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CITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL
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1999 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE CITY ATTY. ’
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That Council ADOPT Resolution No. dOOO4J 4 , APPROVING the General Plan
Amendment for the 1999 Housing Element Update.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
The City has updated its Housing Element of the General Plan as required on a periodic basis by
State Law. This updated element includes revised demographics and housing stock data; a revised
discussion of housing constraints and mitigating opportunities; the City’s housing goals, objectives,
policies and programs; and the City’s quantified housing objectives for the 1999-2004 housing cycle.
The Carlsbad Housing Commission conducted a public hearing for the Housing Element Update on
May 11, 2000, and recommended approval with a 5-O vote. On May 17, 2000, the Planning
Commission conducted a public hearing and recommended approval with a 7-O vote of the Housing
Element Update. No public comments were received at either hearing.
The City of Carlsbad has been successful in producing affordable housing over the last housing
cycle, therefore virtually all of the current housing programs are proposed to remain intact. Some
completed programs were deleted; some programs, such as homeless and lending programs, have
been augmented. One program, dealing with housing for persons with disabilities, was added to
reflect the City and State accessibility requirements.
One of the new components of this Housing Element is the City’s direction to pursue Self-
Certification of the 2004 Housing Element. The pursuit of self-certification allow the City more
latitude in the types of housing that qualify as affordable, such as acquisition and rehabilitation of dilapidated housing. The self-certification program also includes an income group not previously
addressed: extremely low income (household income less than 30 percent of the County median
income).
The City’s Quantified Housing Objectives were based upon the goal of achieving self-certification in
2004, therefore they include the extremely low income category. Due to the deep subsidies required
to provide housing for extremely low-income households, the overall number of affordable units in
the housing objectives is proportionately less. The housing objectives for the 1999-2004 housing
cycle are shown in Table 5, page 11 of the attached Planning Commission staff report and reflect the
City’s intent to pursue self-certification.
The draft Housing Element was submitted to the State Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) in January 2000 for review and comment. Attached is the response letter from
HCD, indicating that the proposed Housing Element Update substantially conforms to State law and
contains the goals and programs needed to produce a variety of housing. Should the City Council
approve the Housing Element Update, the final Housing Element will be forwarded to HCD for
approval and certification.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
The goals, policies, objectives, and programs of the updated Housing Element were reviewed for
potential environmental impacts. Since the element does not actually produce development, all
potential site-specific impacts will be reviewed at the time of development of the specific project. No
land use conflicts or significant negative environmental impacts to land use will occur due to
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implementation of the Housing Element programs. Therefore, the Planning Director determined that
the Housing Element update would not have a significant impact on the environment and issued a
Negative Declaration on April 14, 2000. No comments were received during the 30-day public review period.
Subsequent to the preparation of environmental review for this project, the City Council repealed the
moratorium due to intersection failure at Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real. As a result, the required mitigation for this intersection is no longer applicable. Therefore, an addendum to the
Negative Declaration was prepared and attached.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impacts will result from the Housing Element Update. No revisions to the existing fees or
Housing Trust Fund are proposed. The lnclusionary Housing Program still requires affordable housing impact and in-lieu fees and the money collected is still deposited into the City’s Housing
Trust Fund. The City’s financial participation in affordable housing developments will continue,
however the allocation of those financial resources may be redistributed in order to provide for
housing affordable to extremely low-income families, in accordance with the Self-Certification
performance objectives. Since these monies would be allocated in the same manner as other Housing Trust Fund monies, no fiscal impact to the City will occur.
EXHIBITS:
1. City Council Resolution No. do00 * a a q
2. Planning Commission Resolutions No. 4777 and 4778
3. Planning Commission Staff Report, dated May 17,200O
4. Draft Excerpt of Planning Commission Minutes, dated May 17,200O
5. Letter from Department of Housing and Community Development, dated March 9,200O 6. 1999 Housing Element (previously distributed).
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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-224
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, APPROVING A NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND
ADDENDUM AND A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO ADOPT
THE UPDATES AND REVISIONS TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT
FOR THE 1999-2004 HOUSING CYCLE.
CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
CASE NO.: GPA 98-04
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Code, the Planning
Commission did, on May 17, 2000, hold a duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to
consider a General Plan Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, on the 11th
day of July , 2000, held a duly noticed public hearing to consider said General Plan
Amendment and at that time received recommendations, objections, protests, comments of all
persons interested in or opposed to GPA 98-04; and
follows:
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council APPROVES City Council Resolution No. 2000-224 and
that the findings of the Planning Commission as set forth in Planning Commission
Resolutions No. 4777 and 4778 on file with the City Clerk and made a part hereof by
reference are the findings of the City Council.
3. That the application for a General Plan Amendment (GPA 98-04) to adopt the
updates and revisions to the Housing Element of the General Plan for the 1999-2004
housing cycle, is approved as shown in Planning Commission Resolution No. 4778.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 11th day of July 2000, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, Hall, Finnila, and Kulchin
NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Me
ATTEST:
(SEAL)
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EXHIBIT 2
PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4777
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF A NEGATIVE DECLARATION TO ALLOW
REVISIONS AND UPDATES TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT
OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE 1999-2004 HOUSING
ELEMENT CYCLE.
CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
CASE NO.: GPA 98-04
WHEREAS, a verified application regarding the periodic update of the City’s
Housing Element of the General Plan has been filed with the City of Carlsbad; and
WHEREAS, a Negative Declaration was prepared in conjunction with said
project; and’
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on the 17th day of May, 2000, hold a
duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request; and
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, examining the initial study, analyzing the information submitted by staff, and
considering any written comments received, the Planning Commission considered all factors
relating to the Negative Declaration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
Commission as follows:
A) That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Planning
Commission hereby RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of the Negative Declaration
according to Exhibit “ND” dated April 14, 2000, and “PII” dated April 10, 2000,
attached hereto and made a part hereof, based on the following findings:
Findings:
1. The Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad does hereby find:
a. it has reviewed, analyzed and considered the Negative Declaration for GPA 98-04 Housing Element Update and the environmental impacts therein identified for this
project and any comments thereon prior to RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
of the project; and 5
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b.
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the Negative Declaration has been prepared in accordance with requirements of
the California Environmental Quality Act, the State Guidelines and the
Environmental Protection Procedures of the City of Carlsbad; and
it reflects the independent judgment of the Planning Commission of the City of
Carlsbad; and
based on the EIA Part II and comments thereon, there is no substantial evidence
the project will have a significant effect on the environment.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 17th day of May 2000, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Compas, Commissioners Baker, Heineman,
L’Heureux, Nielsen, Segall, and Trigas
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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WILLIAM COMPAS, Chairperson
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
Planning Director
PC RBSO NO. 4777 -2-
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NEGATIVE DECLARATION
Project Address/Location: Citywide throughout the City of Carlsbad
Project Description: An update to the City’s Housing Element of the General Plan for
the 1999-2004 Housing Element cycle as required by California
Government Code. The revised element includes: updated
demographic data and housing opportunities/constraints, deletion
of unused/inapplicable programs, enhanced programs on homeless
and persons with disabilities, and quantified housing objectives in
accordance with the San Diego County Housing Element Self-
Certification Program.
The City of Carlsbad has conducted an environmental review of the above described project
pursuant to the Guidelines for Implementation of the California Environmental Quality Act and
the Environmental Protection Ordinance of the City of Carlsbad. As a result of said review, a
Negative Declaration (declaration that the project will not have a significant impact on the
environment) is hereby issued for the subject project. Justification for this action is on file in the
Planning Department.
A copy of the Negative Declaration with supportive documents is on file in the Planning
Department, 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California 92008. Comments from the public are
invited. Please submit comments in writing to the Planning Department within 30 days of date
of issuance. If you have any questions, please call Michael Grim in the Planning Department at
(760) 602-4623.
DATED:
CASE NO:
CASE NAME:
PUBLISH DATE:
APRIL 14,200o
GPA 98-04
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
APRIL 14,200o
Planning Director
1635 Faraday Avenue l Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 l (760) 602-4600 - FAX (760) 602-8559
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FORM - PART II
(TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT)
CASE NO: GPA 98-04
DATE: Anti1 10.2Oo
BACKGROUND
1. CASE NAME: Housing Element Uudate
2. APPLICANT: Citv of Carlsbad
3. ADDRESS AND PHONE NUMBER OF APPLICANT: 1635 Faradav Ave., Carlsbad. CA
92008 (760) 6024610
4. DATE EIA FORM PART I SUBMITTED: Not auulicable
5. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An undate to the City’s HousinP Element of the General Plan for the
1999-2004 Housing; Element cycle as reauired by California Government Code. The revised
element includes: undated demographic data and housing onnortunities/constraints, deletion of
unused/inaonlicable nrograms. enhanced urograrns on homeless and persons with disabilities,
and auantified housing objectives in accordance with the San Diego County Housing Element
Self-Certification Promam.
SUMMARY OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED:
The summary of environmental factors checked below would be potentially affected by this project,
involving at least one impact that is a “Potentially Significant Impact,” or “Potentially Significant Impact
Unless Mitigation Incorporated” as indicated by the checklist on the following pages.
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0 Geological Problems 0 Energy & Mineral Resources cl Aesthetics
0 Water cl Hazards 0 Cultural Resources
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DETERMINATION. . .
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I find that the proposed project COULD NOT have a significant effect on the
environment, and a NEGATIVE DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, there will not be a significant effect in this case because the mitigation
measures described on an attached sheet have been added to the project. A NEGATIVE
DECLARATION will be prepared.
I find that the proposed project MAY have a significant effect on the environment, and an
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT is required.
I find that the proposed project MAY have significant effect(s) on the environment, but at
least one potentially significant effect 1) has been adequately analyzed in an earlier
document pursuant to applicable legal standards, and 2) has been addressed by mitigation
measures based on the earlier analysis as described on attached sheets. An is required,
but it must analyze only the effects that remain to be addressed.
I find that although the proposed project could have a significant effect on the
environment, there WILL NOT be a significant effect in this case because all potentially
significant effects (a) have been analyzed adequately in an earlier pursuant to applicable
standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier, including
revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon the proposed project. Therefore,
a Notice of Prior Compliance has been prepared.
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
STATE CEQA GUIDELINES, Chapter 3, Article 5, Section 15063 requires that the City conduct
an Environmental Impact Assessment to determine if a project may have a significant effect on
the environment. The Environmental Impact Assessment appears in the following pages in the
form of a checklist. This checklist identifies any physical, biological and human factors that
might be impacted by the proposed project and provides the City with information to use as the
basis for deciding whether to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR), Negative
Declaration, or to rely on a previously approved EIR or Negative Declaration.
0 A brief explanation is required for all answers except “No Impact” answers that are
adequately supported by an information source cited in the parentheses following each
question. A “No Impact” answer is adequately supported if the referenced information
sources show that the impact simply does not apply to projects like the one involved. A
“No Impact” answer should be explained when there is no source document to refer to, or
it is based on project-specific factors as well as general standards.
l “Less Than Significant Impact” applies where there is supporting evidence that the
potential impact is not adversely significant, and the impact does not exceed adopted
general standards and policies.
a “Potentially Significant Unless Mitigation Incorporated” applies where the incorporation
of mitigation measures has reduced an effect from “Potentially Significant Impact” to a
“Less Than Significant Impact.” The developer must agree to the mitigation, and the City
must describe the mitigation measures, and briefly explain how they reduce the effect to a
less than significant level.
0 “Potentially Significant Impact” is appropriate if there is substantial evidence that an
effect is significant.
0 Based on an “ETA-Part II”, if a proposed project could have a potentially significant effect
on the environment, but &I potentially significant effects (a) have been analyzed
adequately in an earlier EIR or Mitigated Negative Declaration pursuant to applicable
standards and (b) have been avoided or mitigated pursuant to that earlier EIR or Mitigated
Negative Declaration, including revisions or mitigation measures that are imposed upon
the proposed project, and none of the circumstances requiring a supplement to or
supplemental EIR are present and all the mitigation measures required by the prior
environmental document have been incorporated into this project, then no additional
environmental document is required (Prior Compliance).
l When “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked the project is not necessarily required
to prepare an EIR if the significant effect has been analyzed adequately in an earlier EIR
pursuant to applicable standards and the effect will be mitigated, or a “Statement of
Overriding Considerations” has been made pursuant to that earlier EIR
0 A Negative Declaration may be prepared if the City perceives no substantial evidence that
the project or any of its aspects may cause a significant effect on the environment.
