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File #: ORD 26-021    Name: REF22020 - Housing Element Update
Type: Ordinance Status: Scheduled PM
File created: 10/23/2026 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 11/3/2026 Final action:
Title: REF22020 - Housing Element Update Public hearing to consider adopting the County of Monterey Sixth Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update (HEU6) and all necessary implementation actions including amendments to the 2010 General Plan, the Local Coastal Program, and Monterey County Code Titles 18, 20 and 21. Project Location: Countywide Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) action: Certify a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), adopt a Mitigation and Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP), and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a)(1), (b) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15093(b).
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A - Public Comment, 3. Attachment B - Discussion, 4. Attachment C - Draft CEQA Resolution, 5. Attachment D - Draft Resolution Adopting the County of Monterey’s HEU6, 6. Attachment E - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendments to the Local Coastal Program, 7. Attachment F - Draft Resolution to Adopt Amendments to the 2010 General Plan, 8. Attachment G - Draft Objective Design Standards Resolution, 9. Attachment H – Draft Title 18 Ordinance (clean), 10. Attachment I – Draft Title 20 Ordinance (redline), 11. Attachment J – Draft Title 20 Ordinance (clean), 12. Attachment K – Draft Title 21 Ordinance (redline), 13. Attachment L – Draft Title 21 Ordinance (clean), 14. REVISED Attachment M - Coastal Zone Zoning and Land Use Designation Maps (ADDED VIA SUPPLEMENTAL), 15. Attachment N - Inland Area Zoning and Land Use Designation Maps, 16. Attachment O - Planning Commission Resolutions - October 14, 2026
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REF22020 - Housing Element Update
Public hearing to consider adopting the County of Monterey Sixth Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update (HEU6) and all necessary implementation actions including amendments to the 2010 General Plan, the Local Coastal Program, and Monterey County Code Titles 18, 20 and 21.
Project Location: Countywide
Proposed California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) action: Certify a Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report (PEIR), adopt a Mitigation and Monitoring Reporting Program (MMRP), and adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21081(a)(1), (b) and CEQA Guidelines Section 15093(b).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt a resolution to certify the Final PEIR for the HEU6, State Clearinghouse No. 2024100963 to:
a. Adopt Findings of Fact;
b. Adopt a Statement of Overriding Considerations;
c. Adopt an MMRP; and
d. Adopt a Statement of Reasons to Extinguish Mineral Resources.
2. Adopt three ordinances to:
a. Amend Title 18 (Buildings and Construction) to add Chapter 18.20 (Objective Design Standards for Housing Development);
b. Amend Monterey County Coastal Implementation Plan Part 1, the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Monterey County Code Title 20), to implement the HEU6, which includes the following:
i. Amend Chapter 20.06 (Definitions);
ii. Amend Chapter 20.08 (Establishment and Designation of Zoning Districts) and associated Zoning Sectional District Maps;
iii. Amend Chapter 20.10 (Regulations for High Density Residential Zoning Districts or “HDR (CZ)” Districts);
iv. Amend Chapter 20.12 (Regulations for Medium Density Residential Zoning Districts or “MDR (CZ)” Districts);
v. Amend Chapter 20.14 (Regulations for Low Density Residential Zoning Districts or “LDR (CZ)” Districts);
vi. Amend Chapter 20.16 (Regulations for Rural Density Residential Zoning Districts or “RDR (CZ)” Districts);
vii. Amend Chapter 20.17 (Regulations for Watersh...

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