City Council

9.A. Consideration and possible action to place a proposition on the November 3, 2026 ballot amending the Land Use and Urban Design Element to create HOME overlays in the City’s commercial and industrial areas, as identified on a land use policy map, and to direct preparation of the implementing HOME Overlay Zoning regulations It is recommended that the City Council consider: 1. Adopting Resolution No. ___ Adding a Proposition to the Ballot Creating HOME (Housing Overlay – Mixed Environments) Overlays in the City’s Commercial and Industrial Areas for the November 3 General Municipal Election Pursuant to Elections Code § 9222 (Attachment 1); 2. Separately, adopting Resolution No. ___ adopting Land Use Policy Maps for the HOME Land Use Designation (Attachment 2); 3. Adopting Resolutions No. ___ (Attachment 3) and No. ___ (Attachment 4) requesting an impartial analysis, and establishing procedures for ballot arguments, respectively; 4. Determining whether the City Council should submit an argument in favor of the ballot proposition; 5. Directing staff to return with the implementing HOME Overlay Zoning regulations for the City Council’s consideration and adoption in the event the HOME Proposition is approved by the voters; and 6. Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): The City Council is required to conduct environmental review of matters it places onto the ballot pursuant to Elections Code § 9222. Placing this matter onto the November 3, 2026 ballot is not subject to further review under the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq.) for the reasons stated in Section 4 of the draft Proposition. Amending the LUE by voter proposition is a legislative act that establishes policy for future development; it does not approve any particular project and does not commit the City to any development that could result in a physical change to the environment. If the voters approve the HOME Proposition, the City Council’s subsequent adoption of the implementing HOME Overlay Zoning regulations, and its discretionary approval of any project activating a HOME overlay on a particular parcel, will each be reviewed under CEQA at that time.