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l . . If there are one or more potentially significant effects, the City may avoid preparing an
ElR if there are mitigation measures to clearly reduce impacts to less than significant, and
those mitigation measures are agreed to by the developer prior to public review. In this
case, the appropriate “Potentially Significant Impact Unless Mitigation Incorporated” may
be checked and a Mitigated Negative Declaration may be prepared.
a An EIR must be prepared if “Potentially Significant Impact” is checked, and including
but not limited to the following circumstances: (1) the potentially significant effect has
not been discussed or mitigated in an Earlier ElR pursuant to applicable standards, and
the developer does not agree to mitigation measures that reduce the impact to less than
significant; (2) a “Statement of Overriding Considerations” for the significant impact has
not been made pursuant to an earlier EIR; (3) proposed mitigation measures do not reduce
the impact to less than significant, or; (4) through the E&Part II analysis it is not
possible to determine the level of significance for a potentially adverse effect, or
determine the effectiveness of a mitigation measure in reducing a potentially significant
effect to below a level of significance.
A discussion of potential impacts and the proposed mitigation measures appears at the end of the
form under DISCUSSION OF ENVlRONMENT.AL EVALUATION. Particular attention should
be given to discussing mitigation for impacts which would otherwise be determined significant.
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Issues (and Supporting Information Sources).
I. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the proposal:.
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Conflict with general plan designation or zoning?
Conflict with applicable environmental plans or policies
adopted by agencies with jurisdiction over the project?
Be incompatible with existing land use in the vicinity?
Affect agricultural resources or operations (e.g. impacts
to soils or farmlands, or impacts from incompatible
land uses?
Disrupt or divide the physical arrangement of an
established community (including a low-income or
minority community)?
II. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the proposal:
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Cumulatively exceed official regional or local
population projections?
Induce substantial growth in an area either directly or
indirectly (e.g. through projects in an undeveloped area
or extension of major infrastructure)?
Displace existing housing, especially affordable
housing?
III. GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS. Would the proposal result in or
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Fault rupture?
Seismic ground shaking?
Seismic ground failure, including liquefaction?
Seiche, tsunami, or volcanic hazard?
Landslides or mudflows?
Erosion, changes in topography or unstable soil
conditions from excavation, grading, or fill?
Subsidence of the land?
Expansive soils?
Unique geologic or physical features?
IV. WATER. Would the proposal result in:
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Exposure of people or property to water related hazards
such as flooding? Discharge into surface waters or other alteration of
surface water quality (e.g. temperature, dissolved
oxygen or turbidity)?
Changes in the amount of surface water in any water
body? Changes in currents, or the course or direction of water
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Changes in the quantity of ground waters, either
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interception of an aquifer by cuts or excavations or
through substantial loss of groundwater recharge
capability?
Altered direction or rate of flow of groundwater?
Impacts to groundwater quality?
Substantial reduction in the amount of groundwater
otherwise available for public water supplies?
V. AIR QUALITY. Would the proposal:
a) Violate any air quality .standard or contribute to an
existing or projected air quality violation?
b) Expose sensitive receptors to pollutants?
c) Alter air movement, moisture, or temperature, or cause
any change in climate?
d) Create objectionable odors?
VI. TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION. Would the
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Increased vehicle trips or traffic congestion?
Hazards to safety from design features (e.g. sharp
curves or dangerous intersections) or incompatible uses
(e.g. farm equipment)?
Inadequate emergency access or access to nearby uses?
Insufficient parking capacity on-site or off-site?
Hazards or barriers for pedestrians or bicyclists?
Conflicts with adopted policies supporting alternative
transportation (e.g. bus turnouts, bicycle racks)?
Rail, waterborne or air traffic impacts?
VII. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal result in
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Endangered, threatened or rare species or their habitats
(including but not limited to plants, fish, insects,
animals, and birds?
Locally designated species (e.g. heritage trees)?
Locally designated natural communities (e.g. oak forest,
coastal habitat, etc.)?
Wetland habitat (e.g. marsh, riparian and vernal pool)?
Wildlife dispersal or migration corridors?
ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES. Would the
proposal? Conflict with adopted energy conservation plans?
Use non-renewable resources in a wasteful and
inefficient manner?
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c) Result in the loss of availability of a known mineral
resource that would be of future value to the region and
the residents of the State?
IX. HAZARDS. Would the proposal involve:
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A risk of accidental explosion or release of hazardous
substances (including, but not limited to: oil, pesticides,
chemicals or radiation)?
Possible interference with an emergency response plan
or emergency evacuation plan?
The creation of any health hazard or potential health
hazards?
Exposure of people to existing sources of potential
health hazards?
Increase fire hazard in areas with flammable brush,
grass, or trees?
X. NOISE. Would the proposal result in:
a) Increases in existing noise levels?
b) Exposure of people to severe noise levels?
XI. PUBLIC SERVICES. Would the proposal have an effect
upon, or result in a need for new or altered government
services in any of the following areas:
a) Fire protection?
b) Police protection?
c) Schools?
d) Maintenance of public facilities, including roads?
e) Other govemmental services?
XII.UTILITIES AND SERVICES SYSTEMS. Would the
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substantial alterations to the following utilities:
Power or natural gas?
Communications systems?
Local or regional water treatment or distribution
facilities?
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8) Local or regional water supplies?
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AESTHETICS. Would the proposal:
Affect a scenic or vista or scenic highway?
Have a demonstrated negative aesthetic effect?
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CULTURAL RESOURCES. Would the proposal:
Disturb paleontological resources?
Disturb archaeological resources?
Affect historical resources?
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would affect unique ethnic cultural values?
Restrict existing religious or sacred uses within the
potential impact area?
XV.RECRRATIONAL. Would the proposal:
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Increase the demand for neighborhood or regional parks
or other recreational facilities?
Affect existing recreational opportunities?
MANDATORY FINDINGS OF SIGNIFICANCE.
Does the project have the potential to degrade the
quality of the environment, substantially reduce the
habitat of a fish or wildlife species, cause a fish or
wildlife population to drop below self-sustaining levels,
threaten to eliminate a plant or animal community,
reduce the number or restrict the range of a rare or
endangered plant or animal or eliminate important
examples of the major periods of California history or
prehistory?
Does the project have impacts that are individually
limited, but cumulatively considerable? (“Cumulatively
considerable” means that the incremental effects of a
project are considerable when viewed in connection
with the effects of past projects, the effects of other
current projects, and the effects of probable future
projects)?
Does the project have environmental effects which will
cause the substantial adverse effects on human beings,
either directly or indirectly?
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DISCUSSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL EVALUATION
The proposal involves an update to the City’s Housing Element of the General Plan for the l999-
2004 Housing Element cycle as required by California Government Code. The revised element
includes: updated demographic data and housing opportunities/constraints, deletion of
unused/inapplicable programs, enhanced programs on homeless and persons with disabilities,
and quantified housing objectives in accordance with the San Diego County Housing Element
Self-Certification Program.
A large portion of the Housing Element consists of demographic and housing production
information and a discussion of housing constraints and opportunities. This portion of the
Housing Element does not generate any potential environmental impacts since it is purely
informational. Therefore, the following environmental evaluation only reviews the potential
impacts associated with the programs and quantified housing objectives.
The programs can be grouped in six goal areas: preservation of housing; quantity and diversity of
housing stock; housing for groups with special needs; housing-jobs-workforce balance; resource
conservation; and open and fair housing opportunities. The quantified housing objectives for the
1999-2004 Housing Cycle, divided by income group, are as follows:
QUANTIFIED HOUSING OBJECTIVES - 1999-2004 HOUSING CYCLE
Income Group Number of Housing Units
Extremely low (less than 30% of A.M.I.) 170
Very low (30 - 50% of A.M.I.) 210
Low (51 - 80% of A.M.I.) 260
Moderate (81 - 120% of A.M.I.) 630
Above Moderate (over 120% of A.M.I.) 4,955
Total Units 6,225
A.M.I. = San Diego area median income
These housing programs and quantified objectives provide guidance as to how future housing
will be developed in Carlsbad. The programs and objectives do not in and of themselves produce
housing. The physical expression of these programs and objectives take the form of individual
developments that will be reviewed for environmental impacts when they become actual projects.
Since the overall housing production planned and anticipated for the 1999-2004 housing cycle
does not even approach City buildout, none of the programs or objectives will cause adverse
cumulative impacts. The potential impacts of these programs and objectives are discussed
below.
I. LAND USE AND PLANNING
The proposed Housing Element Update is consistent with the applicable portions of the City’s
General Plan and Local Coastal Program. The housing production objectives and needs
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assessments can be accommodated without adjustment to any General Plan Land Use
designations and without exposing people to excessive noise. a. Since all future housing projects
will be subject to the City’s Growth Management Program, all required facilities would be in
place concurrent or prior to development. Implementation of the Housing Element programs will
not restrict coastal access, encroach into sensitive resources, create areas of geologic instability or
degrade agricultural or scenic areas. By implementing the Housing Element programs, additional
housing affordable to lower income households can be created. Therefore, the Housing Element
Update will not result in any adverse impacts to land use and planning.
II. POPULATION AND HOUSING
As stated above, the quantified objectives and accommodation of the Regional Share Housing
Needs Assessment can be accomplished within the City’s Growth Management dwelling unit
cap. By following the Growth Management Program, no future development will induce
substantial growth in an area since all facilities will be required prior to or concurrent with
development. Many of the programs in the Housing Element Update concentrate on preserving
existing affordable housing and converting existing buildings into affordable housing. Therefore
the proposed Housing Element Update will not cause any adverse impacts to population or
housing.
III. GEOLOGIC PROBLEMS
As previously stated, the housing programs and quantified objectives do not physically produce
any housing, rather they guide the types and affordability of future housing developments. The
proposed Housing Element update will, therefore, not expose people to potential impacts
involving fault rupture, seismic ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides or land subsidence. No
significant adverse geologic impacts will occur due to the Housing Element Update.
Iv. WATER
The Housing Element Update does not physically produce housing therefore no direct physical
impacts to absorption rates, surface runoff, or surface or groundwaters will result. All housing
developments must comply with the City’s Growth Management Program therefore no impacts
to water supplies or service systems will occur.
V. AIR OUALITY
In 1994 the City prepared and certified an EIR that analyzed the impacts that will result from the
build-out of the City under an updated General Plan. That document concludes that continued
development to build-out as proposed in the updated General Plan will have cumulative
significant impacts in the form of increased gas and electric power consumption and vehicle
miles traveled. These subsequently result in increases in the emission of carbon monoxide,
reactive organic gases, oxides of nitrogen and sulfur, and suspended particulates. These aerosols
are the major contributors to air pollution in the City as well as in the San Diego Air Basin.
Since the San Diego Air Basin is a “non-attainment basin”, any additional air emissions are
considered cumulatively significant: therefore, continued development to build-out as proposed
in the updated General Plan will have cumulative significant impacts on the air quality of the
region.
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To lessen or minimize the impact on air quality associated with General Plan build-out. a variet!
of mitigation measures are recommended in the Final Master EIR. These include: 1) provisions
fotroadway and intersection improvements prior to or concurrent with development; 2) measures
to reduce vehicle trips through the implementation of Congestion and Transportation Demand
Management; 3) provisions to encourage alternative modes of transportation including mass
transit services; 4) conditions to promote energy efficient building and site design: and 5)
participation in regional growth management strategies when adopted. The applicable and
appropriate General Plan air quality mitigation measures have either been incorporated into the
design of the project or are included as conditions of project approval.
Operation-related emissions are considered cumulatively significant because the project is
located within a “non-attainment basin”, therefore, the “Initial Study” checklist is marked
“Potentially Significant Impact”. This project is consistent with the General Plan, therefore, the
preparation of an EIR is not required because the certification of Final Master EIR 93-01, by City
Council Resolution No. 94-246, included a “Statement Of Overriding Considerations” for air
quality impacts. This “Statement Of Overriding Considerations” applies to all projects covered
by the General Plan’s Final Master EIR. This project is within the scope of that MEIR. This
document is available at the Planning Department.
VI. TRANSPORTATION/CIRCULATION
In 1994 the City prepared and certified a Master EIR that analyzed the impacts that would result
from the build-out of the City under an updated General Plan. That document concluded that
continued development to build-out as proposed in the updated General Plan will result in
increased traffic volumes. Roadway segments will be adequate to accommodate build-out
traffic; however, 12 full and 2 partial intersections will be severely impacted by regional through-
traffic over which the City has no jurisdictional control. These generally include all freeway
interchange areas and major intersections along Carlsbad Boulevard. Even with the
implementation of roadway improvements, a number of intersections are projected to fail the
City’s adopted Growth Management performance standards at build-out.
