HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso No 2013-69RESOLUTION NO. 2013 -69
RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
APPROVE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2013 -02,
ADOPTING THE 5T" CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT FOR THE
PERIOD 2014 -2021, AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
ELEMENT'S DISTRICT PLANS SECTION INCORPORATING
DESCRIPTIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF
CERTAIN COMMUNITIES IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH STATE
LAW (CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65302.10)
WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of the seven mandatory elements of the
General Plan and has been updated in accordance with State Housing and Community
Development guidelines; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lake Elsinore prepared a Draft 5th Cycle Housing Element
for the period 2014 -2021 which has been found in compliance with State law by the
Department of Housing and Community Development; and
WHEREAS, through its policies, procedures, and incentives, the updated
Housing Element provides an action plan for maintaining and expanding the housing
supply for all income levels in the City; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65302.10(b) requires cities to update the
Land Use Element of their General Plan in order to describe unincorporated "island" or
"fringe" communities within or adjacent to the city's sphere of influence concurrent with
adoption of the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -02 (the "Project ") incorporates
the 5th Cycle Housing Element for the period 2014 -2021 and the appropriate Land Use
Amendments as required by State law; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65358 empowers the legislative body to
amend all or part of an adopted general plan if to do so would be in the public interest
and so long as no mandatory element of the general plan is amended more frequently
than four times during any calendar year; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -02 is part of the City's Second
(2nd) cycle amendments to the Lake Elsinore General Plan for the 2013 calendar year;
and
WHEREAS, public notice of the General Plan Amendment has been given and
the Planning Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore has considered the evidence
presented by the Community Development Department and other interested parties at a
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public hearing held on July 16, 2013 with respect to this item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAKE
ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Planning Commission has reviewed and analyzed the
proposed General Plan Amendment pursuant to the California Planning and Zoning
Laws (Cal. Gov. Code §§ 65000 et seq.), the Lake Elsinore General Plan and the Lake
Elsinore Municipal Code and finds and determines that the proposed General Plan
Amendment is consistent with the requirements of California Planning and Zoning Law
and with the goals and policies of the Lake Elsinore General Plan and the Lake Elsinore
Municipal Code.
SECTION 2. That in accordance with the California Planning and Zoning Law
and the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code, the Planning Commission hereby makes the
following findings for the approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -02:
1. The proposed General Plan Amendment will not be a) detrimental to the health,
safety, comfort or general welfare of the persons residing or working within the
neighborhood of the proposed amendment or within the City, or b) injurious to the
property or improvements in the neighborhood or within the City.
The proposed General Plan Amendment has been analyzed relative to its
potential to have detrimental effects to ensure that the health, safety and welfare
of surrounding residents will be protected.
2. The proposed Housing Element included within the General Plan Amendment
will enable the City to meet the housing needs of its citizens.
The Housing Element provides a comprehensive strategy for maintaining and
expanding the City's housing supply available to all economic segments in the
community, including very low, lower, moderate and higher incomes.
3. The amendments to the General Plan's Land Use Element included within the
proposed General Plan Amendment comply with the requirements of the
California Government Code.
As Government Code Section 65302.10(b), the amendment to the District Plan
component of the General Plan's Land Use Element addresses existing and
planned water, wastewater, flood control, and fire protection services within these
communities and potential funding mechanisms that may be utilized for
expansion of each of these services, based on already existing plans for
expansion of these services and does not make any specific obligation or
expansion of existing plans to extend these services to these communities. The
proposed amendments to the District Plans do not change any applicable land
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use designations and do not propose or anticipate any specific development or
annexation proposals.
4. The proposed General Plan Amendment will not have a significant effect on the
environment.
The Initial Study prepared for General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -02 showed
that the Project will have either "No Impact" or "Less than Significant Impacts" for
all applicable environmental issues.
SECTION 3. Based upon the evidence presented, both written and oral
testimony, and the above findings, the Planning Commission hereby recommends
approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -02, adopting the 5th Cycle Housing
Element for the period 2014 -2021 and amending the District Plans section of the
General Plan Land Use Element by adding the attached Sections 10.8, 13.8 and 15.7.
SECTION 4. This Resolution shall take effect from and after the date of its
passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this sixteenth day of July 2013.
Rick Morsch, Chairman
City of Lake Elsinore
ATTEST:
Richard J. MacHott, LEED Green Associate
Planning Manager
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE SS
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
I, RICHARD J. MACHOTT, Planning Manager of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, hereby certify that Resolution No. 2013 -69 was adopted by the Planning
Commission of the City of Lake Elsinore at a regular meeting held on the sixteenth day
of July 2013, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: CHAIRMAN MORSCH, VICE CHAIRMAN O'NEAL, COMMISSIONER
BLAKE, COMMISSIONER GRAY, COMMISSIONER JORDAN
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Richard J: MacHott, LEED Associate
Planning Manager