AT THIS TIME, THE MEETING WILL
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PLEASE COME TO ORDER.[ LA HABRA PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2023 6:30 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBER 100 EAST LA HABRA BOULEVARD LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA 90631 Please note that should all business not be concluded by 10:00 p.m., the Chair shall either authorize an extension of time to said meeting or continue all unfinished items to a future meeting, date certain, or date uncertain.]
THE AUDIENCE PLEASE STAND AND JOIN? COMMISSIONER MACHA IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC STAND.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY, LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR OVERALL.
WILL THE SECRETARY PLEASE CALL ROLL CHAIR ROJAS.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE RECEIVED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GOVERNING BODY MEETING AND LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS, UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
THE JOURNAL PUBLIC COMMENT PORTION OF THE MEETING ALLOWS THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS ANY ITEM OF THE, OF CITY BUSINESS NOT APPEARING ON THE SCHEDULED AGENDA.
PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 5 4 9 5 4 0.3 A SUCH COMMENTS SHALL NOT BE RESPONDED TO BY THE GOVERNING BODY DURING THE MEETING.
DO WE HAVE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION SEEING THAT THERE'S NO PUBLIC IN THE AUDIENCE? UH, WE WILL NOW CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENTS AND MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
ALL MATTERS ON CONSENT CALENDAR ARE CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION UNLESS ALL COMMISSIONER CITY STAFF MEMBER OR MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE REQUEST SEPARATE ACTION OR REMOVAL OF AN ITEM REMOVED.
ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOLLOWING THE CONSENT CALENDAR PORTION OF THIS AGENDA.
PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 30 MINUTES PER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION UNLESS OTHERWISE MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR.
SPEAKING TIME MAY NOT BE GRANTED AND OR LOAN TO ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL FOR PURPOSES OF EXTENDING AVAILABLE SPEAKING TIME AND COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE BEFORE THE COMMISSION AT THIS TIME IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR, WHICH INCLUDES ITEMS ONE THROUGH THREE.
ALL ITEMS WILL BE APPROVED WITH ONE VOTE UNLESS AN ITEM IS REMOVED.
FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, DO ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS WISH TO REMOVE AN ITEM? OKAY, I WOULD JUST SAY I'D LIKE TO ABSTAIN FROM ITEM NUMBER TWO.
AND SEEING NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE, WE WILL MOVE ON.
UM, SOMEBODY NEEDS TO MAKE A MOTION.
YES, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
A MOTION HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED.
PLEASE EVERYONE ENTER YOUR VOTE.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO WITH CHAIR ROJAS ABSTAINING FROM ITEM NUMBER TWO.
OKAY, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SCHEDULED FOR THIS EVENING.
THE PROCEDURES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS.
THE CHAIR WILL INTRODUCE THE ITEM AND THE STAFF WILL GIVE A REPORT ON THE ITEM.
THOSE WHO WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE ITEM WILL BE RECOGNIZED FIRST AND THEN THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR FROM THOSE IN OPPOSITION.
REBUTTALS WILL BE ALLOWED ONLY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CLOSED AND THE COMMISSION WILL DISCUSS THE MATTER AND TAKE ANY ACTIONS IT DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION, PLEASE FILL OUT A SPEAKER'S CARD AND LEAVE IT AT THE LECTERN.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD TO SPEAK, YOU'LL FIND THE SPEAKER'S CARD ON THE LECTERN NO AT THE TABLE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE CHAMBER.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND SPELL YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE ADDRESS ALL COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS TO THE CHAIR.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DIRECT EXCHANGES BETWEEN MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE.
THE PUBLIC COMMENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO FIVE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL WITH A TOTAL TIME LIMIT OF 60 MINUTES FOR ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS.
FOR EACH PUBLIC HEARING ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UNLESS MODIFIED BY THE CHAIR, COMMENTS MUST BE KEPT BRIEF, NON-REPETITIVE AND PROFESSIONAL IN NATURE.
TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING ITEM IS DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AND PROVIDE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL
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REGARDING ONE ZONE CHANGE, 23 DASH ZERO THREE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 18.04 DEFINITIONS 18.6 ZONES ESTABLISHED 18 POINT 10 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN HOUSING TO DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.18 POINT 14 OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, 18 POINT 26 R TWO R THREE R FOUR, R FIVE, R SIX, AND R SEVEN, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING ZONES 18 POINT 30 SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING 18 POINT 80, AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES AND 18 POINT 82 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UNITS OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LAHABRA MUNICIPAL CODE AND TWO ZONE CHANGE 23 DASH ZERO FOUR TO AT CHAPTER 18.09.
OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT TO TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LA HARBOR MUNICIPAL CODE TO GUIDE THE DESIGN OF MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
AND AMEND CHAPTER 18.68 DESIGN REVIEW TO ENSURE THE APPLICATION AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE STANDARDS FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE PROJECTS.
AND THREE ZONE CHANGE, 23 DASH ZERO FIVE TO ADD CHAPTER 18.84, MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT MINISTERIAL REVIEW PROCESS TO TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LA HABER MUNICIPAL CO CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL 35 OR SSB 35.
DID WE RECEIVE ANY CORRESPONDENCE FOR THIS ITEM? NO, WE DID NOT.
DO WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT? GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.
THE CITY'S HERE TONIGHT TO PRESENT THREE ZONING CHANGES TO THE LAHABRA ZONING CODE THAT WERE INITIATED AS PART OF THE 20 21 20 29 HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE CITY'S GENERAL PLAN.
AS YOU KNOW, ALL CITIES ARE REQUIRED TO PUT INTO PLAN HOW THEY WILL MEET THEIR SHARE OF HOUSING FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AFTER MULTIPLE YEARS OF PUBLIC PROCESS, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF LA HARA FOUND THE HOUSING ELEMENT IN SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAW AND ADOPTED THE ELEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 19TH, 2022 HCD, UH, LATER CERTIFIED THE ELEMENT ON APRIL 21ST, 2023 FOLLOWING SOME ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES DUE TO THE SEVERE HOUSING SHORTAGE IN CALIFORNIA.
THE UPDATES, THE UPDATE REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS CYCLE WERE MORE INTENSIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS ONES AND REQUIRED CITIES TO NOT ONLY SHARE, SHOW THEIR HOW THEY'RE GONNA MEET THE REGIONAL, UM, THE REGIONAL SHARE, BUT HOW THEY WILL REMOVE HURDLES TO HOUSING PRODUCTION AND ENSURE HOUSING FOR ALL LEVELS OF INCOME SINCE ITS ADOPTION, CITY STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING TO IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING ELEMENT BY COMPLETING THE HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO BE, UM, ADDRESSED, UH, WITHIN CERTAIN UH, DEADLINES.
UH, THE CITY OF LAHABRA HAS, UM, PROPOSED TO IMPLEMENT EIGHT OF THE 29 HOUSING PROGRAMS WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF ADOPTION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
THIS IS TO ALSO DEMONSTRATE ITS PROGRESS TO MHCD AS IT IS, UH, ANNUALLY REQUIRED THAT THE CITY PROVIDE A REPORT AND SHOW OUR PROGRESS ON HOW WE MEET THE HOUSING ELEMENTS.
I MEAN THE HOUSING PROGRAMS. NOW, A LOT OF THE UPDATES, AS I MENTIONED TO YOU, UM, ARE MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THE PREVIOUS YEARS AND HAVE BEEN GUIDED BY, UM, STATE HOUSING LAWS, UM, THAT WISH TO FURTHER FACILITATE AND, UM, STREAMLINE THE PROCESS OF HOUSING IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
SO TO GO OVER THE ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT, UM, I'LL START OFF WITH THE ZONE CHANGES UNDER 23 DASH OH THREE, WHICH AMEND VARIOUS CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS OF TITLE 18.
