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Home My WebLink AboutREDmandevilleph4Community Development Departmen t Memorandu m January 15, 2010 RECEIVE D JAN 1 . 5 201 9 SLO CITY CLERK RED FILE MEETING AGENDA D A T E `I°ITEM # TO : City Counci l FROM : John Mandeville, Community Development Directo r COUNCI L GAO ACA O SUBJECT : Housing Element Update ' P.ATTORNEY Response to HCD Comments and CLERKIORI G Proposed Review Strategy for Council Hearn gDE p BEAD S rgrt3unc fz h.a ~caJTlrti Response to HCD Comment s VIA : Shelly Stanwyck, Assistant City Manager *COD DI R L`+FIN DI R -FIRE CHIE F PWDI R E.POLICE CH F REC DI R UTIL DI R HR DI R K `o Lt/.(cc L d It L1-(c_ Staff sent the November 2009 Housing Element draft to the State Department o f Housing and Community Development (HCD) for additional review, and staf f received verbal comments from the HCD analyst last week. The review yielded a much shorter list of requested changes and additions than HCD's review of the first draft . With relatively minor changes, the Draft can be amended to address lates t HCD's comments following Council adoption and prior to sending the approve d Housing Element to HCD for its final certification review . With the exception of ite m 3 below, the requested information will be included in appendices . Following is a summary of HCD's most recent comments and how staff proposes to address these i n the final element 1.Revise the Residential Capacity Inventory, Appendix N, to more clearl y differentiate between vacant or underutilized sites and those sites that are unde r construction and partially developed . Projects with planning approvals (but no t building permits) must be counted under "Capacity" rather than dwellings if no t yet fully built out. Response : This is a minor technical change affecting how residential capacity i s counted. It affects only a few properties (e .g. Laurel Creek development off Orcutt Road), and has no affect on housing policy, programs or the City's ability to meet it s regional housing need (RHNA). 2.Provide a breakdown of how many dwelling units in the Margarita and Orcut t specific plan areas are likely to be multi-family dwellings, and how much land i s zoned for densities of at least 20 dwelling units per acre (HCD uses this density 919 Palm Stree t San Luis Obispo,CA 93401-321 8 (805)781-7171 FAX :(805) 781-7173 HousElement Update Pag e Council Hearing January 19, 2010 threshold to determine feasibility of developing dwellings affordable to lowe r income households . Response: Staff will provide the information . Both specific plan areas propos e residentially-zoned land that would accommodate densities of 20 dwellings/acre or higher. 3.Provide a program to give priority to residential projects that include housin g affordable to Extremely Low Income households . Response : Staff proposes modifying Program 6.18, page 35 as follows (added language underlined): 6.18 (3.1212) Financially assist in the development of housing affordable to extremely low, very-low, low- or moderate income households during the planning period usin g State, Federal and local funding sources,with priority given to projects that produc e the maximum number of housing units that meet the lowest income levels . 4.Include typical City fees (development review, permit, and impact fees) applying to multi-family housing . Response : Staff will include this information in Appendix C, section h) Developmen t Fees, page 148 . 5.In addition, the Planning Commission recommended that an additional property be considered for possible rezoning under Program 6 .12 . The Commissio n recommended inclusion of the parcel located at 12165 Los Osos Valley Road, jus t south and across Los Osos Valley Road from the Prefumo Creek Commons projec t site . This is consistent with Council direction provided during hearings o n Prefumo Creek Commons . Response : Staff will add parcel 067-241-023 (12165 Los Osos Valley Road)to the list ofparcels to consider for mixed use or residential development under program 6 .1 2 and to the map shown under Figure 1 . Council Review Strategy Staff is recommending the following review strategy for Tuesday's Council meeting . The Housing Element is organized as four chapters followed by appendices . Chapter s 1 and 2 provide a summary of the appendices ; Chapter 3 contains the policies an d programs ; and Chapter 4 contains the quantified objectives . The appendices contai n the demographic and other data that support the primary focus of the Housin g Element : the policies and programs that describe the City's approach to housing ove r the upcoming five year period . Housing Element Update Page 3 Council Hearing January 19, 2010 4 Staff recommends that Council members review the appendices and Chapters 1 and 2 of the draft element to determine if there are any questions to which staff can respond. If the Council does not have questions regarding the data, the review can move to th e more impactful discussion of Chapter 3 : Goals, Policies and Programs and Chapter 4 : Quantified Objectives, since these are the core of the Housing Element . After hearing public testimony, Council members may wish to proceed by considerin g Chapter 3 by each goal section (e .g. Goal 1 Safety, Goal 2 Affordability, etc .), and to poll Council members to determine if there are any programs or policies member s would like to discuss or change. If no policies or programs are identified, the Counci l may move on to the next goal, and so on . The discussion of Chapter 4 : Quantifie d Objectives can follow .