City Council

4-D. A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 22-01 (ZCA-22-01), AN ORDINANCE ADDING THE MONTEREY PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 21.19, ENTITLED “INCLUSIONARY HOUSING” TO IMPLEMENT THE MONTEREY PARK HOUSING ELEMENT. It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Opening a continued public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence; (2) After closing the public hearing and considering the evidence submitted during that public hearing to introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. _____ adding Chapter 21.19 (Inclusionary Housing) to the Monterey Park Municipal Code to implement the Monterey Park Housing Element; and (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code § 21000, et seq.; “CEQA”) and its implementing regulations (14 Cal. Code of Regs. § 15000, et seq.; the "CEQA Guidelines”), the proposed Ordinance and Resolution (ZCA 22-01) are exempt from further CEQA review for the following reasons: (1) they will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15060(c)(2)); (2) there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment because any potential, future, housing projects would undergo separate environmental review (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)); and (3) the Ordinance and Resolution, by themselves, do not constitute a “project” as defined in the CEQA Guidelines because they involve a policy action that is legislative implementing affordable housing policy and affects prospective future housing development to comply with Housing Element Program 15 (CEQA Guidelines § 15378). Page 6 of 410 Monterey Park City Council Agenda, June 7, 2023 - Page 7