FIRST, WHAT WE DID UNDER THE DEFINITIONS CHAPTER, WE BROUGHT IN THE HOUSING CATEGORIES BY, UM, REPLACING TERMS THAT WERE DEEMED TO BE, UM, SCRUTINIZING, UM, OR MADE REFERENCES TO HOUSEHOLD SIZE, NUMBER OF FAMILIES AND OCCUPANCY.
WE ALSO ALIGNED THE HOUSING DEFINITIONS WITH STATE DEFINITIONS AND ALSO EXPANDED, UH, THE DEFINITION FOR GROUP HOMES, WHICH ENCOMPASSED SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOUSING.
WHAT WE ALSO DID AS PART OF THIS UPDATE IS THAT WE CENTRALIZED ALL OF THE DEFINITIONS, UM, WITHIN OTHER CHAPTERS INTO, UH, THIS CHAPTER AND MOVING FORWARD AS AMENDMENTS COME BEFORE YOU OR THE CITY PROCESS AMENDMENTS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO CENTRALIZE THOSE DEFINITIONS TO REMOVE, UM, DUPLICATES AND THEN ALSO UPDATE THE DEFINITIONS UNDER THE
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LAND USE MATRIX.UH, WHAT WAS DONE IS THAT WE TRY TO INCORPORATE ALL THE USES THAT WERE NOW PERMITTED BY, RIGHT.
UM, AND WE'RE ALSO YOU DEEMED AS USES THAT WERE SIMILAR TO OTHER HOUSING USES, SUCH AS SOME OF THE, UM, HOUSING NEEDS, HOUSING, UM, GROUP HOMES AND OTHER LIKE EMERGENCY SHELTER FACILITIES.
WE ALSO TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INCORPORATE THE, UM, MX OVERLAY LAND USES THAT WERE NOT INCORPORATED INTO THE, UM, THE TABLE FOR A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION.
WHAT WE DID WAS TRY TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR, UM, INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES BY, UM, ELIMINATING THE UM, FINANCIAL HURDLE THAT THEY MIGHT FACE AND AS WELL AS, UM, STREAMLINING THE REVIEW AS WELL AS THE APPEAL PROCESS.
AND WITH THAT ALSO THAT HELPS TO PROTECT THE PRIVACY OF THE APPLICANTS.
AND THEN WE ALSO, UM, ENSURED UNDER THIS APPROVAL THAT WE WILL MOVING FORWARD, WE WILL, UM, DISPLAY ALL OF THE APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION AT CITY HALL TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR THESE INDIVIDUALS TO, UM, BE AWARE OF THESE CHANGES UNDER THE, UM, PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
WHAT WE DID IS WE, UM, RELAXED THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY STATE LAW.
WE ALSO MADE A FEW CLARIFICATIONS AND ALSO ENSURED CONSISTENCY WITH TERMINOLOGY USED IN OTHER CHAPTERS FOR THE SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING.
WHAT WE DID IS, UM, SIMPLIFIED THE CHAPTER, REORGANIZED IT RE REMOVE, REMOVED CERTAIN HURDLES SUCH AS OPERATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINTS, AND THEN ALSO INCORPORATED THE LATEST STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR, UM, LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION CENTERS, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND OTHER HOUSING, UM, SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING, UM, AGAIN, DEEMED TO BE A USE THAT SHOULD BE PERMITTED BY RIDE AND SHOULDN'T BE SCRUTINIZED UNDER THE MX OVERLAY.
UH, WE REMOVED RESTRICTIVE, UM, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, UM, SIMPLIFIED THE WORDING, REMOVE REPETITIVE INFORMATION.
THE GOAL WITH THIS WAS TO ENSURE THAT WE PROVIDE MULTIPLE HOUSING OPTIONS AND THEN ALSO ENSURE CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND OTHER CHAPTERS OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE.
