HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-01 PC Reso - Adopt Amendment to Land Use Element of 1995 General PlanRESOLUTION NO. 2019-01
RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF UKIAH
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN AMENDMENT TO
THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE 1995 GENERAL PLAN TO INCORPORATE
THE SENATE BILL 244 ANALYSIS REGARDING DISADVANTAGED
UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 requires each legislative body and
planning agency to prepare and adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan
for the physical development of the city; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah 1995 General Plan was adopted on December 6,
1995; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB) 244, codified in Government Code Section 65302.10,
requires that on or before the next revision of a city or county housing element,
and each revision thereafter, a city or county to review and update its general plan,
as necessary to address the presence of Disadvantaged Unincorporated
Communities, as defined, inside or near its boundaries, and would require the
updated general plan to include specified information; and
WHEREAS, the City of Ukiah completed this analysis, the "City of Ukiah SB 244
Analysis," on September 27, 2019 and made a copy available to the public; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared an amendment to the Land Use Element of the
1995 General Plan in compliance with Government Code Section 65302.10 by
insertion of the City of Ukiah SB 244 Analysis into the Land Use Element as
"Appendix A;" and
WHEREAS, under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
§15306 and §15183 the proposed General Plan Land Use Element amendment is
exempt from environmental review because the proposed amendment consists
exclusively of data collection and does not propose amendments to the Land Use
Map or land use policies, nor does it propose a change in density, or growth within
the City limits or sphere of influence, and it can be seen with certainty that there is
not a possibility that the activity may have a significant effect on the environment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City
of Ukiah:
1. For the above stated reasons, and the reasons set forth in the staff report,
the proposed General Plan Land Use Element amendment is exempt from
CEQA under Guidelines Sections 15306 and 15183.
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2. Recommends that the City Council adopt the General Plan Land Use
Element Amendment, #2019-01.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 9th day of October, 2019, by the following roll
call vote:
AYES: Commissioners Sanders, Hilliker, Christensen, and Chair Whetzel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Commissioner Van Antwerp
ATTEST:
Michael L. WhetzellChair
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Pamela Mathias, Recording Secretary
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