for local government decision-making in housing-related matters. The Housing Element covers an eight-year period from January 2023 through January 2031. The Update will include but is not limited to, revisions to policies, narratives, data, and figures to reflect the new buildout period.
Contact Information
Name
Cindy Yee
Agency Name
City of San Ramon
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
San Ramon
Counties
Contra Costa
Regions
Citywide
Cross Streets
Citywide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15061 (b) (3)
Reasons for Exemption
The 2023-2031 Housing Element Update project is exempt under State CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) common sense exemption, because CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the adoption of this policy document would have a significant effect on the environment. The proposed Housing Element is tiered off the previous Housing Element, which the City analyzed under CEQA with an addendum to the General Plan 2030 EIR. The Project at issue, therefore, includes only the changes proposed to that Housing Element. These changes would not result in any direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. The changes made to the Housing Element as a result of this update are strictly policy changes and do not provide entitlements to any specific land use projects, nor do the changes amend the General Plan land use map or zoning or modify land use designations, densities, or land use intensities. Based on these factors, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed 6th Cycle Housing Element Update would have a significant effect on the environment; therefore, the 6th Cycle Housing Element is exempt from CEQA under the common sense exemption.
County Clerk
Contra Costa
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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