HEARING - Consider recommendations regarding the County Planning Commission’s recommendations to follow the procedures outlined below, and approve Case Nos. 24GPA-00003, 24GPA-00004, 24GPA-00005, 24RZN-00001, 24RZN-00002, 24ORD-00007, 24ORD-00008, and 23EIR-0004 to implement select Programs of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update and approve rezone sites and select County-owned sites to accommodate the County’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) plus the 15 percent buffer for the lower- and moderate-income levels, as follows: a) Make the required findings for approval of the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Rezone Amendments, including the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations; b) Certify the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Program Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (County Environmental Document No. 23EIR-00004, State Clearinghouse No. 022070490), and adopt the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; c) Approve the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update Rezone Amendments, thereby selecting sufficient rezone sites to help accommodate the County’s 2023-2031 RHNA plus a 15 percent buffer for the lower-and moderate-income levels, by taking the following actions: i) Adopt a Resolution amending the text and maps of the Land Use Element (Case No. 24GPA-00003), including community and area plans, as applicable, of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan; ii) Adopt a Resolution amending the text of the Circulation Element (Case No. 24GPA-00005) of the Santa Barbara County Comprehensive Plan; iii) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance amending the Santa Barbara County Zoning Map (Case No. 24RZN-00001) of the County Land Use and Development Code to rezone select parcels; iv) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the County Land Use and Development Code (Case No. 24ORD-00007), Section 35-1 of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code; v) Adopt a Resolution amending the text and maps of the Coastal Land Use Plan (Case No. 24GPA-00004), including community and area plans, as applicable, of the Santa Barbara County Local Coastal Program; vi) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance amending the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 24RZN-00002) of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code by amending the South Coast Rural Region Zoning Map and the Goleta Community Plan Zoning South Map to rezone 3 parcels; and vii) Consider the adoption of an Ordinance amending the zoning regulations of the Article II Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 24ORD-00008) of Chapter 35, Zoning, of the Santa Barbara County Code; and d) Adopt a Resolution selecting County-owned sites to help accommodate the County’s 2023-2031 RHNA plus the 15 percent buffer for the lower- and moderate-income levels. COUNTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S RECOMMENDATION: POLICY

Departmental Agenda Agenda Ready Introduced April 24, 2024

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