24-180
SIXTH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE REZONINGS AND MODIFICATIONS TO TITLE 18 OF THE NAPA COUNTY CODE / COUNTY OF NAPA CEQA Status: On January 24, 2023, the Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution certifying an Environmental Impact Report (EIR)(State Clearinghouse # 2022010309) and adopting Findings, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program pursuant to CEQA for the Napa County General Plan Housing Element and Safety Element Updates (HEU & SEU). The project description provided in the certified EIR included rezoning of the two sites proposed to be rezoned as part of this action and other implementation measures. No supplemental or subsequent EIR is required, in that no changes are proposed to the contemplated rezoning and zoning amendments, and no new information or changes to circumstances have occurred which would involve new significant environmental effects or a substantial increase to the severity of previously identified effects. Request: Make a recommendation to the Napa County Board of Supervisors to adopt the proposed ordinance attached to this staff report. The proposed ordinance 1) Rezones a five (5) acre portion of the northwest corner of APN 043-062-008, identified for multiple-family housing development in the Sixth Cycle 2023 Housing Element Update (HEU), from Agricultural Watershed : Urban Reserve Combination (AW:UR) to Residential Multiple : Urban Reserve Combination (RM:UR); 2) Rezones 10 acres encompassing the entirety of APN 019-261-040 and approximately 8.47 acres of APN 019-261-041, identified for multiple-family housing development in the Sixth Cycle HEU, from Commercial Neighborhood (CN) to Commercial Neighborhood : Affordable Housing Combination (CN:AH); and 3) makes targeted modifications to Title 18 of the Napa County Municipal Code, updating permit issuance processes, development densities, affordability requirements and other land use regulations related to multiple-family housing development for the Residential Multiple and Affordable Housing Combination Zoning Districts implementing Programs H-2g and H-4d of the HEU. Title of Proposed Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE NAPA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP AND VARIOUS SECTIONS OF TITLE 18, ZONING, OF THE NAPA COUNTY CODE, IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE 2023 - 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT. Staff Recommendation: Recommend that the Napa County Board of Supervisors adopt the draft ordinance in Attachment A Staff Contact: Trevor Hawkes, Supervising Planner, (707) 253-4388 or trevor.hawkes@countyofnapa.org
- Committee
- Planning Commission
- Requested by
- Planning, Building and Environmental Services
- Introduced
- January 23, 2024
- On agenda
- May 1, 2024
- Passed
- December 31, 2023