FOR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DENSITY CHAPTER, WHICH IS OUR A CHAPTER THAT'S RELATED TO THE DENSITY BONUS STATE LAW.
UH, WHAT WE DID IS, UM, UPDATED WITH THE LATEST PROVISIONS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, WHICH, UM, ELIMINATES THE REQUIREMENT FOR A, UM, DISCRETIONARY REVIEW PROCESS.
AND THEN ALSO WE, UM, OUTLINED ALL OF THE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS AND CONDENSED IT TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE LATEST, UM, STATE LAWS FOR INCLUSIONARY HOUSING.
WE REMOVE REPETITIVE LANGUAGE, UM, ALSO WORKED WITH TERMINOLOGY AND REMOVED, UM, CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS THAT WERE DEEMED, UM, INCONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW FOR MULTI-FAMILY.
UH, WE INCREASED THE MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT, UM, BY 12 FEET TO ALLOW, UM, A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THREE SIX FEET, BOTH AT R THREE AND R FOLDS, FOUR ZONES.
AND THIS IS TO PROVIDE, UM, DESIGN FLEXIBILITY AND WHICH CAN ALSO ACCOMMODATE HIGHER DENSITY FOR THE NEXT ZONE CHANGE UNDER 2304.
UM, THIS IS WHERE WE INCORPORATE ANY OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS TO THE LA HARVARD MUNICIPAL CODE.
THIS IS, UM, ALSO, UM, REQUIRED BY STATE LAW FOR MULTIFAMILY AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.
AND WHAT WE DID UNDER THIS IS THAT WE WANNA ENSURE THAT WE INCORPORATE MEASURABLE AND OBJECTIVE STANDARDS THAT ALSO ENHANCE THE CITY'S CHARACTER, UM, WHILE ALSO ACCOMMODATING A VARIETY OF DESIGNS.
UM, SO WE INCORPORATED GENERAL STANDARDS, UM, A LIST OF DIFFERENT BUILDING TYPES THAT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED AND THEN, UH, NOTED THE ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF SEVEN OF THEM, WHICH WE ALSO INCLUDED DIAGRAMS THAT SPECIFICALLY LAID OUT, UM, ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES PERTAINING TO THAT STYLE.
UH, I DO WANNA MAKE, UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION AWARE THAT IT APPEARS THAT WE DO HAVE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE IN THE ORDINANCE FOR THIS CHAPTER.
UM, SO IF I CAN HAVE YOU LOOK AT THE THIRD ATTACHMENT, THE SECOND TO LAST PAGE, UNDER SECTION 18 68, 0 5 0 FINDINGS UNDER D, WE HAVE INCLUDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THAT WAS TO BE REMOVED.
UM, SO AT THE END WE DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT.
WE DON'T EVEN HAVE THE AGENDA REALLY
UM, WHAT I CAN DO IS JUST, UM, HOW DO I HAVE 'EM? WELL, WE CAN, YES, YOU CAN JUST READ
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IT INTO THE RECORD.THE CHANGE THAT YOU'RE MAKING IS THAT WHEN JUST SPELL IT OUT, IS THAT WHEN I RECOMMEND THE, THE ACTIONER AT THE MOMENT RIGHT NOW? YOU CAN SAY IT NOW AND THEN AS PART OF THEIR ACTION, IT'LL, IT WOULD INCLUDE YOUR RECOMMENDATION UNLESS THEY SAY OTHERWISE.
SO FOR THE RESOLUTION PUT TOGETHER FOR ZONE CHANGE NUMBER, UH, 23 DASH FOUR, UNDER SECTION 18.68050 FINDINGS, SECTION D STAFF ASKED FOR THE PLAN COMMISSION TO STRIKE OUT THE FOLLOWING.
THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS UNDER CHAPTER 18.09 OF THE LAHA MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE LAST SEWN CHANGE UNDER 2305.
