PREPARED BY: LIBBY TYLER DATE OF MEETING: 07/07/2025
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CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER REPEALING THE 23rd STREET SPECIFIC PLAN AND THE SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN 2030 (EXCLUDING THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT), AND ADOPTING THE SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN 2035, WHICH INCLUDES CHANGES TO MULTIPLE ELEMENTS TO UPDATE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, SYNCHRONIZE POLICY DIRECTION WITH THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT, ENSURE INTERNAL CONSISTENCY ACROSS ELEMENTS, AND ADD THE RUMRILL CORRIDOR PLAN AS AN AREA PLAN WITH NEW LAND USE DESIGNATIONS AS AN APPENDIX. THIS IS A CITY INITIATED PROJECT AND IT APPLIES TO THE ENTIRE SAN PABLO PLANNING AREA
CEQA: An Addendum to the 2030 General Plan EIR (certified on April 18, 2011) was prepared for the proposed Amendments and Updates for the San Pablo General Plan 2035, which found that there would not be any new or additional significant environmental impacts that have not been previously evaluated.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Conduct public hearing; adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement:
Adopted Major Policy Goals under FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025, include the following:
"Expand Housing Options" is a Major Policy Goal and Priority 301. is to "Update/Certify the General Plan 2040 and Housing Element." Priority 301.1 is to "Increase Housing Production through Zoning (via the General Plan Update and Rumrill Boulevard Corridor Plan Process in 2025." Priority 311 is to "Pursue Necessary Amendments to City-Wide General Plan, San Pablo Avenue Specific Plan, and after 23rd St. Specific Plan Sunsets to Facilitate New Mixed Use Development Opportunity Sites."
CEQA Compliance Statement
In 2011, by Resolution 2011-045, the City of San Pablo certified the Final EIR for the San Pablo General Plan 2030 ("2011 EIR") and adopted a Statement of Overriding Considerations for significant and unavoidable transp...
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