To lessen or minimize the impact on circulation associated with General Plan build-out,
numerous mitigation measures have been recommended in the Final Master EIR. These include:
1) measures to ensure the provision of circulation facilities concurrent with need; 2) provisions to
develop alternative modes of transportation such as trails, bicycle routes, additional sidewalks,
pedestrian linkages, and commuter rail systems; and 3) participation in regional circulation
strategies when adopted. The diversion of regional through-traffic from a failing Interstate or
State Highway onto City streets creates impacts that are not within the jurisdiction of the City to
control. The applicable and appropriate General Plan circulation mitigation measures have either
been incorporated into the design of the project or are included as conditions of project approval.
Regional related circulation impacts are considered cumulatively significant because of the
failure of intersections at build-out of the General Plan due to regional through-traffic, therefore,
the “Initial Study” checklist is marked “Potentially Significant Impact”. This project is
consistent with the General Plan, therefore, the preparation of an EIR is not required because the
recent certification of Final Master EIR 93-01, by City Council Resolution No. 94-246, included
a “Statement Of Overriding Considerations” for circulation impacts. This “Statement Of
Overriding Considerations*’ applies to all projects covered by the General Plan’s Master EIR.
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This project is within the scope of that MEIR. This document is available at the Planning
Department.
In addition, the City has received its annual Growth Management Traffic Monitoring Report.
The Report has recorded an unanticipated intersection “level of service” (LOS) failure at Palomar
Airport Road (PAR) and El Camino Real (ECR) during both the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. A
mitigation measure has been identified which, if implemented, will bring the peak hours LOS
into the acceptable range. The mitigation measure involves construction of two dual right turn
lanes (northbound to eastbound and westbound to northbound). This project has agreed to a
condition to pay its fair share of the intersection “short-term improvements” thereby guaranteeing
mitigation to a level of insignificance.
VII. BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES
The 1999 Housing Element Update does not physically produce housing and, therefore, does not
remove biological habitats. The element does discuss its relationship with the City’s Habitat
Management Plan and verifies that all future residential projects must comply with the City’s
habitat preservation policies and the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
Therefore, the Housing Element Update will not result in impacts to endangered, threatened or
rare species or their habitats, including wetland habitats and wildlife dispersal corridors.
VIII. ENERGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES
Since the Housing Element Update does not produce housing there will be no related use of non-
renewable resources in a wasteful manner nor will it deplete the availability of a known mineral
resource of future value. Therefore, no impacts to energy or mineral resources will result due to
the Housing Element Update.
Ix. HAZARDS
Since no construction activities occur as a direct result of the Housing Element Update, no risk of
accidental explosions, release of hazardous substances, or interference with emergency response
or evacuation plans will occur. The Housing Element Update will not create any health or fire
hazards because it does not produce physical development.
X. NOISE
No construction will occur as a direct result of the Housing Element Update, therefore no
increase in existing noise levels will occur. The future housing developments guided by the
Housing Element Update must conform to the City’s Noise Element, thereby not allowing the
exposure of people to severe noise levels. The Housing Element Update will therefore not create
any adverse noise impacts.
XI. PUBLIC SERVICES
As discussed previously, the Housing Element Update guides future residential development in
the City. It also contains quantified housing objectives for the 1999-2004 Housing Element
cycle. The amount of development proposed in the quantified objectives is well within the
growth projections of the Growth Management Program and all future projects must comply with
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Growth Management performance standards. Therefore, the Housing Element Update will not
have an adverse effect upon, or result in the need for, new or altered government services. a_
XII. UTILITIES AND SERVICE SYSTEMS
The proposed Housing Element Update does not physically produce housing, therefore no direct
impacts to utilities and service systems will result. All housing developed in accordance with the
Housing Element policies and programs must also be consistent with the City’s Growth
Management Program. Therefore any facility or service system needs generated by a residential
development must be addressed with that development. The Housing Element Update will not
result in the need for new systems or supplies, or substantial alteration to power and natural gas
systems, communication systems, wastewater treatment facilities, or solid waste disposal
systems.
XIII. AEsTHETIcs
The housing programs and quantified objectives of the Housing Element Update do not
physically produce housing, therefore the proposal will not affect a scenic vista, scenic highway,
create light or glare, or have a demonstrated negative aesthetic effect. No adverse impacts to
aesthetics should result due to the Housing Element Update.
XIV. CULTURAL RESOURCES
Since the Housing Element Update does not physically produce housing, no disturbance to
historical, paleontological or archeological resources, areas of unique cultural values, or areas of
religious or sacred uses will occur.
xv. RECREATIONAL
The Housing Element Update does not, in and of itself, produce housing, therefore no impact to
existing recreational opportunities will occur. All future residential development must conform
to the performance standards of the Growth Management Program, including the performance
standards for public parks. Therefore, no adverse impacts to recreation will occur.
EARLIER ANALYSES USED
The following documents were used in the analysis of this project and are on file in the City of
Carlsbad Planning Department located at 1635 Faraday Avenue, Carlsbad, California, 92008,
(760) 602-4600.
1. Final Master Environmental Imnact Reuort for the City of Carlsbad General Plan Update
(MEIR 93-Ol), dated March 1994, City of Carlsbad Planning Department.
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ADDENDUM TO THE NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR THE
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - GPA 98-04
Subsequent to the preparation of the environmental review for this project, the City
Council repealed the moratorium due to intersection failure at Palomar Airport Road and
El Camino Real. As a result, the required mitigation related to this intersection is no
longer applicable. The attached Environmental Impact Assessment Form - Part II refers
to this intersection failure and the incorporation of the required mitigation into the
project. Since this is no longer applicable, this addendum to the Negative Declaration has
been prepared and attached to indicate the item’s inapplicability.
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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 4778
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING
APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSING
ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO ADOPT THE
REVISIONS AND UPDATES FOR THE 1999-2004 HOUSING
CYCLE.
CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
CASE NO: GPA 98-04
WHEREAS, a verified application regarding the periodic update to the City’s
Housing Element of the General Plan has been filed with the City of Carlsbad; and
WHEREAS, said verified application constitutes a request for a General Plan
Amendment as shown on Exhibit “A “ dated May 17, 2000, on file in the Carlsbad Planning
Department HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - GPA 98-04 as provided in Government Code
Section 65350 et seq. and Section 2 1.52.160 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did, on the 17th day of May 2000, hold a
duly noticed public hearing as prescribed by law to consider said request;
WHEREAS, at said public hearing, upon hearing and considering all testimony
and arguments, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors
relating to the General Plan Amendment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, as follows:
A) That the above recitations are true and correct.
B) That based on the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Commission
RECOMMENDS APPROVAL of HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE -- GPA
98-04, based on the following findings:
Findings:
1. The proposed amendments to the Housing Element of the General Plan are
consistent with the applicable elements of the General Plan, in that the housing
production goals and allocations can be accomplished without adjustments to the
General Plan Land Use designations, without exposing people to excessive levels of
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facilities.
The proposed amendments to the Housing Element of the General Plan are
consistent with the City’s Local Coastal Program, in that implementation of the
Housing Element programs does not restrict coastal access, encroach into sensitive
resources, create areas of geologic instability, or degrade agricultural areas or areas
of scenic resources.
The proposed amendments to the Housing Element of the General Plan are
consistent with the City’s Growth Management Program, in that: 1) the housing
production contained in the quantified housing objectives and adequate sites
analysis does not exceed the Growth Management dwelling unit cap for any of the
four quadrants; and 2) the density bonus program to facilitate the provision of
affordable housing still requires compliance with City Council Policy No. 43 for the
use of excess dwelling units.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Planning
Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 17th day of May 2000, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Chairperson Compas, Commissioners Baker, Heineman,
L’Heureux, Nielsen, Segall, and Trigas
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
WILLIAM COMPAS, Chairpekon
CARLSBAD PLANNING COMMISSION
ATTEST:
MICHAEL J. H%MILyER Planning Director
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A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION’@’
The City of Carlsbad Planning Department
Item No. 3 0
Application complete date: Not applicable
P.C. AGENDA OF: May 17,200O Project Planner: Michael Grim
Project Engineer: Not applicable
SUBJECT: GPA 98-04 - HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - Request for a recommendation
or approval of a Negative Declaration and Addendum and a General Plan
Amendment to adopt the updates and revisions to the Housing Element of the
General Plan for the 1999-2004 Housing Element cycle as required by the
California Government Code.
I. RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4777,
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director,
and ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4778, RECOMMENDING APPROVAL
of General Plan Amendment GPA 98-04, based upon the findings contained therein.
II. INTRODUCTION
The proposal involves a General Plan Amendment to update the Housing Element of the General
Plan for the 1999-2004 Housing Element cycle. The revised element includes: updated
demographic data and housing opportunities/constraints, deletion of unused/inapplicable
programs, enhanced programs on homeless and persons with disabilities, and quantified housing
objectives in accordance with the San Diego County Housing Element Self-Certification
Program. The Planning Commission’s role is to evaluate the revised Element’s consistency with
the other elements of the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, Growth Management Program
and California Environmental Quality Act and to make a recommendation to the City Council
based upon this consistency evaluation.
III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND
The City is processing a General Plan Amendment to update and revise the Housing Element, as
required periodically by State Law. The revised element includes: updated demographic data
and housing opportunities/constraints, deletion of unused/inapplicable programs, enhanced
programs on homeless and persons with disabilities, and quantified housing objectives in
accordance with the San Diego County Housing Element Self-Certification Program.
The following project description and background is divided into five sections. Section A
discusses the State Law requirements and the details of Housing Element preparation. Section B
discusses the previous Housing Element overhaul in the early 1990’s that set most of the City’s current housing policies. Section C discusses the current Housing Element revision process and
content, including new and revisited programs. Section D discusses San Diego County’s Self-
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Certification program and Section E details the City’s quantified housing objectives for the 1999-
2004 housing cycle and its ability to accommodate the Regional Share Housing Needs
Assessment.
A. Housing Element Background/State Law Requirements
Of all of the required General Plan elements, the Housing Element comes under the most review
and scrutiny. It is the only element that must be certified in accordance with California State
Law on a regular basis and Housing Element law is the most involved of all General Plan laws.
The requirements for Housing Elements are contained in Sections 65580 to 65589 of the State of California Government Code, which dictate the process and timing for element preparation and
adoption as well as the minimum element content. More specifically, the law requires that each
jurisdiction in California: 1) identify and analyze the existing and projected housing needs, and
2) list goals, policies, objectives, resources and programs for the preservation, improvement and
development of housing.
Current housing element law and processing requirements include a system of rotating “housing
element cycles” throughout the state. Every five years different areas of the state, typically
divided by Council of Governments (COGS) like SANDAG or SCAG (Southern California
Association of Governments), are required to determine their share of the statewide housing need
and then allocate that anticipated need among their member jurisdictions. This assessed need is
known as the Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment and is broken into four income
categories, as shown in Table 1 - “Income Groups Definitions by Annual Household Income“
below.
TABLE 1 - INCOME GROUPS DEFINITIONS BY ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Income G~OUD Annual Household Income
Very Low Income
Low Income
Moderate Income
Above Moderate Income
30 to 50 percent of the area median income
5 1 to 80 percent of the area median income
8 1 to 120 percent of the area median income
Over 120 percent of area median income
1998 San Diego area median income for a four-person family = $50,800.00
Coincident with the distribution of Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment, each jurisdiction
is required to update their local Housing Element to address the new housing allocations and
certify that the element is in accordance with State Law. The timing of the five-year housing
cycles is different for different COGS, therefore several COGS are undergoing this element
revision process each year. The first housing cycle for the SANDAG jurisdictions ended on June
30, 1985 and the second cycle ended on June 30, 1990. The third housing cycle for the
SANDAG jurisdictions was extended through several legislative actions for a total of four years
(from June 30, 1995 to June 30, 1999) due to the slow economy and lack of State funding to
reimburse COGS for their incurred costs of preparing Housing Elements. Due to delays in
acquiring the final Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment from SANDAG, the requirement for submittal of Housing Elements for State certification was additionally extended to December
3 1, 1999. The City’s fourth housing cycle, the subject of this Housing Element, runs from July
1, 1999 to June 30,2004.
