TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Russell Bunim, Community Development Director
1. SUBJECT
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Public Hearing to consider Introduction and First Reading of an ordinance establishing farmworker/employee housing as a permitted land use for certain qualifying properties and finding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption. Ordinance No. 14-25.
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2. SUMMARY
The proposed ordinance amends the Orange Municipal Code to align with State law by allowing certain types of employee and farmworker housing as permitted 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. Introduce and conduct First Reading of Ordinance No. 14-25. An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Orange 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.
3. 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. FISCAL IMPACT
None.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Not Applicable.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
The City's Housing Element, includes Housing Policy Action 3C, which commits the City to amend its zoning regulations to comply with the Employee Housing Act.
The California Employee Housing Act requires local jurisdictions to treat certain forms of employee and farmworker housing as a residential use. Specifically:
* Health and Safety Code ?17021.5 prohibits jurisdictions from requiring a use permit for employee housing for six or fewer persons in reside...
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