HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-092 PA 2021-18 Housing Element 2021-2029 General Plan AmendmentRESOLUTION NO. 2022-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT NO. 2021-01
Whereas, the City of Lake Elsinore prepared a Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element for the
2021-2029 period; and
Whereas, Government Code Section 65302(g)(3), requires the City to review and update
the Safety Element as necessary to address the risk of fire for land classified as State
Responsibility Areas and land classified as Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones; and
Whereas, Government Code Section 65302 (h)(1) requires the City to incorporate
environmental justice policies into its General Plan; and
Whereas, General Plan Amendment No. 2021-01 (“Project”) incorporates the 6th Cycle
Housing Element for the period 2021-2029 period and appropriate amendments to General Plan
Chapter 3.0 addressing the Safety Element and the Environmental Justice Element 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 (4) times during any
calendar year; and
Whereas, GPA No. 2021-01 is part of the City’s First (1st) Cycle amendments to the Lake
Elsinore General Plan for the 2022 calendar year; and
Whereas, pursuant to Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) Section 17.415.020
(General Plan Amendments), the Planning Commission (Commission) has been delegated with
the responsibility of making recommendations to the City Council (Council) pertaining to general
plan amendments; and
Whereas, on October 5 2021, November 2, 2021, and August 16, 2022 at duly noticed
Public Hearings, the Commission considered the evidence presented by the Community
Development Department and other interested parties with respect to this item and adopted a
resolution recommending Council approval of General Plan Amendment No. 2021-01; and
Whereas, on August 23, 2022, at a duly noticed Public Hearing, the Council has
considered the recommendation of the Commission as well as evidence presented by the
Community Development Department and other interested parties with respect to this item.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The Council has reviewed and analyzed proposed GPA No. 2021-01 pursuant
to the California Planning and Zoning Laws (Cal. Gov. Code Sec 65000 et. seq.), the Lake
Elsinore General Plan (GP) and the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC) and finds that the
proposed GPA No. 2021-01 is consistent with the requirements of California Planning and Zoning
Law and with the goals and policies of the GP and the LEMC.
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Section 2: That in accordance with California Planning and Zoning Law, and the LEMC,
the Council makes the following findings for the approval of GPA No. 2021-01:
1. The proposed GPA, 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.
a. The proposed GPA has been analyzed relative to its potential to have detrimental effects;
to ensure that the health, safety and welfare of affected residents will be protected.
b. An objective of the proposed GPA regarding the Safety Element is to address the risk of
fire for land classified as State Responsibility Areas and land classified as Very High Fire
Hazard Severity Zones and to minimize injury, loss of life property damage resulting from
wildland fires.
c. An objective of the proposed GPA regarding environmental justice is to provide for the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes, and
national origins, with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies within Lake Elsinore.
d. The proposed GPA will not modify the General Plan Land Use designations and will not
be injurious to the property or improvements in the City and its Sphere of Influence.
2. In accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
impacts have been reduced to a less than significant level, or in the case where impacts
remain, a statement of overriding considerations must be adopted to justify the merits of
project implementation.
a. The effects of the proposed GPA have been analyzed in the Negative Declaration (SCH
2021080295) prepared for the Project. No mitigation measures were identified and items
on the environmental checklist were determined to be either “No Impact” or “Less than
Significant Impact”.
Section 3: Based upon the evidence presented, both written and testimonial, and the
above findings, the Council hereby approves General Plan Amendment No. 2021-01, plus any
additional non-legislative edits made by the Community Development Director or designee as
directed by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), in such
form as approved by the City Attorney, after the HCD’s review of the Adopted 2021-2029 Housing
Element or to correct clerical errors.
Section 4: This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Section 5: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and enter it into
the book of original Resolutions.
Passed and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore,
California, this 23rd day of August, 2022.
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Timothy J. Sheridan
Mayor
Attest:
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Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that
Resolution No. 2022-92 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California,
at the regular meeting of August 23, 2022, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Magee, Tisdale, and Manos; Mayor Pro Tem Johnson; and Mayor
Sheridan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
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