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The Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment for the City of Carlsbad for the 1999-2004
housing cycle is as follows:
TABLE 2 - REGIONAL SHARE HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR
CARLSBAD FOR THE 1999 - 2004 HOUSING CYCLE
Income Group Housing Units
Very low income (3 1 - 50 percent of A.M.I.) 1,770
Low income (5 1 - 80 percent of A.M.I.) 1,417
Moderate income (81 - 120 percent of A.M.I.) 1,436
1 Above-moderate income (over 120 percent of A.M.I.) I 1,591 I
Total Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment I 6,214 I
A.M.I. = San Diego County area median income
In addition to establishing the procedure for distributing housing needs for the region, Housing
Element law also contains very specific requirements for the content of Housing Elements. A list
of required sections is contained in Section iii of the 1999 Housing Element. A summary of
those sections and their required contents are listed below:
1. A housing needs assessment and inventory of constraints and resources, including
populations and employment trends, household and housing stock characteristics,
land inventory and analysis of infrastructure, government and non-government
constraints to housing, groups with special housing needs (female head of
households, large households, overcrowding, farm workers, elderly, persons with
disabilities, homeless, military, and students), energy conservation and
preservation of assisted housing;
The housing needs assessment must also demonstrate that there are adequate sites
within the jurisdiction that have the appropriate zoning, development standards
and public facility availability to accommodate the growth estimated by the
Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment and for persons with special needs,
most notably the homeless.
2. A statement of goals, quantified objectives and policies to provide housing;
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A five-year housing program that demonstrates: adequate sites to accommodate
the anticipated housing needs, assistance in the development of affordable
housing, removal of governmental constraints, conservation of existing housing
stock, promotion of equal access to housing for all persons, and the preservation
of assisted housing;
Public participation program in the preparation of the draft housing element; and
5. The Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment.
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As mentioned in item number 4, the City is required to conduct a public participation program in
order to ascertain any housing needs or opportunities not contained in the demographical data or
the preliminary draft element.
Once a City has prepared a draft element, it must be submitted to the California State Department
of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. Provided that HCD returns
positive comments, the City then makes the necessary revisions to the element and takes it
through the local approval process. Once approved locally, the City submits the final element to
HCD for official certification that the element is in substantial compliance with State Housing
Law (unless that jurisdiction is eligible to self-certify in accordance with Section 65585.1 of the
California Government Code - see Section D below).
B. Previous Housing Element Update
The 1990 Housing Element update represented the most comprehensive revision of the Housing
Element in the City’s history. Pre-1990 Housing Elements were extremely vague, containing
goals such as “enhance neighborhood viability” or “minimize monotony”. There were no
quantified housing objectives and no clear programs or policies to create affordable housing
opportunities. In the 1980’s and early 1990’s, however, State housing law was significantly
augmented, requiring all jurisdictions to submit their Housing Elements to the State Department
of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for certification. As a result of these changes
to housing law and the comments from HCD, the City undertook a three-year rewrite of the
Housing Element and related ordinances, resulting in the following:
- Six goals covering specific areas of concern;
- Detailed and expanded housing programs to support these goals;
- New ordinances that assist in the production of affordable housing; and
- Updated format and HCD Certification.
The new ordinances created included the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, Second Dwelling
Unit Ordinance, and the Residential Density Bonus Or In-Lieu Incentives Ordinance. These
ordinances have been responsible for the vast majority of housing affordable to lower-income
households produced in Carlsbad over the last nine years. A detailed summary of this affordable
housing production is contained in Appendix B - “Review of Inclusionary Housing Program” of
the 1999 Housing Element. Listed below is a condensed summary of housing production for the
1990-1999 housing cycle, by income group, as compared to the City’s Regional Share Housing
Needs Assessment for the same housing cycle. The affordability of some units was
undeterminable, therefore they are listed as income unknown.
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TABLE 3 - TOTAL HOUSING CONSTRUCTED BY INCOME GROUP -
1990 - 1999
In addition to the actual housing production, there were several affordable housing projects that
were planned or began construction in the 1990- 1999 housing cycle, namely the Laurel Tree and
Ranch0 Carrillo Apartments, Cherry Tree Walk and Calavera Hill Village L-l. Once completed,
these projects will add over 300 affordable units (both for sale and rental) to the City’s housing
stock.
C. Current Housing Element Update
The goal of the 1999 Housing Element Update was to continue the success of the currently active
programs (such as the Inclusionary Housing Program) in providing a mixture of housing types
and affordability and to preserve other programs that may be needed to accomplish Self-
Certification or take advantage of changing housing opportunities. The structure of the 1999
Housing Element is revised from the 1990 element and follows the format detailed below:
1999 HOUSING ELEMENT CONTENTS
1. Housing Needs and Inventory (including potential growth and quantified objectives)
This housing needs portion of this section contains an evaluation of the trends in
population and household characteristics, such as age, ethnicity, employment, income,
and overcrowding. The housing needs portion also contains an evaluation of persons
with special needs, namely: elderly, persons with disabilities, large households, single-
parent households, homeless, farm workers, military and students. Also included in this
section is a map indicating potential areas of the City for future emergency or transitional
homeless shelters.
The housing inventory portion of this section details the state of the existing housing
stock, in total and by housing unit type, tenure, vacancy rate, age and condition, cost of
housing, housing at-risk of losing affordability, and coastal zone housing. The housing inventory portion also evaluates the future housing stock by analyzing the vacant
residential land, underutilized areas, and non-residential zones. As required by State
Law, the section also contains the summary of residential potential for the 1999-2004
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housing cycle (to demonstrate adequate sites to accommodate the Regional Share
Housing Needs Assessment) and the City’s quantified housing objectives (the amount of
housing expected to be produced in each income group).
2. Housing Constraints and Mitigating Opportunities
This section contains a discussion of the governmental, non-governmental and
environmental constraints to the production of housing, most notably housing for lower-
income households. This section also discusses ways in which these constraints could be
mitigated to reduce their impact to housing. Examples of constraints to housing are
regulatory land use controls, open space preservation, cost of land, financing, water
supply and topography. As required by law, this section also evaluates the opportunities
and constraints associated with energy conservation techniques.
3. Housing Goals, Objectives, Policies and Programs
This section contains the goals and programs that will guide residential development
towards the quantified housing objectives. This section includes programs for the
rehabilitation, conservation/preservation and new construction of housing, as well as
identifying programs to assist in the housing of persons with special needs.
4. Appendices
The appendices contain a review of the 1990 Housing Element and a summary of the
housing production and fee collection associated with the Inclusionary Housing Program,
as well as several pertinent attachments - maps, applicable City ordinances and zoning
regulations, State Housing Law, SANDAG’s Self-Certification Report, the City’s 1999
Consolidated Funding Plan, the City’s 1998-1999 Annual Housing Report, a
development fee schedule, and copies of the public notices and mailing lists for the
Housing Element public outreach program.
State Housing Law also requires public participation in the preparation of the draft Housing
Element and a review of that draft by HCD prior to local adoption. The City conducted its public
outreach program early in the process in order to maximize the benefit of any public comment in
draft element preparation. Staff held a public workshop on April 8, 1999 that was attended by
representatives from HCD, SANDAG, the Building Industry Association, League of Women
Voters, local builders and developers, local and regional housing advocates, and interested
citizens. In addition to the workshop, staff made survey forms available and collected written
public comments through April 23, 1999. All comments received were considered when establishing the goals, objectives, policies and programs for housing in the 1999-2004 housing
cycle.
As required by law, the draft Housing Element was submitted to HCD in May 1999. After
receiving initial comments from HCD and making the appropriate revisions, the draft was
resubmitted to the State in January 2000. With the exception of two minor additions of data,
HCD determined the draft Housing Element to be in compliance with State Law. These two additions involved an augmented discussion of the use and availability of Revelopment Set-
Aside Funds and the addition of data regarding the tenure of overpaying households. The
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Redevelopment Set-Aside Fund discussion was added as a new Section 5 of Appendix B -
“Review of the Inclusionary Housing Program” of the Element. The data for tenure of
overpaying households has not been received from HCD as of the date of this report. Since the
proportion of overpaying households under rental or ownership does not impact any of the
proposed housing programs, the inclusion of this data is not considered vital to the Housing
Element adoption and will be added upon receipt from HCD. The final step of the Housing
Element processing involves adoption of the Housing Element Update by the City Council and
resubmittal to the State for final Housing Element certification.
As stated previously, the current Housing Element update consists mostly of revised
demographics, housing needs, and opportunities/constraints analysis. The notable updates
include a more detailed analysis of housing needs by tenure (rental or ownership), a review of the
housing produced and money collected under the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program, and a
map indicating the potential areas for emergency or transitional shelters for the homeless. The
current element also includes a number of pertinent attachments, such as the 1999 Consolidated
Funding and Strategy Plan (prepared by the City for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development) and the Housing Element Self-Certification Report (prepared by SANDAG).
With regard to the goals, objectives, policies and programs, Carlsbad has experienced relatively
high success in housing production over the last housing cycle. Therefore, virtually all of the programs contained in the 1990 Housing Element are being repeated for this housing cycle.
Some of these programs were modified to reflect their status as an ongoing program, rather than
a new program. Some programs were significantly modified or deleted to reflect new
opportunities or unsuccessful attempts. The deletion of these programs caused a renumbering of
subsequent programs, therefore some programs may have new numbers without substantially
changing the actual text. Listed below are the significant changes to the City’s housing
programs:
Deleted Programs:
Program 1.4 - Rental Stock Monitoring - There was very little cooperation from local
landlords, therefore the data gathered did not represent an adequate population for
statistical evaluation. The data of interest is already gathered by the San Diego County
Apartment Association and available to the City for rental stock monitoring. The
program was therefore deleted due to its unsuccessful implementation and replication of
efforts.
Program 1 .lO - Neighborhood Improvement - Implementation of this program came
under tremendous public opposition, as it was perceived as discriminatory by ethnically
categorizing neighborhoods and separating them from surrounding areas through special
consideration. Funds are still available for any area of the City to perform neighborhood
improvements, however the actual housing program is being deleted.
Program 3.6b - This program calls for an inclusionary housing program for all residential
specific plans and qualified subdivisions. Since the City’s inclusionary program has been
created, this program was deleted.
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Program 3.7j - Implementation of New Ordinances - This program was designed to
incorporate the then proposed ordinances dealing with inclusionary housing, density
bonuses and other incentives and alternative housing types. Ordinances have been
prepared, adopted and are currently in use, therefore this program is no longer applicable.
Program 3.1 Oc - Moderate Inclusionary - This program was designed to require five (5)
percent of all new housing units to be affordable to moderate income households as part
of the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program. After considering the other requirements of
the Inclusionary Housing Program and resurgence of moderate-income housing
production by the free market, this program was not implemented and was, therefore,
deleted.
Revised Programs:
Program 3.3a - Homeless - This program has been updated to include the possible
strategies being discussed on a sub-regional and regional level with regard to the
provision of shelter for homeless individuals and families. The program now lists as
possible remedies: participation in sub-regional or regional summits to coordinate efforts
and resources for the provision of homeless shelters, continuing to provide funding for
local shelters and case management service organizations, reviewing local zoning
controls to alleviate barriers to the feasible provision of housing for the homeless, and a
continuation of assistance to local providers in site location, acquisition and permit
processing for homeless shelters.
Program 3.1Ob - Lending Programs - The City has further developed its strategy to
provide homebuyer assistance to moderate-income households. The City is currently
drafting a more specific program that uses funds from the Housing Trust Fund and
Redevelopment Set-aside Fund to provide moderate-income homebuyer assistance,
especially to first-time homebuyers. This program was revised to reflect this new
program.
New Program:
Program 3.16 - Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities - The City has added an
objective and program to link the housing programs with the State Accessibility
Requirements, as found in Title 24 of the State Building Code. This program requires
the provision of access for persons with disabilities for all newly constructed and
significantly renovated multifamily dwellings.
Notable Carry-Over Programs:
Program 3.7.b - Alternative Housing - This program was designed to encourage the use
of alternative housing types to facilitate the provision of affordable housing, especially
for the very low and extremely low income households. Two ordinances were written to
implement this program: the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance and the Managed Living
Unit Ordinance. The former ordinance has been adopted and implemented and has
served to provide housing affordable to lower-income households. The latter ordinance
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to achieve the City’s quantified housing objectives for very low and extremely low-
income households for the 1999 - 2004 housing cycle, it is likely that continued
implementation of this program would be necessary.
Program 4.1 - Housing Impact Fee - This program was designed to address the housing-
jobs-work force balance through the implementation of a non-residential housing linkage
fee. This fee would augment the other affordable housing fund sources and would assist
in the provision of needed affordable housing for the Carlsbad work force. Staff
conducted an economic nexus study and prepared a theoretical housing linkage fee
however the fee has not yet been considered.
Since the City has already shown its ability to implement the Inclusionary Housing Program, the
next step is to implement additional programs in the element to continue to provide a diverse
stock of housing affordable to lower-income households and to persons with special needs. It is
likely that, during the 1999-2004 housing cycle, staff will bring forward the mechanisms to
implement some of the revised or notable programs listed above.
