City Council

4-C. A CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF ZONING CODE AMENDMENT NO. 23-01(ZCA-23-01), AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MONTEREY PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, CHAPTER 21.18, ENTITLED “AFFORDABLE HOUSING INCENTIVES – DENSITY BONUS” TO IMPLEMENT THE MONTEREY PARK HOUSING ELEMENT It is recommended that the City Council consider: (1) Opening the continued public hearing and taking testimonial and documentary evidence; (2) After closing the public hearing and considering the evidence submitted during that public hearing, introduce and waive first reading of Ordinance No. _____ amending Chapter 21.18 (Affordable Housing Incentives – Density Bonus) to Monterey Park Municipal Code Title 21 (Zoning) to implement the Monterey Park Housing Element; and (3) Taking such additional, related, action that may be desirable. CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act): The proposed Ordinance is exempt from additional environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (“California Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and its implementing guidelines (14 California Code of Regulations §§ 15000, et seq.; “CEQA Guidelines”) for the following reasons: (1) it 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 itself may have a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines § 15061(b)(3)); and (3) the Ordinance, by itself, does not constitute a “project” as defined in the CEQA Guidelines (CEQA Guidelines § 15378). The Ordinance is for general policies and procedure-making; any project governed by the proposed Ordinance would receive a separate environmental evaluation and review. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.