PREPARED BY: LIBBY TYLER DATE OF MEETING: 09/05/23
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UPDATE ON SAN PABLO HOUSING ELEMENT APPROVAL PROCESS
CEQA: An administrative update on an ongoing city plan is not considered to be a project under CEQA. Environmental review of the Housing Element pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is underway and will be completed and presented for review and approval prior to the City's adoption of the Housing Element Update, following completion of review by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
For Informational Purposes Only
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2023-25 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Build a Healthy Community, Enhance Community Resilience, and Expand Housing Options are Top Council Priorities contained in the FY 2023-25 City Council Adopted Workplan, effective May 1, 2023, as amended. Update/Certify the General Plan 2040 and Housing Element is called out as Priority 301. Consistent with Priority 301.3, updating the Housing Element would also comply with the State-required next-cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation requirements.
BACKGROUND
The General Plan is a state-required long-range policy document that provides guidance to decision makers regarding the allocation of resources, and the future physical form and character of development for cities. San Pablo's General Plan was last comprehensively updated in 2011 by the Oakland-based consulting firm of Dyett & Bhatia The Housing Element is an element of the General Plan that is required by the State of California to be updated periodically on an eight-year cycle in association with the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process. The current Housing Element was last updated in 2015 with the assistance of the Berkeley-based firm of Baird + Driskell. The due date for completion of the next cycle Housing Element update for all Bay Area communities was Janua...
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