D. San Diego County Self-Certification Program
As discussed above, the Housing Element is the only element of the General Plan requiring
review and certification by a state agency, namely HCD. The review exists to certify that a
Housing Element is in substantial compliance with state law. In 1995, SANDAG sponsored AB
1715 to allow the San Diego region jurisdictions to conduct a pilot program for self-certification
of their Housing Elements. Under this program, each SANDAG member jurisdiction has the
option of reviewing its own Housing Elements and certifying that its elements are in substantial
compliance with state law, provided certain criteria are met. Alternatively, the jurisdiction may
choose to follow the path of State certification rather than pursue self-certification.
The self-certification program is detailed in SANDAG’s “Housing Element - Self-Certification
Report: Implementation of Pilot Program for the San Diego Region”, dated June 1998 and
contains the self-certification criteria and associated affordable housing performance objectives.
These criteria and objectives were derived from cooperation between the local jurisdictions,
housing advocacy groups and housing’providers and are intended to provide more flexibility in
the provision of affordable housing by allowing different types of housing to count towards the
regional share allocation. The actual self-certification program report is contained in Appendix G
of the 1999 Housing Element.
In order to self-certify, the decision-maker of the jurisdiction (i.e. the City Council) must make
the following findings:
1. The Housing Element substantially complies with the requirements of State Law,
both with respect to content and preparation; and
2. The Housing Element and programs address the dispersion of affordable housing
throughout the jurisdiction; and
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The first two findings are relatively easy to make, since the City’s Housing Element content and
preparation typically follow State Law. The third finding is more difficult to make because it
requires that self-certification housing performance objectives (as contained in Table 3 - “Self-
Certification Performance Objectives for the 1999-2004 Housing Cycle” below).
The housing performance objectives for the self-certification process were derived using a
different process than the Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment. As opposed to assigning
housing goals based purely upon expected need, the self-certification performance objectives
take into account the individual City’s resources for housing production (e.g. if the City collects
tax increment through a Redevelopment area). Also, whereas the Regional Share Housing Needs
Assessment can only be addressed by new construction, the self-certification performance
objectives can be satisfied through a broader range of housing opportunities such as acquisition
of existing housing, rent/purchase subsidies, rehabilitation and others.
The self-certification process also includes an income group not included through the State
certification process: the extremely low-income group, with household incomes below 30 percent
of the San Diego region median (approximately $15,250 per year household income for a family
of four in 1998). It is presumed that providing housing for this extremely low-income group
will require heavier subsidies and/or City participation than for higher income groups, therefore
the perfotmance objectives for the other income categories are reduced accordingly. Listed
below are Carlsbad’s performance objectives for the 1999 - 2004 housing cycle under self-
certification:
TABLE 4 - SELF-CERTIFICATION PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
FOR THE 1999-2004 HOUSING CYCLE
Income Group Housing Units 1 Extremely low income (less than 30 percent of A.M.I.) 170 units
1 Very low income (3 1 to 50 percent of A.M.I.) I 201 units I
1 Low income (51 to 80 percent of A.M.I.) I 258 units I I Total Housing Performance Objectives Under Self-Certification I 629 units I I A.M.I. = San Diego County area median income I
It should be realized that the above-referenced objectives apply only to Carlsbad’s eligibility for
self-certification. The self-certification program still requires that a City’s Housing Element be
in substantial compliance with state law. In addition to the content and processing requirements
above, this also means that the Housing Element demonstrates adequate sites available to
accommodate the Regional Needs Housing Needs Assessment.
E. Quantified Housing Objectives and Adequate Sites Identification
The programs and policies contained in this Housing Element Update are intended to allow
residential growth in Carlsbad for households of all income groups and special needs. Due to
economic conditions and other unforeseen circumstances, it is difficult to predict the housing
production during a particular housing cycle. Section 65583(b) of the California Government
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improvement and development of housing. The quantified objectives for the 1999 - 2004
housing cycle were determined based upon past housing production and the City’s goal to self-
certify the Housing Element in the 2004 - 2009 housing cycle, pursuant to the Government Code.
Table 4 - “Comparison of Housing Needs Assessment and Quantified Objectives - Housing Units
by Income Group”, below, compares the assessed regional share housing needs, the self-
certification housing performance objectives, the City’s housing production during the 1990 -
1999 housing cycle, and the City’s quantified objectives for housing production in the 1999 -
2004 housing cycle.
/I TABLE 5 - COMPARISON OF HOUSING NEEDWPERFOMANCE OBJECTIVES AND
QUANTIFIED OBJECTIVES - HOUSING UNITS BY INCOME GROUP
Income Group Regional Share
Housing Needs
Extremely low N/A
Very low 1,304
Low 1,057
Moderate 1,430
Above Moderate 2,423
Unspecified I N/A
Total units I 6,214
Self-Certification
Performance
Objectives
170
201
258
N/A
N/A 3,580 I 4,955
N/A
629
1990-1999
Production
1999-2004 Objectives
0 170
247 210
195 260
297 630
694 I N/A
5,013 I 6,225
While State Law allows for these quantified objectives to differ from the Regional Share
Housing Needs Assessment, each jurisdiction must prove that there are adequate sites available
to accommodate their Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment. In order for a site to be
considered adequate, it must be available for development within the five-year housing cycle and
must be as free of constraints as possible. In order for any property within Carlsbad to develop
within the 1999-2004 housing cycle, it must be located within an approved Local Facilities
Management Zone. It must also be considered developable, that is, free of steep slopes, major
easements or significant biological resources.
There are approximately 650 acres of developable residential land within the City that are not
covered by an approved Local Facilities Management Zone. Deducting this acreage from the
overall developable land, the estimate of residential development potential for the 1999-2004
housing cycle is 24,694 housing units. As demonstrated in Table 4 below, there is plenty of
developable land within the City to accommodate the Regional Share Housing Needs
Assessment of 6,214 housing units.
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TABLE 6 - TOTAL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ON VACANT LANDS
FOR THE 1999-2004 HOUSING CYCLE
General Plan Designation Total Vacant Unit Yield at
Acreage Growth Control
Point
RL - Residential Low I 676 I 676
RLM - Residential Low Medium 2,740 8,768
RM - Residential Medium 1,144 6,864
RMH - Residential Medium High 172 1,978
RH - Residential High 52 780
TOTALS 4,784 acres 19,066 units
Unit Yield at General
Plan Maximum
10,960
9,152
2,580
988
24,694 units
Another part of the adequate sites identification involves the provision of emergency and
transitional shelters for the homeless. Since the vast majority of the City’s homeless individuals
live in the rural areas, the issues of farm worker housing and homeless in Carlsbad are
inextricably tied. The City plans on continuing its four-tiered approach to the homeless during
the next housing cycle. This approach involves: continued financial assistance to local shelters
and case management services; continued cooperation with providers in site location, acquisition
and permitting (as with Catholic Charities and La Posada de Guadalupe); continued participation
in the sub-regional programs (such as the hotel voucher program); and furthered discussions with
neighboring jurisdictions about regional and/or sub-regional solutions to the shared homeless
needs.
With regard to physically and administratively accommodating future homeless shelters, the
City’s existing zoning designations of Neighborhood Commercial (C-l), General Commercial
(C-2) and Planned Industrial (P-M) all would allow homeless emergency and transitional shelters
with approval of a Conditional Use Permit. Most of these zones are located near retail and
transportation services and are adequately separated from residential areas to make them
politically acceptable to the community (as shown on Map G - “Potential Areas for Emergency
and Transitional Housing” located in Appendix C of the 1999 Housing Element.
The Housing Element Update is subject to the following regulations:
1. General Plan;
2. Local Coastal Program;
3. Growth Management Program
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IV. ANALYSIS
The recommendation for approval for this project was developed by analyzing the project’s
consistency with the applicable policies and regulations listed above. Therefore, this section
covers the project’s compliance with each of the regulations listed above.
A. General Plan
California law requires that General Plans contain an integrated and internally consistent set of
policies. The Housing Element programs and policies are directly related to several elements,
namely the Land Use, Circulation, Public Safety and Noise. The Housing Element is most
affected by development policies contained in the Land Use Element, which establishes the
location, type, intensity and distribution of land uses throughout the City. While the Housing
Element is not necessarily related to some elements, such as the Arts Element, a discussion of the
consistency between these elements is also included below.
Land Use Element
The Housing Element uses the residential goals and objectives of the City’s adopted Land Use
Element as a policy tiamework for developing more specific goals and policies in the Housing
Element. The numerous goals and objectives of the Land Use Element encompass five main
themes:
1. Preservation - The City should preserve the neighborhood atmosphere, retain the
identity of the existing neighborhoods, maximize open space, and ensure slope
preservation.
2. Choice - The City should ensure a variety of housing types (single-family
detached or attached, multifamily apartments and condominiums) with different
styles and price levels in a variety of locations.
3. Medium and High Density Compatibility with Surroundings and Services - The
City should provide close-in living and convenient shopping in the commercial
core but limit large-scale development of apartments to areas that are most
appropriate.
4. Housing Needs - The City should utilize programs to revitalize deteriorating areas
or those with high potential for deterioration. and seek to provide low and
moderate-income housing. The City will also address the special housing needs
of the homeless, the farm worker, the physically challenged and the elderly.
5. Growth Management Program - The Housing Element was reviewed with regard
to the Growth Management Program, developed in 1986. The analysis found that
the Growth Management Program would not significantly impact the Regional
Housing Needs or the Housing Element as the City’s housing needs and fair share
goals will continue to be met. It is the purpose and intent of the Growth
Management Program to provide quality housing opportunities for all economic
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the public service needs of Carlsbad’s residents and available fiscal and
environmental resources.
Since the Housing Element uses the residential goals and objectives of the City’s adopted Land
Use Element as a policy framework for developing its goals and policies, the Housing Element is
consistent with the Land Use Element.
Circulation Element
The programs and policies of the Housing Element do not prevent or preclude the provision of
adequate circulation within and around future or rehabilitated housing developments. All
residential development is still required to conform to the City’s Growth Management Program,
thereby providing all necessary infrastructure concurrent or prior to development. No adjustment
to the alignment or provision of General Plan Circulation roadways is necessary to accommodate
the Housing Element programs and policies. Therefore, the proposed Housing Element Update
is consistent with the Circulation Element.
Noise Element
The programs and policies of the Housing Element do not require the development of housing in
close proximity to noise generators, such as the Interstate 5 freeway, major circulation routes or
the McClellanIPalomar Airport. All of the quantified objectives can be met without the need to
expose people to excessive, objectionable or hamrml noise. The vacant developable land
analysis that demonstrates the City’s ability to accommodate the Regional Share Housing Need
Assessment does not require development in any areas of excessive noise. Therefore, the
Housing Element Update is consistent with the Noise Element.
Open Space and Conservation Element
The Open Space and Conservation Element contains policies and maps that indicate the
allowable development in open space and environmentally sensitive areas of the City. The
proposed policies and programs of the Housing Element do not require encroachment of
development into open space areas. As previously discussed, the vacant developable land
analysis accounted for the open space and environmentally sensitive areas when calculating the
City’s maximum residential yield for the 1999-2004 housing cycle. Given the above, the
Housing Element Update is consistent with the Open Space and Conservation Element.
Public Safety Element
As with the Circulation Element, some of the programs and policies of the Public Safety Element
are implemented through the City’s Growth Management Program. Facilities and services, such
as police protection and tire protection, have performance standards that must be met with each
new development. The Housing Element Update contains no programs or policies that would
conflict with this requirement. The remaining programs and policies of the Public Safety
Element deal with physical safety issues, such as floods and geologic hazards. The programs and
policies of the Housing Element take into account the constraints caused by flood hazard areas
and areas of geologic instability and delete these areas from the development potential of the
City. Therefore, the Housing Element Update is consistent with the Public Safety Element. 37
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Parks and Recreation Element
The programs and policies of the Parks and Recreation Element call for the provision of park and
recreational opportunities for all residents of Carlsbad. The provisions of park land is
implemented through the City’s Growth Management Program. No programs or policies of the
Housing Element Update decrease the opportunity to acquire park dedications or develop park
lands, since all future residential projects are subject to the provisions of Growth Management
and the future park areas are not slated for residential development. Given the above, the
Housing Element Update is consistent with the Parks and Recreation Element.
Arts Element
The programs and policies of the Arts Element deal with the provision of art and artistic
opportunities for the enjoyment of all City residents and visitors to Carlsbad. There is very little
that relates the Housing Element with the Arts Element, however none of the Housing Element
programs and policies preclude the implementation of the Arts Elements programs. Since there
is no conflict between the two elements, the Housing Element Update is consistent with the Arts
Element.
