City Council

4. CONSIDERATION OF A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND ADOPTION OF AN\nOFFICIAL ZONING MAP; INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 9\n(ZONING AND PLANNING REGULATIONS); AND ADOPTION OF A NEGATIVE\nDECLARATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY\nACT\nThe Bell Gardens General Plan is a comprehensive, long-range blueprint for the City's future,\nserves as its constitution, and was last fully revisited and amended in 1995. The General Plan's\nHousing Element was further amended on February 14, 2022, for the 2021-2029 planning period in\naccordance with state law and the California Housing and Community Development Department to\nimplement policies and programs that would facilitate adequate housing production for all economic\nsegments of the community. On November 16, 2022, the Bell Gardens Planning Commission\n3\nadopted a resolution recommend affirmative City Council action to update official land use and\nzoning maps, approve a General Plan amendment, and consider a Zoning Code amendment\nintroduced with Ordinance No. 929 to amend Title 9 Zoning and Planning of the Bell Gardens\nMunicipal Code in keeping with previous actions to meet the City's development and growth\nmanagement goals.\nRecommendation:\nIt is staff's recommendation that the City Council conduct the public hearing, receive testimony, and\ntake the following actions:\n1. Find that the prepared Initial Study/Negative Declaration (“IS/ND”) reflects the independent\njudgement of this agency and adopt the negative declaration pursuant to local and California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Guidelines\n2. ; Approve and adopt the amended General Plan Land Use Map;\n3. Approve and adopt the updated Zoning Map;\n4. Approve and adopt Zoning Code Amendment 2021-063; and,