SCH Number 2023020514

Project Info

Title

2021 2029 6th Cycle Housing Element Update and Zoning Amendments

Description

The Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration evaluates the potential environmental impacts expected to result from adoption of the City’s Housing Element for the planning period of 2021-2029 and Zoning Actions (“Project”); however, no physical development is proposed at this time. The proposed Housing Element Update establishes programs, policies, and actions to further the goal of meeting the existing and projected housing needs of all family household levels of the community, provides evidence of the City’s ability to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation through the year 2029, as established by the Southern California Association of Governments. To meet the City’s RHNA for lower income households, the City has primarily identified affordable housing opportunities through Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) and Single-Room Occupancy (SRO) developments. The City has also identified opportunity for affordable housing development at the City Hall site located at 600 Winston Avenue. The Housing Element includes a program to modify the Affordable Housing Overlay Zone (Chapter 88 of the City’s Development Code) to allow for multi-family affordable housing at a density range of 20-35 units per acre, through application of the Overlay Zone to the City Hall site. The Affordable Housing Overlay Zone would be applied to the City Hall site either prior to or concurrent with adoption of the Housing Element. The Affordable Housing Overlay Zone already allows an emergency shelter as an allowable land use. As a result, this Initial Study Checklist includes an evaluation of development of a 18-unit multi-family affordable development, based on development on up to 0.55 acre of the City Hall site at a density of 35 dwelling units per acre and an emergency shelter for up to six persons on the rear parking lot portion of the City Hall site.

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