THIS IS A NEW CHAPTER IN COMPLIANCE WITH, UM, SSB 35, WHICH WILL INCORPORATES A STREAMLINED REVIEW PROCESS, UH, FOR, UH, MIXED USE AND MULTIFAMILY PROJECTS THAT MEET THE CRITERIA OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OTHER STANDARDS.
UH, THIS IS TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE STATE LAW AND THEN THE CHAPTER ALSO PROVIDES A MINISTERIAL AND PLANNING COMMISSION OVERVIEW PROCESS FOR POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR DEVELOPERS TO FOLLOW, UM, FOR THEIR PROPOSED PROJECTS.
PLANNING'S RECOMME, I MEAN PLANNING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION ADOPT THE ORDINANCES TO ADOPT, TO APPROVE ZONE CHANGES, TO APPROVE THE ZONE CHANGES WITH THE, UM, RECOMMENDED CHANGES AND FIND THAT THE REQUESTS ARE EXEMPT FROM CQA UNDER THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION SECTION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, AT THIS TIME, UH, DO ANY OF THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF COMMISSIONER? I DO.
UM, VANESSA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
UM, WHEN YOU DISCUSSED, UH, THE GROUP HOME, YOU SAID THERE WERE SIX DIFFERENT CATEGORIES.
LET ME GO INTO THAT DEFINITION.
SO THAT INCLUDES THE ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG FACILITIES, LICENSED GROUP HOMES, RECOVER RESIDENCIES, UH, RESIDENTIAL KELLER FACILITIES, BOTH FOR SMALL AND LARGE AND UNLICENSED GROUP HOMES.
LICENSED GROUP HOMES, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? MM-HMM, UNLICENSED.
IS THAT ALSO LIKE, UM, I CARE FACILITIES WHERE A INDIVIDUAL OPEN UP A HOME FOR, UM, LET'S JUST SAY SENIORS WITH THAT NEED IN A GROUP HOME ENVIRONMENT THAT DON'T, CAN'T GO TO AN ASSISTED LIVING OR CAN'T AFFORD TO GO TO ASSISTED LIVING, THAT THEY HAVE GROUP HOMES THAT, THAT DO, UM, DIFFERENT LEVELS OF CARE.
DOES THAT FALL UNDER THAT CATEGORIES? UH, YES, BUT THEY'RE THE ONES THAT ARE NOT LICENSED BY THE STATE, SO THEY DON'T MEET SPECIFIC, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, PROVIDE MEDICAL, UM, CARE TO THESE INDIVIDUALS.
SO IT'S, UM, JUST RESIDENTS THAT ARE LIVING TOGETHER AND IT CAN BE MANAGED BY AN INDIVIDUAL.
COMMISSIONER MANLEY V VANESSA, COULD YOU JUST CLARIFY THE CHANGES THAT YOU DISCUSSED DURING THE STAFF REPORT? IS THAT FOR, UH, 23 DASH ZERO FOUR? YES.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, I APPRECIATE HOW, UM, I READ THE STAFF REPORT AND THE AGENDA AND I DO APPRECIATE HOW ORGANIZED AND PRETTY MUCH LAID THAT OUT FOR US, SO THANK YOU.
UH, WE WILL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS? SEEING NOBODY IN THE PUBLIC? WE WILL CL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I WILL CALL ON THE PLANNING COMMISSIONERS FOR DISCUSSION OR MOTIONS.
I HAD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION IF WE'RE READY, UNLESS SOMEONE HAS QUESTIONS.
UH, MY QUESTION IS THE LAST ONE, THE QUA AND REMOVING THE REQUIREMENTS.
CAN YOU READ THAT BACK TO ME? I, IS IT THE, THE CHANGE I'M MAKING TO 2304 OR I BELIEVE SO.
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THE QUA, THE TAIL END OF YOUR PRESENTATION OF THE TAIL END OF MY PRESENTATION OR THE CA DETERMINATION, WHICH, UM, IS UNDER SECTION 15 0 6 1 B THREE, UHHUHAND THAT'S FOR ANY BUILDS? UM, UNDER LIKE THE BUILDERS END MINI, IS THAT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? THAT'S THE SECTION.
