Zone Text Amendment 2025-01/Density Bonus Overlay Amendment
Summary
SCH Number
2025030703
Public Agency
Inyo County
Document Title
Zone Text Amendment 2025-01/Density Bonus Overlay Amendment
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
3/18/2025
Document Description
Inyo County’s Density Bonus Overlay (DB Zone), Chapter 18.65, was last updated in March 2007. Since this last update the State of California has enacted significant changes to the State Density Bonus Law. The State’s Density Bonus Law (SDBL) allows developers to build residential projects at greater densities than allowed under the County’s General Plan land use designations if the projects include specific types of housing. Since Inyo County’s DB Zone does not currently reflect the changes made to the SDBL, Planning Department staff has drafted an ordinance that will update the provisions of the County’s DB Zone to reflect existing and future SDBL.
Contact Information
Name
Danielle Visuano
Agency Name
Inyo County Planning Department
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Inyo
Regions
Countywide
Parcel #
county-wide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Pursuant to Government Code section 15061(b)(3) that states CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. This project is a proposal to amend parts of the County Code to comply with current State Density Bonus Law, the requirements set forth by the California Department of Housing and Community Development approved County’s 6th cycle Housing Element Update, and does not add residential densities or uses that have not previously been evaluated under CEQA or are currently not allowed by the zoning code.
County Clerk
Inyo
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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