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ORDINANCE NO. 2983 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING TITLE 18 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADOPTING A REVISED LAND USE ZONING MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAM 1.1-1 (`RHNA REZONING') OF THE SIXTH CYCLE 2021- 2029 HOUSING ELEMENT WHEREAS, the City of Redlands ("City") has initiated General Plan Amendment No. 149, Amendment No. 1 to Concept Plan No. 4, Amendment No. 54 to Specific Plan No. 40 (East Valley Corridor Specific Plan), and Zone Change No. 479, to amend the General Plan and Specific Plan land use maps and the City Zoning Map to rezone twenty- seven (27) parcels for the regional housing needs allocation ("RHNA") rezoning project (collectively herein referred to as "Project") as required by the City's certified 2021-2029 Housing Element ("Housing Element"); and WHEREAS, the Planning Division conducted an extensive public outreach effort during preparation of the Housing Element and, furthermore, the Project actions are identified in the Housing Element work program, particularly Program 1.1-1 entitled, "RHNARezoning"; and WHEREAS, the City and the Southern California region faces a serious housing shortage, and a lack of access to housing directly affects the health, safety and welfare of City residents; and WHEREAS, the state legislature has consistently recognized the continuing need for affordable housing in California and, in Government Code section 65580, states, "the availability of housing is of vital statewide importance, and the early attainment of decent housing... is a priority of the highest order" and, further, that, "local... governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic segments of the community'; and WHEREAS, affordable housing is regulated by a variety of state and local laws, ordinances, and policies, and the RHNA requires the City to provide for the development of a specified number of housing units; the City's housing production allocation for the current cycle calls for 2,234 new affordable housing units as follows: 652 units are needed for moderate -income households, 615 units are needed for low-income households and 967 units are needed for very low- and extremely low-income households; and WHEREAS, the City desires to explore and, to the extent feasible, use all available tools to meet its assigned regional housing production target; and WHEREAS, state law requires each city to develop a general plan establishing policies for future development. As specified in the Government Code, the general plan 1 L\cmo\0rdinances\2983 Adopting Revised Land Use Zoning Map-Adoption.docx-ms