General Plan Amendment P-GPA2026-0005 - Amendment to the Housing Element of the City of Mission Viejo General Plan
Summary
SCH Number
2026091034
Public Agency
City of Mission Viejo
Document Title
General Plan Amendment P-GPA2026-0005 - Amendment to the Housing Element of the City of Mission Viejo General Plan
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
9/23/2026
Document Description
A City-initiated petition for consideration of an amendment to Title 9 of the Mission Viejo Municipal Code, to establish zoning code amendments to implement Programs 4 (Replacement Housing) and Program 13 (Zoning Code Amendments), as identified in the Housing Plan of the City’s 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element and comply with various State laws addressing housing. A General Plan Amendment and Zoning Map Amendment (Zone Change) are proposed to create an emergency shelter residential overlay zone as identified in Program 13 of the Housing Element.
Contact Information
Name
Cliff Jones
Agency Name
City of Mission Viejo
Job Title
Planning & Economic Development Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Mission Viejo
Counties
Orange
Regions
Citywide, Southern California
Cross Streets
200 Civic Center
Zip
92691
State Highways
CA
Other Location Info
City-Wide
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
Section 15060, subd. (c)(2), Section 15061, subd. (b)(3), and Section 15378 (b)(5)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed General Plan Amendment, Zone Map Amendment (Zoning Change), and Development Code Amendment are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15060, subd. (c)(2) because the amendments will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15061, subd. (b)(3) because there is no possibility the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. All projects for which the amendments would apply will undergo separate CEQA review. In addition, adoption of the amendments does not constitute as a “project” within the meaning of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(5) because CEQA does not apply to general policymaking and adoption procedures where there is no possibility that the action or activity in question will have the potential, itself, to result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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