HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5402RESOLUTION NO. 5402
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING PRESERVATION OF
THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH GENERALLY LIES IN THE AREA FROM THE
SOUTH SIDE OF BELLE TO AND INCLUDING THE EAST SIDE OF GRAND, THE NORTH
SIDE OF MISSION TO MARY STREET, WEST SIDE OF MARY TO FOURTH, TO IRWIN
AND NORTH TO BELLE; EXCLUDING THOSE LOTS AND STRUCTURES FACING ON
FOURTH OR ON IRWIN.
WHEREAS, the area generally described above and more explicitly identified on
the attached Assessor's Parcel map is primarily residential in characteristics; and
WHEREAS, that area is among the few residential areas in San Rafael having
a remaining capacity to provide moderate cost housing; and
WHEREAS, the General Plan of San Rafael states that "San Rafael has been
suffering a continuing short supply of housing and an upward trend of housing price
for units from moderate income families than is true of the larger market area ....
this and other data show that the number of would be residents unable to afford the
rent or purchase price of housing here greatly increased during the last decade. At
the same time the stock of older housing in San Rafael - which is the chief housing
resource for such individuals - is being constantly eroded...."; and
WHEREAS, Policy #2 of the Housing Element of the San Rafael General Plan
states that the City shall "emphasize the conservation and rehabilitation of the
viable older housing stock in the City in order to preserve neighborhood character,
and where economically feasible, retain a supply of low and moderate income units.";
and
WHEREAS, the General Plan in its implementation states the City should
"support programs to permit existing residents on fixed incomes to continue living
within the Planning Area and to provide housing for low and moderate income families";
and
WHEREAS, the Government Code of the State of California in Section 65860(a)
specifies that "City zoning ordinances shall be consistent with the General Plan of
the City"; and that "a zoning ordinance shall be consistent ... only if the various
land uses authorized by the ordinance are compatible with the objectives, policies,
general land uses and programs specified in such a plan"; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, in the Fall of 1975 in evaluating an appli-
cation for an office building on the southeast corner of the intersection of Fifth
Avenue and Irwin Street, determined that was an area of viable moderate income housing
which was continuing to experience maintenance and upgrading of its housing character-
istics and should be further preserved; and that the proposed office building facing
onto Irwin Street would serve as such a buffer and further protect the residential
integrity of the neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission in September 1977, denied a use permit for
the conversion of a residence on Mission Avenue adjacent to Irwin Street into an
accounting office and again in November of the same year, denied a further application
for conversion of that same residence into an office on the basis of the stated purpose
of preserving the residential character of that neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Department continues to receive a number of inquiries
concerning conversion of residences to office and other nonresidential purposes within
this general area; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at its regular meeting of January 10, 1978,
recommended favorably to the City Council the preservation of this residential neighbor-
hood against intrusion of nonresidential uses by adoption of Resolution No. 78-1.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the San Rafael City Council that in order
for zoning actions to be consistent with and to carry out the intent of the San Rafael
General Plan of preserving viable older housing stock for moderate and lower income
housing, it is necessary to disapprove applications for nonresidential uses within
the area so described on the finding that such use in this area would diminish such
housing stock and would be inconsistent with the Goals of the Housing Element of the
San Rafael General Plan and therefore, not be in accordance with the laws of the
State of California.
1, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, City Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on Monday
the sixteenth day of January , 1978 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Jensen, Miskimen, Mulryan, Nixon and Mayor Bettini
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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