Rancho Santa Margarita Planning Commission Nov. Meeting Canceled

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — The city of Rancho Santa Margarita has canceled their regular meeting of the RSM Planning Commission, originally scheduled to meet on Wednesday.

In early October, the Planning Commission met to review the Housing Element Update to identify goals, policies and programs related to housing within the city of Rancho Santa Margarita. Known as the 6th Cycle Housing Element, it will cover city housing plans from 2021 through 2029, according to Kuta. The 5th Cycle Housing Element plan covered city housing plans from 2013 to 2021.

The 6th Housing Element Cycle differs significantly from its predecessor due to "significant changes made to housing element law since 2013," she said in her initial report. The document focuses on affordable housing, first-time home buyer's assistance, energy conservation, removing constraints on housing maintenance and improvement, and expanding housing opportunities for all.

The Planning Commission produced the first draft of that document, and public comments were closed as of Friday, Oct. 29. The Planning Commission staff and a consultant are compiling public comments to present the first week of November.

New housing proposed areas include:

Cheryl Kuta, Development Services Director, says that she has canceled the November session, and the meeting has been rescheduled for Dec. 1 at 6:30 p.m.

Kuta says they placed the notices of cancellation at City Hall, the Trabuco Canyon Water District, and Fire Station No. 45.