B. Local Coastal Program
A portion of the City of Carlsbad lies within the Coastal Zone and, therefore, is subject to the
regulations of the City’s Local Coastal Program (LCP). While the LCP has six segments, the
overall goals and policies of each segment are substantially the same: preservation of agriculture
and scenic resources, protection of environmentally sensitive resources, provision of shoreline
access, and prevention of geologic instability and erosion.
The proposed Housing Element Update and the programs recognize the constraints of
development in the Coastal Zone and do not conflict with LCP goals or objectives. None of the
housing programs allow for degradation of agricultural or scenic resources, encroachment into
environmentally sensitive areas, restriction of coastal access or creation of geologic instability.
In addition, the Housing Element Update contains programs intending to preserve and/or replace
affordable housing within the Coastal Zone, as required by State Law. Given the above, the
proposed Housing Element Update is consistent with the City’s Local Coastal Program.
C. Growth Management Program
The City’s Growth Management Program sets limits to the amount of residential dwelling units
allowed in each of the four quadrants of the City. It also establishes Growth Management
Control Point (GMCP) density maximums for all General Plan residential land use designations.
According to the Growth Management Ordinance (Chapter 21.90 of the Carlsbad Municipal
Code), the GMCP cannot be exceeded without certain findings about the adequacy of facilities
and the density of surrounding residential developments. Even if these findings can be made, no
additional density can be awarded unless the housing priorities detailed in City Council Policy
No. 43 are being addressed. A discussion of these Growth Management findings and the housing
priorities of Council Policy No. 43 are contained in pages 45 and 46 of the 1999 Housing
Element.
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The quantified objectives and various programs of the updated Housing Element are consistent
with the Growth Management Program in that they require consistency during implementation.
As mentioned above, even housing projects using the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance are
required to provide adequate facilities and address the City’s housing priorities contained in
Policy No. 43. The total dwelling unit cap for the City and for each quadrant cannot be changed
by any of the housing programs. Therefore, the proposed Housing Element Update is consistent
with the Growth Management Program.
V. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The potential environmental impacts associated with the goals, policies, objectives and programs
of the updated Housing Element were reviewed in accordance with the California Environmental
Quality Act. The element does not propose any changes to the City’s Land Use Element
therefore no impacts to the City’s buildout of the General Plan will occur. The element does not
actually produce development, therefore all potential site-specific impacts will be reviewed at the
time of development of the specific project.
As demonstrated above, the proposed 1999 Housing Element Update is consistent with all
applicable land use policies and documents, including the General Plan and Local Coastal
Program. No land use conflicts or significant negative environmental impacts to land use will
occur due to implementation of the Housing Element programs. Based upon this analysis, the
Planning Director determined that the Housing Element Update would not have a significant
impact on the environment and, therefore, issued a Negative Declaration on April 14, 2000 for
public review. No comments were received on the environmental review or Negative
Declaration.
Subsequent to the preparation of the environmental review for this project, the City Council
repealed the moratorium due to intersection failure at Palomar Airport Road and El Camino Real.
As a result, the required mitigation related to this intersection is no longer applicable. The
attached Environmental Impact Assessment Form - Part II refers to this intersection failwe and
the incorporation of the required mitigation into the project. Since this is no longer applicable,
an addendum to the Negative Declaration has been prepared and attached.
ATTACHMENTS:
1.
2.
3.
Planning Commission Resolution No. 4777
Planning Commission Resolution No. 4778
Exhibit “A”, “ 1999 Housing Element and Appendices”, dated May 11, 2000 (previously
distributed)
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3. GPA 98-04 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - Request for a recommendation or approval
of a Negative Declaration and Addendum and a General Plan Amendment to adopt the
updates and revisions to the Housing Element of the General Plan for the 1999-2004
Housing Element cycle as required by the California Government Code.
Assistant Planning Director, Gary Wayne stated that agenda item #3 is a request for an update to the
City’s Housing Element for the years 1999-2004; it is mandated by the State. Mr. Wayne introduced
Senior Planner Michael Grim, and Associate Planner Scott Donnell, both of whom made the presentation
of the staff report.
Senior Planner Michael Grim presented the staff report as follows: This agenda item is an amendment to
the entire Housing Element of the General Plan. The Housing Element has been under process for
approximately a year and a half. The Housing Element update was presented before the Housing
Commission on Thursday, May 11, 2000. The Housing Commission approved it unanimously. The
Housing Commission was charged with the duty of analyzing the goals, programs and objectives of the
Housing Element and making sure they were consistent with the City’s housing policies. In contrast, the
responsibility of the Planning Commission is to make sure that none of the objectives, programs or goals
are going to create inconsistencies with any other programs or goals of the elements of the General Plan
or the Growth Management Program or any environmental documentation, i.e. CEQA or future habitat
plans.
Mr. Grim explained that State Law required periodic review and update of the Housing Element. The
State wants to make sure that affordable housing opportunities and housing opportunities for citizens with
special needs are equally disbursed throughout the State of California. The Housing Element Updates
take place on Housing Cycles and are typically five years in length. State Law requires that at each cycle
the following must be done: The local council of government, SANDAG, must derive a regional share
housing needs assessment for each jurisdiction. This is a projection of population growth in the area,
which is distributed among the jurisdictions, in total numbers and income groups. In addition, State Law
dictates that a Housing Element must be processed. The Housing Element must contain a housing
needs assessment and an inventory of constraints and resources. The housing needs and inventory must
also demonstrate that there are adequate sites within the jurisdiction with the appropriate zoning and are
unconstrained and can accommodate the growth that is estimated in the regional share housing needs
statement. The Housing Element must contain a statement of goals, quantified objectives and policies to
provide this housing. It must include a five-year program that demonstrates that the City would be able to
accommodate the anticipated housing needs; remove governmental constraints and conserve existing
housing, etc. A mandatory part of the Housing Element process is public participation. In April of 1998
this process allowed the City to get the community involved.
Prior to 1990 the Housing Elements of Carlsbad were quite scant with regard to active goals and
programs. In the early 1990’s State housing law was significantly augmented, requiring all jurisdictions to
submit their Housing Elements to the State Department of Housing and Community Development for
certification. As a result of these changes to the housing law and the comments from HCD, the City of
Carlsbad undertook a three-year rewrite of the Housing Element and related ordinances. The 1990
Housing Element update represented the most comprehensive revision of the Housing Element in the
City’s history, e.g. inclusionary housing ordinance, secondary dwelling unit ordinance, density bonus
ordinance. In addition, the Housing Element update created a number of ongoing programs that are in
operation now, e.g. requirement for an annual housing report.
Scott Donnell, Associate Planner presented the Annual Housing Production Report for fiscal year 1998-
1999. The purpose of the report is to comply with State Law. Housing Element State Law requires that
the City and all jurisdictions prepare an annual housing production report, with an emphasis on new
construction. Another purpose of the report is to explain what makes housing affordable. An additional
purpose of the report is to review 1990’s housing production and compare production to the regional share
housing needs. To determine what the housing need is, SANDAG puts out growth estimates that are
divided up among the various jurisdictions in San Diego. According to that housing assessment need,
Carlsbad for the last housing cycle needed to produce 6,273 homes to meet growth objectives.
Chairperson Compas asked how the total number of houses needed was determined and if the
determination was accurate.
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Mr. Donnell stated that the numbers were accurate, within 5%. Mr. Grim advised the Commission that the
estimates are done very far in advance. The distribution of the housing needs assessment can accurately
reflect what will happen if the economy stays booming. The amount of growth within the income groups
may not necessarily occur.
Mr. Donnell further said that State Law requires that all housing must be provided for all income groups.
The income groups are: 1. Very Low
2. Low
3. Moderate
4. Other
Each of these groups is a percentage range above and/or below median income. Federal Housing and
Urban Development (HUD) and State Government (HCD) determine the income groups. The 1999
County area median income (AMI) was $52,500. The amount can change due to the household size. The
median income also varies based on the cost of living.
The Regional Share Housing Needs for the 19914996 Housing Cycle
Other
TOTALS
120% + 21447
6,273
Qualifying Limits On Annual Income
FY 98-99 By Household Size
Income Group Person Per Household
t
I
2 4 6 8
Very Low
Low
Moderate
$21,000 $26,250 $30,450 $34,650
$33,600 $42,000 $48,700 $55,450
$50,400 $63,000 $73,100 $83,150
I I I I I I
What makes a house affordable? Both Federal and State Law indicate that housing cost cannot exceed
30% of the monthly income. There are various assumptions that SANDAG and governments have made
combined with the 30% rule to enable staff to determine what is affordable. 1). The category of affordable
rent cannot exceed 30% of the monthly income, 2). Affordable sales prices are estimated to be three times
the maximum income of a particular income group, and 3). The persons per bedroom must be considered
(see chart below).
Qualifying Purchase Price (=3X Annual Income)
Income
Group
FY98-99, By Bedroom
Number of Bedrooms
Determining housing costs for public assisted housing is quite easy because the housing cost is known
and the income levels are known for prospective tenants or buyers. It is not that easy to determine cost
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determined by a quarterly survey sent by the City to all builders and developers requesting rents and
selling prices. In addition, comparables and assessor’s records are checked to determine market rate
housing cost.
Housing Cost in Carlsbad
Comparison of Median Prices
FY 98-99 vs FY 97-98
Housing Type
Single Family
Detached
Condominium
FY98-99 FY97-98 Annual Change Percent
Change
$388,990 $336,750 $52,240 15.5%
$254,990 $228,090 $26,900 11.8%
Housing Production in Carlsbad
New Housing Produced, by Income Group
FY98-99 (Market-rate units)
Income Groups SFD Condo Apt SDU Totals
Very Low 0 0 0 0 0
Low 0 0 0 43 43
Moderate 43 13 0 0 56
Other 1.122 149 0 0 1.271
1 Total (Units) 1 1,165 1 162 10 1 42 1 1,370 I
Housing Production in Carlsbad
New Housing Produced, by Income Group
FY98-99 (Public-assisted Units)
Income Groups For Sale For Rent Totals
Very Low 0 0 0
Low 18 0 18
Moderate 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Totals 18 0 18
Progress vs. Regional Share Needs
For Housing Cycle 7/91 to 6/96
Commissioner Nielsen asked for clarification of regional share.
Mr. Donnell explained that regional share was an estimate put out by SANDAG for all jurisdictions in the
county. The above chart shows the regional share for Carlsbad.
Commissioner Trigas asked how the regional share was determined.
Mr. Grim stated that the regional share housing needs were based on the projected growth of the area, i.e.
employment centers, population, available vacant developable land. The distinguishing thing between the
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regional share and Carlsbad production is that, the regional share is an estimate of the need. Example
only 5,013 units were needed (see table above) to accommodate growth.
Commissioner Trigas asked if special categories of growth were looked at, i.e. senior citizens.
Mr. Grim stated that it was not looked in that level of detail. It is up to the local jurisdictions to define what
their specific housing needs are. If our evaluation determines that there is a need for special housing,
such as affordable housing for the elderly, it would be addressed through the programs in the next
housing cycle.
Dennis Turner, Manager of Advance Planning Section, stated that regional share was based initially on
estimates of growth in population and housing. It starts at the state level. The State Department of
Finance and the Governor’s Office work together to estimate the growth that will occur throughout the
entire state for the five-year period of the housing cycle. They then work with the local councils of
governments at the County levels to determine if the growth that is being estimated by the local counties
matches what is being estimated by the state. The county portion of the state growth is the regional share
of the states. At the county level, the local council of governments, e.g. SANDAG, is asked to distribute
the growth, that will happen in the county, to the local jurisdiction based upon the council of governments
estimate of how much growth will occur in each of the cities. It is assumed that at the regional level 40%
of all households are low and very low income. Carlsbad’s fair share is to produce lower-income housing
in Carlsbad that responds to the regional need of 40%.
Commissioner Nielsen asked for clarification regarding the 17.1% Regional Share.
Mr. Turner stated that the 17.1% on the chart indicates that Carlsbad met 17.1% of the estimated need, of
1,443 very low units.
Commissioner Nielsen asked if an analysis of median income for a siqgle person household was
available.
Debbie Fountain, Director of Housing and Redevelopment, stated that for affordable housing for a
household of one, the annual income couldn’t exceed $30,050. The rate of rent for affordable housing for
a household of one could be no more that $730 per month.
Commissioner Trigas, referring to a recently read report, indicating that 40% of one’s income in San Diego
County is now allotted for housing cost. She questioned the 30% in this presentation.
