Title
Receive a presentation from the Housing and Community Development Department and conduct a workshop on its planning and construction permit processes, staffing and permit streamlining efforts.
Proposed CEQA Action: Find that the presentation and workshop is not a "project," and therefore, not subject to CEQA.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a presentation from the Housing and Community Development Department and conduct a workshop on its planning and construction permit processes, staffing and permit streamlining efforts.
b. Find that the presentation and workshop is not a "project," and therefore, not subject to CEQA.
c. Provide direction, as appropriate.
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
On September 29, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Ordinance No. 5342 dissolving the Resource Management Agency (RMA) and creating two new departments: Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) and Community Services Department, now Public Works Facilities and Parks Department (PWFP). HCD's mission is to provide integrated planning and building permitting services to customers and stakeholders to ensure reasonable and safe development while protecting natural resources.
At the request of the Chair Alejo, HCD will be presenting details on the planning and building permit processes, its staffing, and some permitting streamlining initiatives. The Board of Supervisors will then be asked to conduct a workshop related to the presentation. The presentation and workshop provide an opportunity for HCD staff to inform the Board and the public on the various dynamics of planning and construction permit processes, its staffing and to share some of HCD contemplated streamlining efforts. It also provides an opportunity for the Board to provide direction on its permitting priorities. Although HCD has many other functions, this presentation and workshop are focused on the permitting topical areas.
DISCUSSION:
HCD's permit proc...
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