THAT'S, UM, THE, UM, CQA SECTION THAT WE'RE APPLYING TO THESE, UM, CODE CHANGES WE'RE SAYING THAT THERE ARE NO POTENTIAL LIKE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT IMPACTS, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE USING THIS SECTION TO, UM, EXEMPT THE, UM, MINISTERIAL, UM, UPDATES THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THE ZONING CODE.
AND THAT'S TO THE SIX THAT WE ARE JUST TALKING ABOUT THOUGH, RIGHT? THAT'S TO ALL OF THEM.
WE'RE APPLYING THE SAME ONE IF, IF I MAY CLARIFY.
UH, I THINK YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT, FOR INSTANCE, GROUP HOMES WILL NOW BE PERMITTED BY RIGHT UHHUH, UM, PROJECTS THAT ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT.
ARE MINISTERIAL AND SO THEY'RE NOT SUBJECT TO CQA.
IF, UH, WE RECEIVE A BUILDER'S REMEDY APPLICATION IT AND IT REQUIRES DISCRETIONARY REVIEW, THAT IS SUBJECT TO CQA.
SO IT'S, THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE IN, UM, CQA UNDER, IF IT'S DISCRETIONARY, IT APPLIES.
IF IT'S NOT DISCRETIONARY, THEN IT'S TYPICALLY EXEMPT.
THERE'S A FEW MINOR THINGS THAT AREN'T TRUE ABOUT THAT, BUT FOR PROJECTS THAT COME TO YOU, THAT'S THE PRETTY MUCH THE DIFFERENCE.
ANY, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? GO AHEAD.
I'D LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION ON THE FIRST ITEM, I MAKE A MOTION APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HARBOR, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE.
23 DASH THREE TO AMEND CHAPTERS 18.04.
DEFINITIONS 18.06 ZONES ESTABLISHED 18 POINT 10 REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN HOUSING TO DISABLED INDIVIDUALS.
18 POINT 14 OFF STREET PARKING REQUIREMENTS, 18.26 R TWO R THREE R FOUR, R FIVE, R SIX, AND R SEVEN, MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLING ZONES 18.3, SPECIAL NEEDS HOUSING 18.8, AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES AND 18.82 INCLUSIONARY HOUSING UNITS OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE LA HARO MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL CODE FOR CONFORMANCE WITH STATE LAW AND AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY'S 2021 THROUGH 2029 HOUSING ELEMENT AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ACT, KNOWN AS CQA UNDER SECTION 1 15 0 6 1 B THREE COMMON SENSE EXCEPTION OF THE C QL GUIDELINES.
IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THE MOTION.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
JASON, IS IT NOT LETTING YOU VOTE? IT? IT'S NOT LIT UP.
CAN YOU GUYS ENTER YOUR VOTES AGAIN? SURE.
MOTION PASSES FOUR ZERO AND THIS WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE NEXT ONE? YEAH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
THERE, THERE'S FIVE COMMISSIONERS VOTING RIGHT.
THANK YOU
I MAKE A MOTION TO INCLUDE THE CHANGES PROPOSED BY STAFF DURING THE STAFF REPORT APPROVING A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAHABRA, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 23 DASH ZERO FOUR TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER, 18.09 OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
CHAPTER 18.68, DESIGN REVIEW OF TITLE 18 ZONING OF THE HABRA MUNICIPAL CODE AND MAKING A DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, ALSO KNOWN AS CQA UNDER SECTION 1 5 0 6 1 B THREE COMMON SENSE EXCEPTION OF THE C GUIDELINES.
