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Home My WebLink AboutItem 4c - GENP-0076-2022_Staff Presentation3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 1 2021 General Plan Annual Report March 23, 2022 Presentation to the Planning Commission Staff Recommendation 2 1. Receive and file the 2021 General Plan Annual Report for final acceptance by the City Council. 1 2 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 2 Purpose • Comply with Land Use Element Policy 11.3 and State Law • Review implementation of General Plan Programs General Plan Elements • Land Use (Updated 2014) • Circulation (Updated 2014) • Housing (Updated 2020) • Noise (Adopted 1996) • Water and Wastewater (Revised 2018) • Conservation and Open Space (Revised 2014) • Parks and Recreation (Updated 2021) • Safety (Revised 2012) Update in progress 3 4 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 3 Community Development Department (Pgs.13-14) Customer Service and Process Improvements: • Tenant Improvement Permit Processing -TIPP-FAST: continued implementation of program to streamline review of Tenant Improvement (TI) projects •Coordination with other Agencies: • Regional Housing Element coordination with all eight county jurisdictions •ALUC – Amended Airport Land Use Plan adopted May 2021 •Caltrans - Prado Road / Highway 101 interchange project •LAFCO – Froom Ranch annexation approved in October 2021 Planning and Building Activity (Pgs.15-16, Packet Pg. 159) Total Planning Applications Received per Calendar Year Figure 1 on Packet Pg. 159 5 6 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 4 Planning and Building Activity (Pgs.15-16, Packet Pg. 160) Total Building Permits Issued per Calendar Year Presented in table format in Table 2 on Packet Pg. 160 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Progress (Pgs. 17-20, Packet Pg. 161) 6th Cycle (2019-2028) 7 8 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 5 Affordable Housing Projects (pgs. 18-19, Packet Pg. 162) Toscano Inclusionary Housing •38 deed-restricted low-income units •The City approved affordable housing funds and CDBG grant funding to the project in 2021 •All permits issued in December 2021 Broad Street Place •40 deed-restricted affordable units •5 extremely low-income units •24 very low-income units •10 low-income units •Building permit issued in March 2021 Pipeline Affordable Housing Projects HASLO •247 projected affordable units •Examples: Anderson Hotel, 1422 Monterey People’s Self-Help Housing •119 projected affordable units •Example: Tiburon Place Waterford Company •24 projected affordable units •Example: Avila Ranch Developer Driven •143 projected affordable units •Examples: 650 Tank Farm, 790 Foothill 533 pipeline affordable units 9 10 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 6 Homelessness Solutions (pgs. 21-22, Packet Pg. 165) Strategic Plan for Homelessness Response •Strategic Plan presented to City Council in November 2021 •Key Components: data collection, regional collaboration, funding opportunities •City Council expressed support and requested additional local outreach efforts Community Action Team (CAT) •Focused on outreach and preventative engagement with vulnerable populations in the City •CAT engaged with 541 people in 2021, and 100 people received mental health treatment Housing Element Program Implementation (pgs. 23-24, Packet Pgs. 167-168) Abbreviated version of Table 6 Full Table 6 on Packet Pgs. 167-168 11 12 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 7 Residential Growth (Pg. 25, Packet Pg. 169) •429 new housing units constructed in 2021 subject to growth management ordinance • Exempt units: affordable units, downtown units, and legal accessory dwelling units (ADUs) •22,018 total units within the City in 2021 subject to growth management ordinance • Below the LUE estimate of 22,416 for 2021 (LUE Table 3, packet pg. 169) • Average annual growth rate (2015-2021):0.81 percent per year since 2015 •Consistent with 1 percent maximum average annual growth rate (LUE Policy 1.11.2) Non-Residential Growth (Pg. 27, Packet Pg. 171) •65,510 square feet of net new non-residential floor area • Annual growth rate: •0.56 percent • Five-year net growth rate: •2.08 percent • Consistent with 5 percent non-residential growth rate (LUE Policy 1.11.4) 13 14 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 8 Specific Plan Implementation and Development (Pgs. 28-32) Margarita Area Projects •Toscano: 168 total units •Toscano Inclusionary: •38 units Residential Capacity •Dev. Progress: •442 units completed •Damon-Garcia: •408 units capacity left •Total Capacity: •868 units Specific Plan Implementation and Development (Pgs. 28-32) Orcutt Area Project Progress •Righetti Ranch: 304 total units proposed •South Morros:53 total units proposed •Jones Ranch:65 total units proposed •Pratt Property:35 total units