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P23-0607 and P23-0608, 6th Cycle Housing Element Text Amendments and Rezonings Planning Commission 2 of 6 identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element to this District; and (3) a Municipal Code Amendment codifying the ODS Housing Sites Compliance review process B. DRAFT HOZ District text C. DRAFT housing opportunity sites HOZ District Zoning Unit Maps D. DRAFT ODS Housing Sites Compliance review process text E. Twenty-one housing opportunity sites list F. Location and Notification Maps STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning Commission: 1. Find the proposed text amendments and HOZ District rezonings are consistent with the General Plan and the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element and Program Environmental Impact Report (SCH2022040091). 2. Adopt a resolution recommending approval of Cases P23-0607 and P23-0608, subject to the draft text amendments and zoning unit maps provided in Exhibits B through D. 3. Forward Cases P23-0607 and P23-0608 to the City Council for consideration and decision. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The subject applications propose: (1) a Municipal Code Amendment to create a HOZ District; (2) to rezone twenty-one housing opportunity sites identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element to this District; and (3) a Municipal Code Amendment codifying the ODS Housing Site Compliance review process. The City’s recently adopted Housing Element includes Programs 1.1 and 1.4 that require the City to rezone properties and create the new HOZ district in the Municipal Code (PMC) and then apply that zoning and uses under this HOZ district to the twenty-one housing opportunity sites identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element. Additionally, with adoption of the Objective Design Standards (ODS), the City has recently established a Housing Site Compliance review process; the municipal code amendments included with this agenda report propose to codify this process, such that applicants and staff have specific guidance on the submittal/review of development projects on the housing opportunity sites identified in the 2023-2031 Housing Element. Pursuant to State law, the City is required to complete said actions by January 31, 2024. The amendments to the municipal code and rezonings are now before the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council for final consideration and decision. BACKGROUND The Housing Element is part of the City’s General Plan. It is a comprehensive statement of the City’s current and future housing needs and proposed actions to facilitate the provision of housing to meet those needs at all income levels. Regular updates to the Housing Element are required by State law. The 6th Cycle Housing Element covers the planning period from 2023- 2031. On January 26, 2023, and again on June 20, 2023 (with revisions requested by the state), the City Council adopted the 2023-2031 Housing Element and took related actions. The State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a letter of Substantial Compliance on August 25, 2023, an action commonly referred to as “certification” of the Housing Element. Thereafter, on September 19, 2023, the City Council readopted the