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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCD San Rafael 2023-2031 Housing Element and Related General Plan and Zoning Amendments PPT2023-2031 Housing Element Adoption with General Plan Amendments and Rezoning City Council Public Hearing May 15, 2023 Tonight’s Hearing 2 2 •Presentation highlighting recent changes to Draft Housing Element and other actions •Clarifying questions •Public comment •Discussion •Resolution: •Housing Element adoption •Amendments to Safety and Resilience Element •Ordinance (1st Reading): Zoning map changes Housing Element Overview •Required element of every General Plan •Includes policies/programs underpinned by technical analysis and data •Contents established by State law—many prescriptive statutory requirements •Covers an 8-year planning period •Subject to certification by State HCD •All cities and counties must demonstrate that they are accommodating their “fair share” of the region’s housing needs Sixth Cycle: Jan. 2023-Jan. 2031 Fifth Cycle: Jan. 2015-Jan. 2023 Timeline 44 Fall 2021 Winter 2021-22 Spring 2022 Summer 2022 Fall 2022 Winter 2022-23 September 2021 Project Begins Working Group Meetings Stakeholder Outreach March 20- HCD Comments Received HCD review Dec 20-Draft Submitted May 15 CC HearingSTATUTORY DEADLINE FOR HOUSING ELEMENT1/31/23Nov 4 Draft Published Spring 2023 Data Collection and Analysis Identify Sites and Constraints Dec 5- Council Mtg to review Draft Apr 25 PC Hearing Develop Programs Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3 PC Meeting: Overview PC Meeting: Needs PC Meeting: AFFH PC Meeting: Sites PC Meeting: Programs Apr 4 Council Mtg on Housing Needs Aug 1 Council Mtg on Housing Sites Council “Kickoff” Meeting Housing Element Contents 1.Introduction 2.Evaluation of the 5th Cycle Element 3.Housing Needs Assessment 4.Housing Sites and Resources 5.Constraints to Housing Conservation and Production 6.Housing Plan Appendices A.Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Data B.Site Inventory C.Community Engagement Overview 55 San Rafael’s Housing Goals 6 6 Goal 1: End Homelessness End and prevent homelessness in San Rafael Goal 2: Fair Housing Combat housing discrimination, eliminate racial bias, and undo historic patterns of segregation Goal 3: Habitability and Maintenance Ensure housing habitability and maintenance Goal 4: Expanding Housing Choices Meet housing needs through a variety of choices throughout the city. HCD Comments •10-page letter included 43 comments; responses prepared for each •Major themes: •Assure that approved/proposed projects will be built •Prove that sites are realistic, especially non-vacant and small sites •Further evaluate/ resolve constraints related to specific housing types •Evaluate infrastructure and subdivision standards •Make key programs more “actionable” (“Complete” vs “Consider”) •HCD reviewed City edits on April 20—their supplemental feedback has been included in the Draft 7 HCD Letter (3/20/23)Adoption DraftTracked Change ElementCity Response Highlights of Changes to Chapters 2-3, App A Chapter 2 City accomplishments re: special needs housing Chapter 3 Additional data on cost-burdened extremely low-income households by tenure Housing conditions survey/ estimate of housing needing rehabilitation Updated data on expiring subsidies More information on 3301 Kerner project Appendix A Confirmation that City complies with state and federal fair housing laws 9 Highlights of Changes to Chapters 4-5 Chapter 4 •Provide current status of approved/proposed projects •Analyze potential for housing sites to develop with non- residential uses •Explain why small sites are viable •Demonstrate track record of reusing non-vacant sites •Add information on water/sewer availability •Align ADU totals with State 10 Chapter 5 •Clarify that supportive and transitional housing are treated same as other MF housing •Document standards for group homes, farmworkers, definition of family •Comply with AB 2339 (shelters) •Eliminate reasonable accommodation fee •Add info on CEQA procedures •Describe time between entitlements and permitting Highlights of Changes to Chapters 6 11 •Updated programs to reflect actions since Fall 2022 •Added new program to coordinate with developers of approved project/ monitor potential constraints •Ensured that constraints identified in Chapter 5 are all addressed as program actions (SROs, parking standards for emergency shelters, etc.) •Commit to implement appropriate measures after “studying” them •Example: Tenant Protection (Program 11) includes commitment to action in 2023/24 •Development on City land must comply with Surplus Lands Act •Added incentives for affordable ADUs •Provided more place-based activities addressing homelessness Safety Element Amendments •SB 99 requires specific amendments to the General Plan Safety Element upon revision of the Housing Element •Must add a map identifying neighborhoods in “hazard areas” with only one means of ingress and egress •Intent is to incorporate this information in future emergency preparedness planning •State has not provided guidance for compliance 12 Safety Element Amendments •Adds explanation of SB 99 •Includes program to use maps •Adds Appendix “K” maps •Hazard areas •Constrained parcel clusters •Street width •Zonehaven evacuation routes 13 Rezoning: 86 Culloden Park 14 R20 PDR20 •Fairhills neighborhood •One property (one owner) comprised of four parcels •General Plan was amended in 2021 so the same designation applied to all parcels •Rezoning would establish consistency with General Plan •All four parcels would be R20 DOWNTOWN Rezoning: 380/401 Merrydale 15 CIVIC CENTER SMART STATION O O NORTHGATE CIVIC CENTER •Adjacent to SMART station •Identified in 2013 Station Area Plan as opportunity sites •Designated “Office” in GP 2040 (2021) •Rezoning would establish consistency with General Plan •Zoning would allow office plus housing at 43 DU/Ac •Mini-storage becomes legal, non-conforming use CEQA Compliance •General Plan Amendment is a “project” under CEQA •City certified an EIR for General Plan 2040 in August 2021 •The “project” is a policy document that does not change land uses •No amendments to the General Plan Map are proposed or required •Addendum has been prepared to evaluate the effect of housing programs on each factor in EIR •No additional significant impacts •Mitigation measures in EIR still apply to proposed projects 16 Resolution and Ordinances •Resolution adopts 2023-2031 Housing Element and Safety/Resilience Element Amendments •Includes specific findings required by HCD •Includes multiple exhibits (1-A through 1-G) •Allows minor non-substantive revisions to Housing Element by Staff •Ordinances #1 and #2 cover the Zoning Map amendments 17 2023-2031 Housing Element Adoption with General Plan Amendments and Rezoning City Council Public Hearing May 15, 2023 Thank You!