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Public Hearing to Consider Adopting a Resolution to Amend the General Plan to Adopt the Environmental Justice Element and Amend the Safety and Conservation Elements (CD)
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MEETING DATE:
December 4, 2024
PREPARED BY:
Cynthia Marsh, Deputy Director / City Planner
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Public hearing to consider adopting a resolution to amend the General Plan to adopt the Environmental Justice Element and Amend the Safety and Conservation Elements
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In April 2024, the City of Lodi was one of a few jurisdictions to have its 6th Cycle Housing Element certified by the State within the statutory review period. With the Housing Element update complete, California law requires that the Safety and Conservation Elements of a General Plan be updated as well. State law requires cities with disadvantaged communities, like Lodi, to identify environmental justice policies whenever two or more elements are adopted or updated concurrently. Since the City of Lodi updated its Housing Element, triggering Safety Element and Conservation Element updates as part of the Housing Element update process, the City is adopting a new Environmental Justice Element to be in compliance with State law. On November 13, 2024, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and recommended the City Council adopt the Environmental Justice Element and amend the Safety and Conservation Elements (Resolution 24-23).
In accordance with State Law, Lodi may change each element of its General Plan four times during each calendar year. The three proposed amendments will be counted as one of the four allowable amendments for the 2024 calendar year.
SAFETY ELEMENT
The Safety Element is one of the required elements of the General Plan. The purpose of the Safety Element is to reduce the risk of death, injuries, property damage, and economic and social dislocation resulting from fires, floods, drought, earthquakes, landslides, clima...
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