Rancho Santa Margarita
City Council
Agenda Item 1
6.1 ADOPTION OF GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 24-001 AND ZONING\nCODE AMENDMENTS (ZCA) 24-001, 24-002, 24-003, 24-004, AND 24-005\nTO IMPLEMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS OF THE 2021-2029 GENERAL\nPLAN HOUSING ELEMENT ("HOUSING ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION AND\nREZONING PROJECT") AND ADOPTION OF THE SECOND ADDENDUM TO\nTHE 2020 GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (Kuta)\nRECOMMENDATION:\n1) Receive the staff presentation and report.\n2) Council questions of staff.\n3) Open the Public Hearing.\n4) Receive public testimony.\n5) Close the Public Hearing.\n6) Council discussion and deliberation.\n7) Adopt a Resolution entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE SECOND\nADDENDUM TO THE 2020 GENERAL PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT\nREPORT, AS PREVIOUSLY ADDENDED, FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT\nIMPLEMENTATION AND REZONING PROJECT, PURSUANT TO THE\nCALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT\n8) Adopt a Resolution entitled:\nA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING GENERAL PLAN\nAMENDMENT GPA 24-001, AN UPDATE TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND\nUSE ELEMENT\n9) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further\nreading of an Ordinance entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT\nAMENDMENT ZCA 24-001 AND ZONING CODE MAP AMENDMENT ZCA\n24-002 ADDING SECTION 9.03.150 (WORKFORCE HOUSING\nOVERLAY DISTRICT) AND SECTION 9.03.160 (MIXED-USE DISTRICT)\nTO CHAPTER 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS AND STANDARDS) TO TITLE\n9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA\nMUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH ZONING STANDARDS FOR MIXED-\nUSE AND MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS AND AMENDING ZONING\nCODE CHAPTER 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS AND STANDARDS)\nAPPENDIX A (ZONING MAP)\n10) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further\nreading of an Ordinance entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT\nAMENDMENT ZCA 24-003 ADDING CHAPTER 9.13 (OBJECTIVE\nDEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR MULTI-FAMILY AND MIXED-USE\nDEVELOPMENT) TO TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE\nRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH\nSTANDARDS FOR MIXED-USE AND MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS\n11) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further\nreading of an Ordinance entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT\nAMENDMENT ZCA 24-004 ADDING NEW SECTION 9.04.175\n(TRANSITIONAL AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS) AND NEW\nCHAPTER 9.14 (HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECT SPECIAL\nREGULATIONS) TO TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF THE\nRANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE\n12) Introduce for first reading, read by title only, and waive further\nreading of an Ordinance entitled:\nAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO\nSANTA MARGARITA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING ZONING CODE TEXT\nAMENDMENT ZCA 24-005 AMENDING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF\nCHAPTERS 9.01 (GENERAL PROVISIONS), 9.03 (ZONING DISTRICTS\nAND STANDARDS), 9.04 (REGULATIONS FOR SPECIAL USES AND\nSTRUCTURES), 9.05 (SPECIAL REGULATIONS), 9.06 (PARKING), AND\n9.08 (ADMINISTRATION) OF TITLE 9 (PLANNING AND ZONING) OF\nTHE RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROVIDE FOR\nINTERNAL CONSISTENCY AND TO IMPLEMENT 2021-2029 HOUSING\nELEMENT PROGRAMS\nItem No. 6.1