TO: Napa County Planning Commission
FROM: David Morrison, Planning, Building and Environmental Services Director
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes, Planner III - (707) 253-4388
SUBJECT: Napa County Draft Housing Element Update
RECOMMENDATION
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That the Napa County Planning Commission conduct a public meeting to discuss the contents of the Draft Housing Element Update and receive public and agency comments.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Earlier in 2021 work began on the required Housing Element Update (HEU) for the State's Sixth Cycle Planning Period to address housing needs within the unincorporated County for the years 2023 through 2031. The HEU must be completed by the County, certified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and adopted by the Napa County Board of Supervisors (BOS) by the end of January 2023.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: Draft EIR (DEIR) in preparation. An NOP was issued on January 24, 2022. Pursuant to CEQA and State CEQA guidelines Section 15064, the discussion of potential effects on the environment in the DEIR shall be focused on those impacts that the County has determined may be potentially significant. The County has determined that the project may have significant effects on the environment in the following areas: Aesthetics, Agricultural Resources, Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Biological Resources, Cultural and Historic Resources, Geology and Soils, Energy, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Land Use and Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population and Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation/Traffic, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities and Services Systems, and Wildfires. A public meeting will be held before the Planning Commission to receive public and agency comments on the DEIR when it is released for a 45-day public review period.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Background
Napa County proposes to prepare and adopt a comprehensive update ...
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