HomeMy WebLinkAboutPlanning Commission Resolution 2014-37 10/28/2014RESOLUTION NO. 2014-37
CITY OF PETALUMA PLANNING COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION OF
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR THE 2015-2023 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE AND TEXT
AMENDMENTS TO THE IMPLEMENTING ZONING ORDINANCE AND SMARTCODE
WHEREAS, State law requires California cities to prepare and adopt a general plan to
guide future development of the city, including a Housing Element as one of the mandatory
elements in a city's general plan; and
WHEREAS, State law requires that cities comprehensively update their Housing Elements
to ensure their plans can accommodate future demand for housing; and
WHEREAS, the City of Petaluma ("City") last updated its Housing Element in 2009; and
WHEREAS, the proposed 2015-2023 Housing Element Update ("Housing Element")
identifies and analyzes existing and projected housing needs and states goals, policies,
quantified objectives and special programs for the preservation, improvement and
development of housing in the City from 2015 through 2023; and
WHEREAS, The proposed Housing Element has been prepared in conformance with the
requirements of State law, including but not limited to Article 10.6 (Housing Elements) of the
Government Code and was released for preliminary review as a draft to the State Department
of Housing and Community Development; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Housing Element is consistent with the Petaluma General Plan
2025, adopted by the City on May 19, 2008, and specifically, is consistent with the existing Land
Use Element of the Petaluma General Plan 2025; and
WHEREAS, an Initial Study and Negative Declaration was prepared pursuant to the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, notice of the City's intention to adopt a Negative Declaration and of the
availability of the Negative Declaration for a thirty day public review and comment period was
originally given on October 9, 2014 in accordance with CEQA; and
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WHEREAS, on October 28, 2014, the City of Petaluma Planning Commission conducted a
duly noticed public hearing to consider and review the Housing Element and Negative
Declaration for recommendation to the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission hereby:
1. Recommends adoption of the Negative Declaration for the project.
ADOPTED this 28th day of October, 2014, by the following vote:
Commission Member
Aye
No
Absent
Abstain
Benedetti-Petnic
X
Lin
X
Gomez
X
Marzo
X
Councilmember Miller
X
Vice Chair Pierre
X
Chair Wolpert
X
ATTEST:
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He Ger Hines, Corrf6ssion Secretary
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Bill Wolpert, Chair
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Andrea Visveshwara, Assistant City Attorney
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