Mr. Grim stated that 30% is the benchmark used to establish if people are overpaying for housing. There
are a great number of people overpaying for housing in the San Diego County area. Until the State or
Federal Government decide to raise the benchmark percentage, Carlsbad will determine the cost of
housing using the 30% benchmark.
Chairperson Compas, referring to the chart indicating the 43-second dwelling units, asked how many were
utilized as low-income second dwelling units.
Mr. Grim stated that because there was no way of making sure that the inclusionary housing or second
dwelling units were used as affordable housing units, the lnclusionary Housing and Second Dwelling Units
Ordinance was amended. The new program states that you must rent restrict to qualify.
Commissioner Nielsen asked for clarification of “unknown” on the chart.
Mr. Donnell stated that “unknown” represents the homes for which there are no sales data. It is estimated
that most of the homes in the “unknown” category would fall into the “other” income category.
In conclusion, Mr. Donnell said that the economy is a significant factor. The private sector alone did not
produce affordable housing. The affordable housing built resulted from:
1. The lnclusionary Housing Ordinance
2. City Assistance
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The outlook for the year 2000 indicated that production of homes has decreased. Despite the overall
decrease in the production of units, the number of affordable housing units has increased. Staff also
believes there will be a reliance on lnclusionary Ordinance and City Assistance to produce the affordable
housing that is needed.
Outlook for 2000
New Public-Assisted Projects
(These will add 375 very low and low income units)
Commissioner Nielsen asked about the Kelly Ranch and why it was not included in the chart.
Mr. Grim stated that it was not at the level of development as the other projects at the time of the Housing
Report. Kelly Ranch will be in the next Housing Element cycle rather than the last Housing Element cycle.
Chairperson Compas asked why the number of Asian residents in Carlsbad was declining.
Mr. Grim and Mr. Donnell stated that they did not know.
Mr. Grim stated that for a City with high land cost, a Growth Management Program, and sensitive
resources, a great number of affordable housing units were being produced in Carlsbad.
Continuing, Mr. Grim, stated that the general philosophy of this current Housing Element Update, is “don’t
mess with something that seems to be working well.” The content and arrangement of this Housing
Element was changed slightly to increase readability. The first section outlines the housing needs and
inventory, as required. The second section of the Housing Element is a discussion of the potential
constraints, governmental, non-governmental and environmental that could pose a barrier to the provision
of housing. Included with the constraints is a discussion of the mitigating opportunities available to reduce
the effects of the constraints. The third section is a list of all of the goals, objectives policies and
programs. The last section of the element is the Appendices, which contain a review of the 1990 Housing
Element and a summary of the housing production and fee collection associated with the lnclusionary
Housing Program, as well as several pertinent attachments, including a review of the lnclusionary Housing
Program and Housing Element. A public participation workshop was held and survey forms were sent out
to gain information about the housing needs of the community. A preliminary draft of the element was
sent to the State to gather comments and an assessment of our housing element. The feedback from the
State directed staff to conduct more data analysis. In addition, the draft element was sent to HCD and a
letter dated March 9, 2000 received from HCD is included in the staff report, which indicates that Carlsbad
is complying with State Law. Some minor adjustments made by staff to the Housing Element included
deletion of programs that were not applicable, revision of lending program and homeless program and an
addition of a new housing program to assist citizens with disabilities.
Mr. Grim explained that the Housing Element Advisory Committee, through SANDAG, developed the Self-
Certification Program in 1995 sponsored by State Legislation. There are three major parts to the Self-
Certification Program:
1. Added required findings (jurisdiction must show that its element is consistent with
State Law;
2. Must show that everything is being done to disburse affordable housing around
the community; and
3. Must show that Self-Certification Objectives are met.
Mr. Grim stated that a major component of the Housing Element is the Quantified Objectives and
Adequate Site Analysis. The State requires that some type of Quantified Objective of housing that would
be in line with what is thought can be produced. In addition, it must be shown that adequate sites in the
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area exist to accommodate the Regional Share Housing needs. SANDAG has determined that 6,214
dwelling units is Carlsbad’s Regional Share Housing needs assessment for this 1999-2004 cycle.
Commissioner Baker asked why the Regional share needs numbers were different from the Self-
certification performance objectives and how were the numbers derived.
Mr. Grim explained that the Self-certification Performance Objectives, as opposed to the regional share
being based on projected growth, are based on what resources the City has to be able to provide the
housing. The numbers for the Self-certification Performance Objectives are derived through the Housing
Element Advisory Committee from SANDAG. The Self-certification Performance Objectives recognizes
that affordable housing can be provided without building new units.
Chairperson Compas asked if the chart was in the draft that was sent to HCD and if there were any
problems.
Mr. Grim responded that the chart was sent to HCD and there were no problems because State Laws
were being met.
Mr. Turner stated that State Law and SANDAG established the Housing Element Advisory Committee with
one member of the committee being a representative from HCD. The performance objectives for Self-
certification set by the committee are resource based, and one based upon historical production. The
numbers are given to each jurisdiction by SANDAG.
Mr. Grim indicated that to meet the third finding of self-certification Carlsbad will need to produce 170
extremely low income housing units, 201 very-low income housing units and 258 low income housing
units, affordable to the aforementioned income groups for a total of 629 units.
Commissioner Nielsen asked if there was a plan in place to produce the needed affordable units.
Ms. Fountain advised the Commission that the Housing Element included a number of programs, projects
and activities that are designed to act as a toolbox to assist the City in satisfying the affordable housing
unit needs. Under the extremely low income affordable units there are 37 units available now, due to the
purchase of the Tyler Court Apartment Project. 50% of the units are for extremely low-income groups and
50% of the units are for very-low income groups. In addition, there are currently two projects under
construction that will help to achieve the goal regarding affordable housing in the very-low income and
extremely low-income groups. There is a plan included in the lnclusionary Housing revision that offers
incentives to developers who will build affordable housing for extremely low and very-low income groups.
Commissioner Segall asked if the City received credit when the project was approved or after the project
is completed and occupied.
Ms Fountain advised the Commission that the project had to be constructed, rent restricted and available
for occupancy before credit could be received.
Commissioner Segall asked if a staff report could be provided to the Commission to show in detail what
was being built, what was needed and what was available in the low and extremely low categories, (i.e. an
historical prospective of affordable dwelling units).
Ms. Fountain indicated that an ongoing report outlining a prospective of affordable dwelling units was
maintained and the report would be provided to the Planning Commission.
Mr. Grim stated that the second part of the Housing Element required that adequate sites to accommodate
the Regional Share Housing Needs Assessment including special needs be shown. The Regional Share
Housing Needs Assessment for Carlsbad is 6,214 dwelling units. Currently, there exist developable
vacant residential land in Carlsbad of 4,784 acres.
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Commissioner Segall asked if building beyond 19,066 dwelling units, needed the vote of the public.
Mr. Grim stated that building to 19,066 could occur without any special finding or special things. Building higher that 19,066 would be allowed because there are technically excess dwelling units available for each
quadrant.
Commissioner Segall asked if there was a possibility that the State would require that building be done to
a number that could not physically be done without a public vote.
Mr. Grim responded not in this housing cycle.
Commissioner Heineman asked how the sizes of each of the 19,066 dwelling units would be determined.
Mr. Grim stated that it was based on the residential density.
Continuing the Staff Report, Mr. Grim noted that the second half of the Adequate Sites Analysis is to show
that there are adequate sites for persons with special needs; most notably because of case law this is the homeless population. Conditional Use Permits allow transitional and emergency homeless shelters in
three of the City’s zones, Cl, C2, and PM. It must be recognized that Carlsbad has urban and rural homeless, which have different needs. Areas within the City were identified that had the appropriate
zoning and surroundings. The State did not mandate that individual properties had to be identified as being an adequate site for a homeless shelter.
Chairperson Compas asked what the probability was that a homeless shelter would be placed in Carlsbad in the next five years.
Mr. Grim stated he did not know.
Commissioner L’Heureux, referring to the working homeless, questioned the availability of farm worker
housing because much of the agricultural land is disappearing, and the farm worker population is being
reduced.
Mr. Grim stated that the report outlined how agriculture was a dying industry in Carlsbad. It is not known if the agricultural industry will survive long enough to allow the farmer to prorate the cost of providing
housing.
Regarding the Growth Management and General Plan consistency, Mr. Grim explained that none of the
goals or programs have been changed, but the objectives have been aligned to be more in concert with
Self-certification. Nothing has been done to the element to create inconsistencies with any of the other
elements. All projects are required to be consistent with the Land Use Element. Regarding circulation, all projects are required to be consistent with the Growth Management requirement for facilities. It is not
required that dwelling units caps be exceeded or shirk on any facility requirements to allow the affordable
housing to go in, therefore all the projects can still be consistent with the Growth Management Program. Staff is recommending that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the document.
Commissioner Baker asked if there would be a monitoring system in place to assure that persons truly in
need of the low-income housing were the ones using it.
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Mr. Grim explained that affordable housing agreements are signed with each developer producing
affordable housing, stipulating the affordability, the length of affordability and the qualifications necessary
to rent or purchase the affordable housing.
Commissioner Compas asked how likely it was that Carlsbad would achieve Self-certification in the next
five years.
Mr. Grim advised the Commission that it would depend on the willingness to explore new and different programs and the ability to find additional financing.
Commissioner Segall asked for clarification regarding the 1999-2004 cycle, as this is the year 2000.
Mr. Grim stated that the element is late because there were delays in getting all of the needed data.
Commissioner Heineman asked if the additional funding sources for affordable housing would be strictly public sources.
Mr. Grim said that there are non-profit organizations that can participate, as well as funding from State or
Federal Grants.
Commissioner Trigas asked if rent control or rehab was being looked at more extensively.
Mr. Grim stated that the orientation of the lnclusionary Program is to not only have the City involved, but
also to have the development community required by ordinance to participate as well on an ongoing basis.
Commissioner Nielsen asked what happens if instead of 170 affordable units only 100 affordable units were produced.
Mr. Grim advised the Commission that Carlsbad would then be ineligible to self-certify for the 1999-2004 cycle, and therefore must go through the State Certification process.
Commissioner Trigas stated that there is an increase in the senior population in Carlsbad. She asked if
there are any affordable dwelling units being targeted for senior housing.
Mr. Grim responded that the Brighton Gardens and Sunrise Carlsbad are new senior complexes. In addition, the Tyler Court Apartments provide affordable/rent restricted senior housing. Developing
affordable housing for seniors in Carlsbad is a one priority.
PUBLIC TESTIMONY:
Mario Monroy, 749 Magnolia, Carlsbad, informed the Commission that homes are not affordable in
Carlsbad because there is a lack of homes of 1,000 square feet or less. The Growth Management Plan states that one can only build to the control point and because of the cost the developers are building
below the control point, but building larger houses. Houses in Carlsbad are not affordable, because they are not 1,000 square feet.
Chairperson Compas closed public testimony and called for a motion:
ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Segall, and duly seconded, that the Planning
Commission adopt Planning Commission Resolution No 4777, recommending
approval of the Negative Declaration issued by the Planning Director, and adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 4778, recommending approval of General Plan Amendment GPA 98-04, based upon the findings contained therein.
DISCUSSION:
Commissioner Baker complimented the writers of the staff report, but voiced concern regarding code enforcement programs on page 55, indicating that code enforcement will not be paid attention to unless
PLANNING COMMISSION May 17,200O Page 15
there is a complaint. She is concerned that future slums are not being built as a result of the relaxed standards.
Commissioner Segall and Chairperson Compas concurred with Commissioner Baker.
Chairperson Compas called for the vote.
VOTE: 7-o-o
AYES: Compas, Trigas, Nielsen, Baker, Heineman, L’Heureux, Segall NOES: None ABSTAIN: None
Chairperson Compas closed the public hearing.
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DEPARTM5NT OF HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPblFZkr
Dhdsion of Housing Policy Development llooTMsho&sd.aa
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Mr. Michael J. Holzmiller, Director Cii of C&bad Planning Departma~ 163 5 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad CaIif%a 92008-7134
Dear Mr. Holzmillcr:
RE: Review of the City 0fCiulsbad’s D&k Housing Elemeut Update
Tfiankycrufbrsubmittingcmlsbad’sdrsAhausingdamartIrpdate,~fwourreview
January 24,200O. As you know, we arc required to review drafk housing clmmnts and report
our Wings to the locality pursuant to Government Code Section 65585(b).
A telephone conversation with Mr. Michael Grimm, of your staff; assisted our review. This
letter summark that codon and our review.
’ We are pleased to f%d that the housing element addresses most of the statutory requirements.
