Report to Successor Agency
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Special Orders of the Day
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER RESOLUTION NO. 22-016, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR AND APPROVING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 22-01 FOR THE 2021-2029 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
State law requires that each City adopt a General Plan to guide land use and development. Among the seven (7) required "elements" of the General Plan is the Housing Element, which sets forth goals, policies, and programs that address the future housing needs for all income levels over an eight (8) year planning period which coincides with the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) projection period. The RHNA is mandated by State Housing Law as part of the periodic process of updating local housing elements of the General Plan. RHNA quantifies the need for housing within each jurisdiction during specified planning periods.
The City is required by State law to update its Housing Element every eight (8) years. Housing Element planning periods are sometimes referred to as "cycles." The City's existing housing element covers the planning period extending from 2013-2021, which is referred to as the "Fifth Housing Element Cycle" from the five (5) required updates that have occurred since the comprehensive revision to the State Housing Element law in 1980. Every City and County in the Southern California Association of Government (SCAG) region is required to prepare a Housing Element update for the sixth planning cycle, which spans the 2021-2029 period (October 15, 2021-October 15, 2029).
The following provides a general timeline describing major milestones in preparing the City of Carson 2021-2029 Housing Element Hearing Draft (Exhibit 1):
* September 28, 2021 - Planning Commission held a public hearing via Zoom to review the draft Housing Element and receive public comments from interested commu...
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