TO: Chair and Members of the Planning Commission
THRU: Hayden Beckman, Planning Manager
FROM: Arlen Beck, Associate Planner
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider an ordinance establishing farmworker and employee housing as a permitted land use for certain qualifying properties and finding of CEQA exemption.
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2. SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance amends the Orange Municipal Code to align with State law by allowing certain types of housing as permitted land uses in applicable residential and agricultural zoning districts. The ordinance ensures consistency with the Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000-17062.5) and supports the City's housing goals by facilitating the development and operation of housing for farmworkers and other employees.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Conduct and close the Public Hearing.
2. Adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 08-25 recommending the City Council adopt an Ordinance amending Title 17 of the Orange Municipal Code to comply with the Employee Housing Act (Health and Safety Code Sections 17000-17062.5) regarding farmworker and employee housing as a permitted use in certain zoning districts and related definitions and development standards.
3. Recommend that the City Council find the ordinance categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3).
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4. AUTHORIZING GUIDELINES
Orange Municipal Code Section 17.08.020 authorizes the Planning Commission to review and make advisory recommendations to the City Council on Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
5. PROJECT BACKGROUND
The City of Orange General Plan 2021-2029 Housing Element was adopted by the City Council on October 30, 2023, and the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) found the Housing Element in substantial compliance with State Housing Element Law on January 2, 2024.
The City's Housing Element, includes Housing Policy Ac...
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