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Yuba City adopts housekeeping amendment to 2021–2029 housing element to reflect rezoned parcels
Summary
The council unanimously adopted a resolution updating the general plan housing element to reflect properties actually rezoned for multifamily development after the 2022 adoption; staff said the city rezoned about 68 acres versus a required 10.4 acres.
The Yuba City Council adopted a resolution on May 5 to amend the 2021–2029 general plan housing element to reflect properties the city actually rezoned after the plan's original adoption.
Doug Libby, the city's development services director, described the update as largely housekeeping: the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certified the 2022 housing element, but property ownership and choices changed during implementation. Libby said the city was required to rezone about 10.4 acres to meet its regional housing needs assessment (RHNA) obligations but that the city ultimately rezoned about 68 acres to multifamily zoning in 2023, exceeding the requirement.
Libby said the amendment updates tables and mapping and does not trigger additional environmental review; the rezoning actions had been processed under a mitigated negative declaration and the housing element amendment is proposed as exempt from additional review under CEQA guidelines (staff cited Section 15061(b)(3) principles).
The council opened and closed the public hearing with no speakers and then adopted the resolution by unanimous vote (motion by Council member Cole; second by Council member Kchner).
Why it matters: Updating the housing element ensures that the city's general plan and state filings accurately reflect the sites rezoned for multifamily housing and maintain compliance with HCD requirements.
Next steps: The city will file the amended housing element with HCD and continue implementation of the rezoning sites.