For example, the land inventoq identifies acreages by zoning category and distinguishes
between those with kilities and services available in the planning period and sites lacking such services. The elemnt also inchrdts analyses of the City’s inchuionary ordinance and growth
management policy and detailed review of program accomplishm~ts during the last planning
period.
However, the element needs to address the following two issues in order to comply with State
housing clement law (Article 10-6 of the Government Code). The element should include: 1)
an estimate of the redevelopment housing set-aside Gmds that are expected to be available over
the entire planning period and the planned use of those fimda; and 2) the incidence of
households overpaying for housing, We will provide overpaying data under separate cover.
We note that the clunent does not include’ an estimate of the member of units in need of rehabilitation or replacement it oniy states the age of the housing stock This is acceptAle,
however, .since the element includes several programs to address the rehabiiion need of both
single- and mul&units.
The limited amount of vacant available mul&mily land, zoned highdensity, is still a concern.
Further, as the element demonstxates, this land could be developed at lower densities (i.e., less a&dable) yet; it is even difficult for moderate, let alone lower-income households to find
&xdable housing. Tberefon we urge the City to establi& minimum development densities
for each zoning category or establish a no net loss policy to ensure an adequate continuiq
zpis land for development of housing affardabie for lower- and moderate-income
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Mr. hlkhael J. H&miller, Director
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We also urge the City to establish a tracking system of developments with units that address
accessible/adaptable requirements. This wuld become a valuable resource for households that
include a disabled/handicapped person(s).
We wmmend’the City fiw its diligww in developing an e&ctive housing element. Moreover, the
elanentisverythorough,wcllorganiudandwtllwrittcnand~~theeftbrtmedcdfbrits
development
To~~~City’sadoptionofthehousingelernerrtwewiIl~an~reviewafgny
needai &urges. We thank Mr. Grimm and Mr. Turner fbr their wope&on. If you require
additional assistance or have any questions, please feel free to contact Camilla Cleary, of our
sta at (916) 3233185.
ln accordance with their requests pursuant to the Public Rewrds Act, we are forwarding a wpy
ofthis letter to the individuals list4 below.
Sincerely,
, Cathy E.beswe,U
Acting Deputy Director
cc: Dennis Turner, Planning Department
Susan Baldwin, San Diego Council of Oovernments
Kathleen Mikkelxm, Deputy Attorney General
Terry Roberts, 00vemor’s O&e ofplanning and Research
Juan Awsta, California Building Uustry Asso&ion Marcia Saikiq California Association ofRealtors
MarcBrown, CaIifomia RuralLegal Assistance Foundation
Rob Wiener, California Coalition for Rural Housing
Susan DeSantis, The Planning Center
Dara Schur, Westem Center on Law Poverty
Michael G. Colantuono, Attorney at Law
Catherine Rodman, San Diego Friends of Legal Aid Je&ey Francis, Califbmia Public Interest Research Group Claudia smith, Cahfomia Rural Legal Assistance
Frank Lsndetville, Regional Task Force on the Homeless
AM Fathy, AIB
Jose Rodriguez, CalZomia Rural Legal Assistance Howard Stacklin Karen warner, CottcdBelandlAssociates
Mel Shapiro
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a
public hearing at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 11,2000, at the City Council Chambers,
1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, to consider a request for a General
Plan Amendment to adopt the updates and revisions to the Housing Element of the
General Plan for the 1999-2004 Housing Element cycle as required by the California
Government.
Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend the public
hearing. Copies of the staff report will be available on and after July 7,200O. If you have
any questions, please call Mike Grim in the Planning Department at (760) 602-4623.
If you challenge the General Plan Amendment in court, you may be limited to raising
only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in the notice,
or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad City Clerk’s Office at, or
prior to, the public hearing.
CASE FILE: GPA 98-04
CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
PUBLISH: SUNDAY, JULY 2,200O
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RE: PUBLIC HEARING REQUEST
Attached are the materials necessary for you to notice
GPA 98-04 - Housing Element Update
for a public hearing before the City Council.
Please notice the item for the council meeting of June 20, 2000
.
Thank you.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad will
hold a public hearing at the Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad,
California, at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17, 2000, to consider a request for a
General Plan Amendment to adopt the updates and revisions to the Housing Element
of the General Plan for the 1999-2004 Housing Element cycle as required by the
California Government.
Those persons wishing to speak on this proposal are cordially invited to attend the
public hearing. Copies of the staff report will be available on and after May 11, 2000. If
you have any questions, please call Mike Grim in the Planning Department at (760)
602-4623.
If you challenge the General Plan Amendment in court, you may be limited to raising
only those issues you or someone else raised at the public hearing described in this
notice or in written correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad at or prior to the
public hearing.
CASE FILE: GPA 98-04
CASE NAME: HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
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SD NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING SVC
SUITE B
3902 EL CAJON BL
SAN DIEGO CA 92105
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
3043 4TH AV
SANDIEGO CA 92103
PACIFIC HOUSING SOLUTIONS
2216 EDINBURG
CARDIFF BY THE SEA CA 92007
INTERFAITH HOUSING FOUNDATION
2130 4-l-H AV
SANDIEGO CA 92101
SAN DIEGO URBAN LEAGUE
4261 MARKET ST
SAN DIEGO CA 92102
REVISIMS RESOURCES
7611 PRIMAVERA WY
CARLSBAD CA 92009
AFFORDABLE HOUSING PEOPLE
SUITE 159
7720 B EL CAMINO REAL
CARISBAD CA 92009
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
3562 GROVE ST
LEMON GROVE CA 91945
PRICE CHARITIES
SUITE 520
7979 IVANHOE AV
LA JOLLA CA 92037
CALIF BLACK HEALTH NETWORK NATL ASSOC OF SOCIAL WORKERS
SUITE 103 3060 53RD ST
7840 MISSION CENTER CT
SAN DIEGO CA 92 108
SAN DIEGO CA 92105
REACH
PO BOX 29 13
ESCON’DIDO CA 92033
INDIAN HUMAN RESOURCES CENTER
SUITEA
4040 30TH ST
SAN DIEGO CA 92104
NATIONAL LOW INCOME HSG COAL
ROOM 1200
1012 14THNW
WASHINGTON DC 20065
LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES
31014TH AV
SAN DIEGO CA 92 103
NCLRIMAAC
1770 4TH AV
SAN DIEGO CA 92 101
PATHFINDERS OF SD, MC
3806 GRIM AV
SAN DIEGO CA 92104
FOUNDATION FOR CHANGE
2166 B AVENIDA DE LA PLAYA
LA JOLLA CA 92037
AFFIRMED HOUSING GROUP
SUITE 208
200 E WASHINGTON ST
ESCONDIDO CA 92025
LABOR COMM SERVICE AG
SUITE 200
2615 CAMINO DE RIO S
SANDIEGO CA 92108
STEPPING STONE
3425 5TH AV
SANDIEGO CA 92103
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HARVEST FOR THE HUNGRY BROTHER BENNOS FOUNDATION , ALPHA PROJECT
4602 CHICICSAW CT 3260 PRODUCTION AV 299 17TH ST
SAN DIEGO CA 92117 OCEANSIDE CA 92054 SANDIEGO CA 92101
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
349 CEDAR ST
SAN DIEGO CA 92101
SHELTERPARTNERSrn
SUITE 616
523 W6THST
LOSANGELES CA 90014
514 N COASTHWY
OCEANSIDE CA 92054
COMM RESEARCH FOUNDATION N COASTAL SERVICE CENTER LIFELINE COMM SERVICES
1738 S TREMONT ST SUITEA 200 JEFFERSON ST
OCEANSIDE CA 92054 125 S TREMONT ST VISTA CA 92084
OCEANSIDE CA 92054
SD FRIENDS OF LEGAL AIDE CAMCLEARY
SUITE 310 DEPT OF HOUSING AND COMM DEV
303 A ST PO BOX 952053
SANDIEGO CA 92121 SACRAMENTO CA 94252-2053
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PO BOX 1605
CARLSBAD CA 92018
AIRPORTMANAGER
MCCLELLAN/F’ALOMAR AIRPORT
2198 PALOMAR AIRPORT RD
CARLSBAD CA 92008
JACK HENTHORN & ASSOC
SUITE D
5375 AVENIDA ENCINAS
CARLSBAD CA 92008
PLANNING SYSTEMS
SUITE 100
1530 FARADAY AV
CARLSBAD CA 92008
BARRIO ASSOCIATION
! OFELIA ESCOBEDO
* 1611 JAMES DR
’ CARLSBAD CA 92008
HOFMAN P LANNlNG ASSOC
SUITE 150
5900 PASTEUR CT
CARLSBAD CA 92008
ODAY CONSULTANTS
SUITE
5900 PASTEUR CT
CARLSBAD CA 92008
BUILDINGINDUSTRY ASSOC
6336 GREENWICH DR
SAN DIEGO CA 92122
CAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
SURE 250
100 CORPORATE PLAZA
CULVERCITY CA 90230-7641
SUSAN BALDWIN
SANDAG
SUITE 800
401 B ST
SANDIEGO CA 921014231
LADWIG DESIGN GROUP
SUITE 300
703 PALOMAR AIRPORT RD
CARLSBAD CA 92009
HUNSAICER & ASSOC
SUITE 200
10179 HUENNEKENS ST
SANDIEGO CA 92121
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GOOD NEIGHBOR COMM BUILDERS
461 NLAD
ENCINITAS CA 92024
AFFORDABLE HOUSING APPL
SUITE 101
9620 CHESAPEAKE DR
SAN DIEGO CA 92123
INTERFAITH HOUSING FOUNDATION FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL OF SD
21304THAV SUITE 1114
SANDIEGO CA 92101-2110 625 BROADWAY
SANDIEGG CA 92101
ACCESS CENTER OF SD BIG SISTER LEAGUE, INC FRATERNITY HOUSE
3736 ALABAMA ST 115REDWGODST 20702 ELFIN FOREST RD
SAN DIEGO CA SANDIEGO CA 92103 ESCONDIDO CA 92029
ACCION SAN DIEGO LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO
1 OTH FLOOR 11OSEUCLIDAV
1250 6TH AV SANDIEGO CA 92114
SAN DIEGO CA 921014313 -
SD VETERAN SERVICES CENTER CUATRO CORPORATION
SUITE 106 1770 4TH AV
135 W MISSION AV SANDIEGO CA 92101
ESCONDIDO CA 92025
SD APARTMENT ASSOC BRIDGE HOUSING GROUP
SUITE 10 SUITE 400
37 10 HILLTOP DR 1 HAWTHORNE ST
LEMON GROVE CA 91945 SANFRhCISCO CA 94105
FANNIEMAE
135 N LOS ROBLES AV
PASADENA CA 91101-1707
SAFE HARBOR
3874 RIVIERA DR
SANDIEGO CA 92019
NORTH COAST HOUSING
PO BOX 343
CARDIFF CA 92007
CALIF RURAL LEGAL ASSIST
216 S TREMONT ST
OCEANSIDE CA 92054
CHICANO FEDERATION
610 22ND ST
SAN DIEGO CA 92102
HUMAN RELATIONS COMM FRIENDS OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS
SUITE 916 7530 JERE22 CT
1200 3RD AV CARLSBAD CA 92009
SANDIEGO CA 92101
VILLAGE MERCHANTS ASSOC
PO BOX 1247
CARLSBAD CA 92018
HOUSING DEPARTMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
202 C ST 3989 RUFFIN RD
SANDIEGG CA 92101 SANDIEGG CA 92123
HOUSING DEPARTMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF CHULA VISTA CITY OF ESCONDIDO
276 4TH AV 201 N BROADWAY
CHULA VISTA CA 91910 ESCONDIDO CA 92025
HOUSING DEPARTMENT HOUSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SAN MARCOS CITYOFOCEANSIDE
1 CIVIC CENTER DR 300 N COAST IiWY
SAN MARCOS CA 92069 OCEANSIDE CA 92054
HOUSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF SOLANA BEACH
635 S HWT 101
SOLANA BEACH CA 92075
CARLSBAD UNIFIED SCBOOL DIS
801 PINE AV
CARLSBAD CA 92008
HOUSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF ENCINITAS
505 S VULCAN
ENCINlTAS CA 92024
HOUSING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF VISTA
’ PO BOX 1988
VlSTA CA 92085
SAN MARCOS UNIFIED SCHOOL DIS
215 MATA VfY
SAN MARCOS CA 92069
SAN DIEGUITO UNION HS DISTRICT ENCINITAS UNION ELEM SCHOOL DIS
7 10 ENClNITAS BL 101 S RANCH0 SANTA FE RD
ENCINITAS CA 92024 ENclNlTAs CA 92024