PC Resolution 2011-013PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION 2011 -013
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE
CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT
UPDATING THE HOUSING ELEMENT
CASE NO.: GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 2008 -118
APPLICANT: CITY OF LA QUINTA
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of La Quinta did on the
26"' day of July, 2011, hold a duly noticed Public Hearing to consider the proposed
General Plan Amendment 2008 -118, for the Housing Element Update (hereinafter,
"Project "); and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Quinta, California did, on
the 2n day of November 2004, adopt Resolution 2004 -128, approving a
comprehensive update of the La Quinta General Plan Housing Element for the City,
pursuant to Sections 65580 et seq. of the California Planning and Zoning Law; and,
WHEREAS, it is recognized that said General Plan Housing Element, being
the current effective Housing Element for the City, requires revision and update to
assure compliance with current State laws and regulations,
WHEREAS, the General Plan Housing Element contains an assessment of
housing needs and an inventory of resources and constraints to meeting those needs
as required by Section 65583(a) of the Government Code; and,
WHEREAS, the General Plan Housing Element contains a statement of the
community's goals, quantified objectives, and policies to achieve the objectives of the,
element as required by Section 65583 of the Government Code; and,
WHEREAS, the General Plan Housing Element contains a program which
sets forth an annualized schedule of actions to implement the policies and achieve the
objectives of the Housing Element as required by Section 65583 of the Government
Code; and,
WHEREAS, the City's unique population characteristics, economic
conditions, housing conditions, residential density objectives and Redevelopment
Agency financial resources were considered in the preparation of the General Plan
Housing Element update; and,
WHEREAS, the General Plan Housing Element has been submitted to
the Department of Housing and Community Development for review and comment;
and,
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WHEREAS, the City has considered the findings made by the Department
of Housing and Community Development and other entities and persons that have
provided written and oral comment to the City and the Department of Housing and
Community Development; and,
WHEREAS, Said General Plan Amendment has complied with tribal
consultation requirements as set forth in Government Code Section 65352 (SB 18
requirements) ; and,
WHEREAS, said General Plan Amendment has complied with the
requirements of The Rules to Implement the California Environmental Quality Act of
1970" as amended (Resolution 83 -68), in that the Planning Department has conducted
an Initial Study (Environmental Assessment 2008 -599), and determined that the
Housing Element will not have a significant impact on the environment and a Negative
Declaration of environmental impact is recommended for certification; and,
WHEREAS, at said Public Hearing, upon hearing and considering all
testimony and arguments, if any, of all interested persons wanting to be heard, said
Planning Commission did make the 'following mandatory findings to justify a
recommendation for approval of said General Plan Amendment updating the Housing
Element:
1. The General Plan Housing Element update is internally consistent and consistent
with the other elements of the General Plan, and reflects updated information
regarding the City's current and anticipated conditions. The General Plan
Housing Element is compatible with land use designations in the Land Use
Element and other elements of the General Plan. Revisions to land use standards
as proposed in the General Plan Housing Element will need to be studied as part
of the 2009 General Plan Update process.
2. The General Plan Housing Element update will not create conditions materially
detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare in that the resulting
programs and policies are designed to improve the preservation and
development of housing resources.
3. The General Plan Housing Element update addresses changes in specific
circumstances and changes in general conditions since the adoption of the
previous Housing Element, as well as changes in State housing law.
4. The City is required by State law to update its Housing Element on an
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approximately eight -year cycle and the General Plan Housing Element update
has complied with this mandate.
5. The City has considered all comments made by the Department of Housing and
Community Development and has made revisions to the draft General Plan
Housing Element update in response to the comments received from the
Department of Housing and Community Development.
6. The updated General Plan Housing Element substantially complies with the
provisions of California's Planning and Zoning Law, as codified under California
Government Code sections 65580 et seq.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the
City of La Quinta, California, as follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct and constitute the findings of the
Planning Commission in this case;
2. That it does hereby recommend approval of the above - described General Plan
Amendment, incorporating the General Plan Housing Element update (Exhibit
"A "), for the reasons set forth in this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
Quinta Planning Commission, held on this 26` day of July, 2011, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: Commissioners Barrows, Weber, Wright, and Chairman Alderson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Commissioner Wilkinson
ED ALDERSON, Chairman
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ATTEST:
S JO SON, Planning Director
City of La Quinta, California