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RESOLUTION NO. 6897
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT OF
THE GENERAL PLAN AND APPROVING AN INITIAL STUDY AND
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65580 et seq. requires the City
of Cypress to periodically prepare and update its Housing Element of the General Plan.
The City's Housing Element establishes goals, policies, and programs to accommodate
the maintenance and expansion of the City's housing supply; and
WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 Housing Element, Technical Report, and Appendices
were prepared based on input from the public, the City Council, and the California
Department of Housing and Community Development, and are attached as Exhibit "A" to
this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 Housing Element, Technical Report, and Appendices
include updated data in compliance with state housing laws and a variety of programs
and strategies to address citywide housing needs and priorities and affirmatively further
fair housing; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held public hearings and workshops on January 21,
2021, March 15, 2021, March 29, 2021, April 12, 2021, September 13, 2021, and October
11, 2021 to receive public input on the Housing Element update. The draft Housing
Element, Technical Report, and Appendices were also made available for public review
and comment from September 8-13, 2021, March 2-9, 2022, and June 17-27, 2022; and
WHEREAS, a draft Housing Element, Technical Report, and Appendices were
submitted to HCD on October 12, 2021 and was resubmitted with revisions on March 10,
2022 for a second 60-day HCD review; and
WHEREAS, based on the underutilization (e.g., low improvement values and low
floor area ratios), building age and condition, and/or uses of marginal economic viability
on identified housing sites, coupled with significant demand for housing, local trends for
converting existing non-vacant land into residential and residential mixed-use, and
Housing Element programs to encourage redevelopment of non-vacant sites with higher-
density housing, the existing uses on the sites identified in the sites inventory to
accommodate the lower income regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) are likely to
be discontinued during the planning period (as documented in the Housing Element
Technical Report, Section 4 (Land Resources), and therefore, do not constitute an
impediment to additional residential development during the planning period; and
WHEREAS, once adopted by the City and certified by HCD, the 2021-2029
Housing Element will supersede and replace the existing 2013-2021 Housing Element of
the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, on June 27, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing
and considered testimony on adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) was prepared assessing the potential
environmental impacts that might result from the adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing
Element. The City determined there was no substantial evidence that adoption of the
2021-2029 Housing Element may have a significant effect on the environment. The Draft
IS/ND was released for a 30-day public review period from July 16, 2021 through August
16, 2021. All required notifications were provided pursuant to CEQA (Public Resources
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Code Section 21092.5) and all comment letters were incorporated into the Final IS/ND.
The Final IS/ND is attached to the Resolution as Exhibit "B"; and
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings. Pursuant to Section 5.28.120 of the Cypress Zoning
Ordinance, the City Council makes the following findings:
1. The proposed amendment is in the public interest, and that there will be a
community benefit resulting from the amendment.
The 2021-2029 Housing Element is in the public interest and will provide a
community benefit because it contains goals, policies, and programs to
accommodate the maintenance and expansion of the City's housing supply. As
provided in the Housing Element Technical Report, these programs are necessary
to provide a variety of housing types for all economic segments of the population
residing in the City.
2. The proposed amendment is consistent with the other goals, policies, and
objectives of the general plan.
The 2021-2029 Housing Element is consistent with Land Use Element Goal LU-1,
to "create a well balanced land use pattern that accommodates existing and future
needs for housing, commercial, industrial and open space/recreation uses, while
providing adequate community services to City residents". More specifically, the
Housing Element furthers the following land use policies:
LU-1.2: Allow for multi-family infill in designated areas to satisfy regional
housing needs.
LU-1.3: Encourage mixed use development within the Lincoln Avenue
Specific Plan area by providing incentives for senior citizen and multi-family
housing.
LU-1.4: Locate residential uses within close proximity of commercial centers
to encourage pedestrian access, and to provide a consumer base for
commercial uses.
3. The proposed amendment will not conflict with provisions of the zoning ordinance,
subdivision regulations, or any applicable specific plan.
The Housing Element includes programs to complete zoning ordinance and
specific plan amendments which are required by state housing law to remove
governmental constraints to housing development and accommodate the City's
RHNA.
4. In the event that the proposed amendment is a change to the land use policy map,
the amendment will not adversely affect surrounding properties. -M
The adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element does not include changes to the
land use policy map.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes and directs the City Manager to make
any technical or clerical revisions or clarifications to the 2021-2029 Housing Element,
Technical Report, and Appendices as may be required by HCD in order to obtain Housing
Element certification provided that such changes are not substantial in nature.
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SECTION 3. CEQA The City Council confirms that it has reviewed and considered
the Final IS/ND for the Housing Element update. The IS/ND has been prepared, noticed,
and is hereby adopted according to the requirements of the California Environmental
Quality Act.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Cypress hereby adopts the 2021-2029 Housing Element of the General Plan,
Technical Report, and Appendices attached hereto as Exhibit "A". The decision of the
City Council is final and conclusive as to all things involved.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council of th Ci of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 27th day of June, 2022.
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9AYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY CL K OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
I, ALISHA FARNELL, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 27th day of June, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Minikus, Peat, Hertz-Mallari and Morales
NOES: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Marquez
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE ITY OF CYPRESS