proposed •Vinifera:40 total units proposed 15 16 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 9 Specific Plan Implementation and Development (Pgs. 28-32) Airport Area •175 Venture: Project proposal in Avila Ranch for 297 units approved by Planning Commission in September 2021 •600 Tank Farm Mixed-Use: project proposal including 12,500 commercial sq. ft. and 280 units approved by City Council in November 2021. (pictured below) Froom Ranch •174 total units, 100,000 commercial sq. ft. • Final EIR certified by City Council in 2020 • Annexation application filed in February 2021 and approved by LAFCO in October 2021 Specific Plan Implementation and Development (Pgs. 28-32) San Luis Ranch • Multiple projects currently in the development process totaling: •654 residential units •114,300 commercial sq. ft. •200 hotel rooms • Planning entitlements completed in 2021 for the Agricultural Heritage & Learning Center •31,200 commercial sq. ft. 17 18 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 10 Municipal Code Updates (Pgs. 33-35) Zoning Regulations Update Ordinance Adopted December 2021 •6th Cycle Housing Element Programs •Program 5.5: allow mixed-use development in C-S and M zones without a use permit •Program 6.23: update development review thresholds (minor / moderate / major review) •Program 8.18: allow supportive housing and low barrier navigation centers by right •Program 8.23: allow SFR units in the C/OS zone without a use permit, allow farmworker housing in C/OS and AG zones. • Consistency established with SLO County Airport Land Use Update • Other Misc. Updates (ADUs) Municipal Code Updates (Pgs. 33-35) Objective Design Standards (MC Chapter 17.69) • California cities are required to review specific housing projects through ministerial review process based on objective standards •HE Program 6.22: Update the City’s municipal code to expand objective design standards within one year of the adoption of the Housing Element Update. •2021 Progress: • Development by City staff with ARC subcommittee • Public outreach conducted with Chamber of Commerce and other stakeholders • ODS ordinance adopted by City Council in December 2021 19 20 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 11 Municipal Code Updates (Pgs. 33-35) Clean Energy Choice Program • Program supports all-electric & low GHG emission new buildings • City Staff analyzed building permit data in December 2021: •204 out of 333 new units permitted in 2021 (61%) were all-electric •153 all-electric units for San Luis Ranch •112 non-specific plan (infill) units permitted •51 all-electric units (46%), 61 mixed-fuel units (54%) Water Supply (Pg. 40, Packet Pg. 184) • In 2021, 10,137 acre-feet available • Water supply need for General Plan build-out met, plus additional reliability and secondary water supply 21 22 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 12 Circulation (Pgs. 41-46) • Numerous traffic signal and intersection improvements were completed as part of the City’s Traffic Safety Program • Construction of Orcutt & Tank Farm Roundabout •(2022 project completion) • Construction of Railroad Safety Trail to connect Cal Poly to Downtown •(2022 project completion) Safety (Pgs. 47-57) Fire Department 2021 Inspections •1,360 fire and life safety inspections •168 self-inspections •174 hazardous materials inspections Police Department • Continued a variety of training efforts in 2021, including Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) • Continued coordination to promote neighborhood wellness & civility 23 24 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 13 Conservation & Open Space Protection (Pgs. 60-61) • 40-year lease extension granted to City Farm SLO, adjacent to San Luis Ranch • Continued progress on Righetti Hill open space • Future establishment of a trail system • Cultural resources surveys to come in 2022 • Trail agreement secured with Cal Poly in November 2021 to create a trail connection from Miossi Open Space to Poly Canyon Road Parks and Recreation (Pgs. 62-70) Parks & Rec. Master Plan & Element Update • Parks + Recreation Blueprint for the Future adopted by City Council in July 2021 Emerson Fitness Park Update • Project completed in February 2022 North Broad Street Neighborhood Park • General Plan Amendment and Rezoning approved by City Council in April 2021, design to be finalized in 2022 Public Art Program • New public art installations throughout the City in 2021 25 26 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 14 Conclusion • The General Plan Annual Report conforms with Land Use Element Policy 11.3 and state law • Opportunity for the Planning Commission to review implementation of General Plan Programs in 2021. Staff Recommendation 28 1. Receive and file the 2021 General Plan Annual Report for final acceptance by the City Council. 27 28 3/23/2022 Staff Presentation 15 29 29