Zoning text amendment to Chapter 9-5, Article 5 (L/M Low- and Moderate-income housing and Article 6 (Accessory dwelling Units) of Title 9 of Avalon Muni. Code
Summary
SCH Number
2025090351
Public Agency
City of Avalon
Document Title
Zoning text amendment to Chapter 9-5, Article 5 (L/M Low- and Moderate-income housing and Article 6 (Accessory dwelling Units) of Title 9 of Avalon Muni. Code
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/9/2025
Document Description
On September 20, 2022, the City Council adopted the 2021-2029/6th Cycle General Plan Housing Element. The Housing Element is a state-mandated section of the General Plan which identifies the housing needs, opportunities, and constraints in the City of Avalon. The Housing Plan section of the Housing Element further sets forth the City’s goals, policies and programs to address Avalon’s identified housing needs, including production of 27 new housing units as allocated by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) for the 6th review cycle.
The Housing Plan contains 26 programs adopted to implement the goals and policies of the Housing Element. Some programs require one-time code amendments, while others have ongoing review schedules that require monitoring legislative actions and regular updates to the Avalon Municipal Code (AMC). Over the next several months, the Planning and Building Department will bring forth a series of code amendments for consideration to implement all of the housing programs to ensure the City continues to be compliant with State law. The amendments proposed at this time are intended to address the requirements of Program #14 (Accessory Dwelling Units) and Program #15 (Adequate Sites for Lower Income Households on Nonvacant and Vacant Sites Previously Identified).
Contact Information
Name
Donna Terpinitz-Romo
Agency Name
City of Avalon
Job Title
Senior Administrative Assistant
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency / Project Applicant
Phone
Email
Location
Cities
Avalon
Counties
Los Angeles
Regions
Citywide
Other Location Info
City of Avalon
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Pub. Resources Code section 21080.085
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed ordinance is statutorily exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Public Resources Code section 21080.085, which exempt from CEQA a rezoning that implements the schedule of actions contained in an approved housing element pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65583 of the Government Code.” Here, the project at issue falls squarely within this exemption, as it entails a rezoning that implement the schedule of actions contained in the City’s 2021-2029/6th Cycle General Plan Housing Element.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines 15183(a)
Reasons for Exemption
The text amendment is also exempt under State CEQA Guidelines section 15183(a) because it is relies on the environmental document prepared for the City’s General Plan and no new environmental document is required to be prepared.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
Here, the project at issue falls squarely within the State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) exemption, as it entails a rezoning that implement the schedule of actions contained in the City’s 2021-2029/6th Cycle General Plan Housing Element.
County Clerk
Los Angeles
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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