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SECOND.EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
FIVE ZERO AND THIS WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
DO I HAVE ANOTHER MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION APPROVING THE RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA HABER, CALIFORNIA RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT ORDINANCE APPROVING ZONE CHANGE 23 DASH FIVE TO ADD THE NEW CHAPTER 18.84 MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, MINISTERIAL REVIEW PROCESS TO 18 ZONING OF THE LAW MUNICIPAL CODE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SENATE BILL 35 AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT CQA UNDER THE SECTION 15 0 6 1 B THREE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTIONS OF THE SE QL GUIDELINES.
EVERYONE PLEASE ENTER YOUR VOTES.
MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO AND THIS WILL BE FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THEIR APPROVAL.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM STAFF? YEAH, I JUST HAVE A BRIEF UPDATE FOR THE COMMISSION.
ON NOVEMBER 27TH, STAFF HAD PLANNED TO PRESENT THE COMMISSION WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT INVOLVING THE UPDATE TO THE CITY'S COMMUNITY SAFETY ELEMENT AND INTRODUCTION OF A NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMPONENT.
HOWEVER, STAFF DOES NEED ADDITIONAL TIME TO CONTINUE WORKING ON BOTH OF THESE UPDATES RATHER THAN REQUESTING THE COMMISSION CONTINUE.
THIS ITEM STAFF WILL BE RE NOTICING THE ITEM FOR YOUR MEETING IN DECEMBER ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2023.
THERE ARE NO ADDITIONAL ITEMS READY FOR THE NOVEMBER 27TH MEETING AND THEREFORE IT IS ANTICIPATED WE'LL GO DARK ON THAT MEETING DATE.
IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT COMMISSION ADJOURN TO DECEMBER 11TH, 2023.
AND THAT CONCLUDES STAFF'S COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? UM, I'M GLAD THAT WE WORKED ON THIS.
WE DIDN'T TOUCH ON IT IN THE, UH, GENERAL PLAN MEETING, SO IT WAS REALLY GOOD THAT WE, WE DID THIS AND WE WENT OVER IT.
HAD MANY QUESTIONS, UH, FOR STAFF PREVIOUSLY DURING THAT, SO, UH, I'M REALLY HAPPY THAT WE LOOKED AT IT, WENT OVER A LOT OF THAT STUFF AND MAKES REAL GOOD PROGRESS FOR US.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO ATTENDED OUR VETERANS, UM, THE CITY OF THE HARBOR VETERANS DAY.
UM, IT WAS, UM, AMAZING AND WE HAD A LOT OF HELP.
I MEAN, IT TAKES US A WHOLE YEAR TO GET THIS TOGETHER AND GET IT OFF THE GROUND AND PLANNED, BUT, UH, END RESULT, MARIA IS PART OF THE, UH, VETERANS COMMITTEE AND I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S, IT TAKES A HUGE VILLAGE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER AS THE CITY KNOWS FOR EVERY CITY EVENT.
UM, DECEMBER 9TH, THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ARMY NAVY FOOTBALL GAME, WHICH FALLS ON THIS THE ACTUAL DAY OF THE OFFICIAL ARMY NAVY GAME.
UH, LA HARBA HIGH SCHOOL AND SONORA HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE PLAYING EACH OTHER.
THE AMERICAN LEGION HAS, UH, PURCHASED, UH, THE SHIRTS FOR THEM.
IT WILL BE AT SONORA HIGH SCHOOL.
THE THE HARBOR HOST LIONS ARE DOING A BARBECUE, UH, RIGHT AFTER, AND THEN THE OFFICIAL ARMY NAVY GAME WILL BE TELEVISED OR VIEWED ON BIG SCREEN AT SONORA.
ANY OTHER? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY THANKSGIVING.
UM, I KNOW THERE'S SOME OTHER HOLIDAYS THAT ARE CELEBRATED AS WELL.
UM, AND AGAIN, THANK YOU TO STAFF ON.
UM, I KNOW THIS WAS A HUGE ENDEAVOR, TODAY'S ITEM, SO IT WAS VERY CLEAR.
UM, SO I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK ON THAT.
UM, AND WITH THAT, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THE COMMISSION, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED TO DECEMBER 11TH, 2023.