City Council Approves the Monterey 2031 General Plan Update and Certifies the Environmental Impact Report: Approved Housing Element Revisions Posted Online for 7-Day Public Review

At the July 16, 2024 Joint Planning Commission and City Council meeting, the City Council certified the Monterey 2031 General Plan Update Environmental Impact Report (EIR); adopted the Environmental Findings, Statement of Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation and Monitoring Program; and approved the Monterey 2031 General Plan Update to the Housing Element (2023-2031), Land Use Element, Safety Element, and Circulation Element. City Council's approval of the Housing Element included direction to staff to revise the draft Housing Element as follows:

1) Update maps to reflect that the boundary of the Downtown Opportunity Area is south of Del Monte Avenue.

2) Update Program 1-J (SB9 Housing Ordinance) to incentivize the provision of Very Low Income units.

3) Update Program 3-C (Local Density Bonus) to provide additional height up to 6 stories in the Alvarado District downtown to projects that qualify for the local density bonus if they offer a higher share of 2- and 3-bedroom units, which are needed in Monterey.

These changes have been incorporated into the adopted Housing Element. The City is posting the adopted version of the Housing Element for the required 7-day public review prior to submitting to HCD on August 3, 2024.

• Adopted Housing Element (clean version)
• Adopted Housing Element (track changes only)
  • Action Plan (Program 1-J: SB9 Housing Ordinance)
  • Action Plan (Program 3-C: Local Density Bonus)
  • Appendix C: Housing Constraints
  • Appendix H - Test Fits
  • Updated Mapping (Map 3-2, Map 3-3, Map 3-4, Map 3-11, Map 3-14)
• Adopted Land Use Element
• Adopted Safety Element
• Adopted Circulation Element