Reso23-11 PC Reso 0045 Recommending Updated General Plan Land Use Maps & Exhibits

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ATTY/RESO.0045/PC RESO RECOMMENDING UPDATED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP REV: 06-01-2023 JB Page 1 of 4 RESOLUTION NO. 23-11 A RESOLUTION OF PLANNING COMMISSION THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN UPDATED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE MAP FIGURE BE-6, CONSISTENT WITH THE ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PERIOD OF 2023-2031. WHEREAS, State Housing Element Law (Government Code Sections 65580 et seq.) requires that the City Council adopt a Housing Element for the eight-year period 2023-2031 to accommodate the City of Redwood City’s (City) regional housing need allocation (RHNA) of 4,588 housing units, comprised of 1,115 very-low income units, 643 low-income units, 789 moderate-income units, and 2,041 above moderate-income units; and WHEREAS, to comply with State Housing Element Law, the City has prepared Housing Element 2023-2031 (the Housing Element) in compliance with State Housing Element Law and has identified sites that can accommodate housing units meeting the City’s RHNA; and WHEREAS, in order to allow for flexibility in future housing development, to create additional opportunities to address the housing crisis, and to increase opportunities for affordable housing to be constructed benefitting lower-income households, the Housing Element sets a target of just over 150 percent of the required RHNA, or approximately 7,023 housing units, comprised of 1,478 very-low income units, 1,334 low-income units, 1,427 moderate-income units, and 2,783 above moderate-income units; and WHEREAS, a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) (SCH: 2022100449) was prepared to evaluate amendments to the Housing, Public Safety, Built Environment, Building Community, and Natural Resources elements of the General Plan as well as to evaluate other Zoning Code updates, and was released on November 23, 2022, for a 45- day public comment period; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held at the Planning Commission on December 13, 2022, to receive public comment on the DEIR; and WHEREAS, following the completion of the public review period, the City reviewed all comments received on the DEIR and prepared a Final Environmental Impact Report (the “FEIR”) which incorporates the DEIR by reference, includes all comments received during the public review period and responses to those comments, describes changes to the DEIR that resulted from the comments received, and includes a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (“MMRP”); and