Alex Nunez
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Clerk, do we have any yellow speaker cards or raised hands in the queue on Zoom?
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Okay, sounds good, perfect.
We will proceed then to our public hearing.
Item 5.1, amendments to chapter 36, zoning of the city code to allow streamlined administrative approval for housing development projects utilizing Assembly Bill 130 and other minor updates.
We'll first have a staff presentation, then questions by the EPC, followed by public comment.
At the closure of public comment, the Commission will then deliberate and take action.
So we'll begin with a staff presentation from our principal planner, Ms.
Diana Pencioli, and planning manager, Mr. Eric Anderson, thank you.
Good evening, Chair and members of the Commission.
My name is Diana Pancholi, Principal Planner with the City's Planning Division, and I'm joined here tonight by Planning Manager Eric Anderson.
Tonight, staff is presenting code amendments to Chapter 36 Zoning of the City Code to allow streamlined approval process for qualifying housing development projects utilizing Assembly Bill AB 130 and other minor updates.
AB 130, which became effective in June of 2025, creates a new statutory exemption from California Environmental Quality Act CEQA for qualifying housing projects and significantly changes the city's review timelines.
In light of these stringent timelines and the limitation on city's discretion, Council, at their January 27 study session earlier this year, directed staff to prepare amendments to the Chapter 36 zoning to allow staff-level approval of projects eligible for the AB 130 streamlined CEQA review without requiring a public hearing.
Such streamlined approval process also recognizes the city's obligation under state law to comply with accelerated project approval timelines and ensures the city can meet its timing obligation in all cases.
Under city's current review process, several projects require administrative zoning or environmental planning commission, EPC, and city council hearings.
Reliance on any public hearing processes, especially an EPC or a city council hearing, could jeopardize the city's ability to act on qualifying projects within the timelines required under AB 130.
The proposed amendments additionally also support implementation of the city's housing element, specifically program 1.1, which ensures consistency with the state law, and program 4.1b, which streamlines housing development review processes.
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