City Council

4-A. 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 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 (“MPMC”) 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). The notice of exemption prepared for this project is contained in Attachment 4.