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FROM: Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director o
BY: Jeff Hook,Associate Planner►
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SUBJECT: Final passage of Ordinance No. 1318 (1997 Series), amending the Villa Rosa
residential planned development affordable housing requirement to meet Housing Element
policies.
CAO RECONMEENDATION
Grant final passage to Ordinance No. 1318(1997 Series).
DISCUSSION
On February 4, 1997 the Council voted 4-1 (Council member Roalman voting no) to introduce
Ordinance No. 1318 to print. The ordinance amends the Villa Rosa Residential Planned
Development's affordable housing program to help achieve multiple Housing Element
objectives: to encourage Villa Rosa's completion, and to bring the affordable housing
program into compliance with current inclusionary housing standards. As originally approved,
the condominium project required 41 condominiums to be sold at prices 5 - 35 percent below
market price, with affordability controls for 12 years. Only 26 of the original 85 condominium
units have been completed due to the original owner's financial difficulties, and common area
improvements such as parking and recreational facilities have not been installed.
The current owner of the undeveloped lots, Mid-State Bank, requested changes to the affordable
housing program to meet City affordable housing standards and to encourage the project's
completion. The proposed ordinance would reduce the number of affordable condominium
units required to 12 units and require that 4 of those units remain affordable for at least 30
years, to meet Housing Element policies. Ordinance No. 1318 is now ready for final passage
and will become effective thirty days after the date of its final passage.
ATTACHMENT
Ordinance No. 1318 (1997 Series)
ORDINANCE NO. 1318 (1997 SERIFS)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO AMENDING THE
AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUIREMENT FOR THE VELLA ROSA PLANNED
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, in 1991 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1197, approving an 85-
unit planned residential development known as Villa Rosa, located at 843 Mutsuhito Avenue
(PD 1518); and
WHEREAS, Condition 2 of that ordinance established sales price and resale
restrictions for 41 of the 85 units to maintain housing affordability for a period of twelve
years, as proposed by the developer; and
WHEREAS, due to financial difficulties, the project has not been completed and only
26 condominiums have been built and are occupied; and
WHEREAS, in an effort to expedite completion of the remaining 59 approved units
and public area improvements, the owner has requested that Villa Rosa's affordable housing
program be amended; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has held a public hearing on the requested
amendment, and based on its deliberations, General Plan policies, and public testimony,
recommended that the City Council amend Ordinance No. 1197 (1991 Series) for consistency
with the Housing Element, specifically, Table 1 - Affordable Housing Requirements, and
Policy 1.22.17 which says that says that the City will help coordinate public sector and private
sector actions to encourage the development of housing affordable to low and moderate income
households; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Community Development has determined that proposed
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ordinance amendment is not a "project" as defined in Section 15378 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and is, therefore, exempt from the provisions of CEQA;
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo as
follows:
SECTION 1. Environmental Determination. The City Council has determined that
adoption of this ordinance amendment is not a "project" as defined by CEQA and is, therefore,
exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
SECTION 2. Findings. The City Council, on recommendation of the Planning Commission
and after considering staff reports and public testimony, finds that:
1. The proposed ordinance amendment is consistent with the General Plan.
2. The proposed ordinance amendment is warranted because: 1) the affordability requirement
is likely to discourage prospective developers from buying the property and completing the
project; 2) the amendment will bring the project into compliance with the City's adopted
affordable housing standards.
3. The proposed ordinance will promote long-term affordable housing opportunity for low- or
moderate income households.
SECTION 3. Villa Rosa Planned Development amended. The City Council does hereby
amend Condition 2, Section 3, of Ordinance No. 1197 (1991 Series) as follows:
2. The Developer shall include an affordability program which includes these provisions:
A. The resale of eight affordable housing units would continue to be regulated under the affordable
housing provisions originally approved on August 20, 1991;
B. Development of the remaining 59 units shall require the developer to meet affordable housing
requirements under Table A of the Housing Element, using 95 units as the base number of
approved housing units.
C. Affordable housing units shall be offered, or in-lieu fees paid, prior to occupancy release of the
next building cluster, to the approval of the Community Development Director.
SECTION 4. Notice and Publication. A summary of this ordinance, together with the
names of councilmembers voting for and against, shall be published once in full, at least three
(3) days prior to its final passage, in the Telegram-Tribune, a newspaper published and
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circulated in this city. This ordinance shall go into effect at the expiration of thirty (30) days
after its final passage.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED TO PRINT by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo at
its meeting held on the Fourth day of February, 1997, on motion of Council member Romero,
seconded by Council member Smith, and on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Settle, Council members Romero, Smith, and Williams.
NOES: Council member Roalman.
ABSENT: None
Mayor Allen Settle
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
APPROVED:
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