Rancho Santa Margarita

City Council

6.1 ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 24-001 AND ZONING CODE AMENDMENTS (ZCA) 24-001, 24-002, 24-003, 24-004, AND 24-005 TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE 2021-2029 GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT ("HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND REZONING PROJECT") AND ADOPTION OF THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (Kuta) RECOMMENDATION: 1) Receive the staff presentation and report. 2) Council questions of staff. 3) Open the Public Hearing. 4) Receive public testimony. 5) Close the Public Hearing. 6) Council discussion and deliberation. 7) Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT, AS PREVIOUSLY ADDENDED, FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND REZONING PROJECT, PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT 8) Adopt a Resolution entitled: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA 24-001, AN UPDATE TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE ELEMENT 9) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT ZCA 24-001 AND ZONING CODE MAP AMENDMENT ZCA 24-002 ADDING SECTION 9.03.150 (WORKFORCE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT) AND SECTION 9.03.160 (MIXED-USE DISTRICT) TO CHAPTER 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS AND STANDARDS) TO TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH ZONING STANDARDS FOR MIXED- USE AND MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS AND AMENDING ZONING CODE CHAPTER 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS AND STANDARDS) APPENDIX A (ZONING MAP) 10) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT ZCA 24-003 ADDING CHAPTER 9.13 (OBJECTIVE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY AND MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT) TO TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR MIXED-USE AND MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS 11) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT ZCA 24-004 ADDING NEW SECTION 9.04.175 (TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS) AND NEW CHAPTER 9.14 (HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SPECIAL REGULATIONS) TO TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE 12) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further reading of an Ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT AMENDMENT ZCA 24-005 AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF CHAPTERS 9.01 (GENERAL PROVISIONS), 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS AND STANDARDS), 9.04 (REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL USES AND STRUCTURES), 9.05 (SPECIAL REGULATIONS), 9.06 (PARKING), AND 9.08 (ADMINISTRATION) OF TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR INTERNAL CONSISTENCY AND TO IMPLEMENT 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS Item No. 6.1