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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2025-04RESOLUTION NO, 2025-04 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN 2040 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT TO IMPLEMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS CONTAINED IN THE CITY'S CERTIFIED 2021=2029 HOUSING ELEMENT. WHEREAS, on December 171 20191 the City Council adopted the Diamond Bar General Plan 2040 and the Climate Action Plan 2040 to create a vision and blueprint for development through 2040. The Diamond Bar General Plan 2040 establishes the Town Center Mixed -Use, Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Transit Oriented Mixed -Use, and Community Core Overlay focus areas and corresponding land use designations, estimates that up to 3,750 new housing units could be built in the City by 2040, and anticipates that much of this growth will occur within these four focus areas; WHEREAS, on August 11, 2022, the City Council adopted the City's 2021-2029 General Plan Housing Element ("2021-2029 Housing Element"), which was subsequently found by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to be in full compliance with State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of the Gov. Code) on October 5, 2022. The 2021-2029 Housing Element identifies sites to accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 2,516 residential units, including through rezoning of underutilized sites in the Town Center Mixed -Use, Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Transit Oriented Mixed -Use focus areas to allow residential development at a minimum density of 20 dwelling units per acre and a maximum density of at least 30 dwelling units per acre; WHEREAS, pursuant to State law, the City is required to rezone adequate sites to accommodate its RHNA pursuant to the 2021-2029 Housing Element by March 12, 2025; WHEREAS, the City is in the process of developing specific plans for the Town Center Mixed -Use, Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Transit Oriented Mixed -Use focus areas to fully implement the Diamond Bar General Plan 2040; however, these specific plans will not be completed before the March 12, 2025 deadline; WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar has initiated Planning Case No. 2024-87, which includes proposed amendments to the General Plan Land Use and Economic Development Element, Title 22 (Development Code) of the Diamond Bar City Code, and the City's Official Zoning Map to implement Program H-8 of the 2021-2029 Housing Element (collectively, the "Housing Element Site Overlay") to rezone sites within the Town Center Mixed -Use, Neighborhood Mixed -Use, and Transit Oriented Mixed -Use focus areas to implement Program H-8 of the 2021-2029 Housing Element until specific plans for each of the focus areas that fully implement the General Plan are adopted; WHEREAS, in conjunction with the adoption of the Diamond Bar General Plan 2040 and the Climate Action Plan 2040, the City, as lead agency, prepared an Resolution No. 2025-04 Environmental Impact Report, State Clearinghouse Number 2018051066, to analyze the potential environmental impacts of those plans (the "EIR"). The City Council certified the EIR on December 17, 2019, and the City filed a Notice of Determination on December 18, 2019. In conjunction with adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element, the City, as lead agency, evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the Housing Element in an addendum to the EIR, and the City Council adopted the addendum on August 11, 2022. The proposed Housing Element Site Overlay implements the densities established in the General Plan Land Use Element and required by the 2021-2029 Housing Element for the Town Center Mixed -Use, Neighborhood Mixed -Use, Transit Oriented Mixed -Use focus areas. The Housing Element Site Overlay would not result in any new significant impacts or a substantial increase in the severity of previously identified significant impacts; therefore, no further environmental analysis is required. (Public Resources Code § 21166; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15168, 15162.); WHEREAS, on January 14, 2025, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing regarding the proposed Housing Element Site Overlay, reflected in the proposed General Plan Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated by reference into this Recnh iitinn anri riuly considereri all public testimony, evidence, and staff analysis. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the Planning Commission adopted a resolution recommending that the City Council adopt the proposed General Plan Amendment; and WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar as follows: Section 1. The City Council hereby specifically finds that all of the facts set forth in the Recitals of this Resolution are true and correct. Section 2. Based on the findings and conclusions set forth above, the City Council hereby approves Planning Case No. 2024-87 by adopting amendments to the General Plan 2040 Land Use and Economic Development Element attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by reference. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 27th day of January, 2025. CITY OF DIAMOND BAR Chia Yu Teng, Mayor 2 Resolution No. 2025-04 ATTEST: I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California at its special meeting held on the 27t" day of January, 2025, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou, Liu, Low, M/Teng NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: MPT/Tye ristina Santana, City Clerk 3 Resolution No. 2025-04 Exhibit "A" AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN 2040 LAND USE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT Revisions to the following passages of the General Plan 2040 Land Use and Economic Development Element are highlighted with stFikethFe gh text to show deletions, and double underline text to show additions. 1. The descriptions of the Town Center Mixed Use and Neighborhood Mixed Use designations on Page 2-12 of the section entitled Land Use Classifications are revised as follows: Town Center Mixed Use Allows and encourages a mix of uses with an emphasis on community - serving and destination retail, dining, and entertainment uses. Offices and professional services, and residential uses are also permitted. Maximum FAR for non-residential uses is 1.5 and amaximum residential density of 20.0 to 30.0 dwelling units per acre (20.0 - 30.0 du/ac) is permitted. Neighborhood Mixed Use Allows a range of housing types and commercial uses, with a maximum FAR for non-residential uses of 1.25 and a imyR� residential density of 20.0 to 30.0 dwelling units per acre (20.0 - 30.0 du/ac). General Plan policies further delineate permitted and desired mix of uses and housing types based on parcel size and project location. 2. Page 2-16, Table 2-2 is revised as follows Table 2-2: Land Use Density/Intensity Standards Summary Table Land Use D-Intensity Planning Area CITY OF DIAMOND BAR Mixed Use Town Center Mixed Use UpeMin. 20.0/Max 30.0 Up to 1.5 45 <1 Neighborhood Mixed Use Up-teMin. 20.0 Max 30.0 Up to 1.25 38 <1 Transit -Oriented Mixed Use Min. 20.0/Max 30.0 Up to 1.5 33 <1 Note: Intensity (FAR) applies to non-residential floor area only. Note: The Golf Course and Community Core Overlay designations cover the same area.