TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian Bordona - Interim Director of Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes - Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Amendment to the Housing Element of the Napa County General Plan
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING 1:30 PM - PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT: 2023 - 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
Interim Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services requests the Chair hold a public hearing and adopt resolutions recommending the following:
(1) certification of the FEIR and adoption of Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to CEQA, and
(2) adoption of a resolution replacing the 2014 Housing Element with the updated Housing Element amendment to the General Plan for the 2023 - 2031 planning period.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Proposed Actions:
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Hold a public hearing
2. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment A) certifying the Environmental Impact Report and adopting Findings, a Statement of Overriding Consideration and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the 2023 - 2031 Housing Element and Safety Element updates to the Napa County General Plan*; and
3. Adopt the attached resolution (Attachment B) replacing the 2014 Housing Element of the General Plan with the updated Housing Element for the 2023-2031 planning period, in compliance with State Housing Element law.
*Please note that while staff is recommending that the FEIR on the Housing and Safety Elements be adopted by the Board, as recommended by the Planning Commission, conflicts between the January 31, 2023, Sixth Cycle Housing Element adoption deadline and a required review of the draft Safety Element by the California Board of Forestry is preventing Staff from bringing both items to the BOS for a hearing at the same time. The California Board of Forestry approved Napa County...
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