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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-07-24; Planning Commission; Resolution 7114 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AN ALLOCATION FROM THE EXCESS DWELLING UNIT BANK FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES DESCRIBED HEREIN AND FOR WHICH A RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CHANGE IS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL PER PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 7112. CASE NAME: GENERAL PLAN UPDATE CASE NO.: GPA 07-02 WHEREAS, the City Planner has filed a verified application with the City of Carlsbad regarding a comprehensive update to the city’s General Plan, which affects properties citywide; and WHEREAS, per City Council direction at its meeting of September 11, 2012 and November 5, 2013, staff utilized the Preferred Plan in the preparation of the General Plan update, and said Preferred Plan and City Council direction included proposals to increase allowed residential densities on various properties; and WHEREAS, to approve any of the proposed residential density increases requires an allocation of units from the city’s Excess Dwelling Unit Bank as established in City Council Policy No. 43; and WHEREAS, City Council Policy No. 43 identifies that an allocation of excess dwelling units is an “incentive”, as defined by Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.86.020.A.12 and Government Code Section 65915(k), in that it is a regulatory concession that modifies the requirements of CMC Chapter 21.90 by permitting development with more dwelling units than otherwise permitted by the growth management control point established in CMC Chapter 21.90; the allocation of excess dwelling units to a property will permit more dwelling units on a site than would otherwise be allowed by the existing underlying General Plan land use designation, which reduces land cost per dwelling unit and results in identifiable, financially sufficient and actual cost reductions to development of the property; and WHEREAS, City Council Policy No. 43 requires, in return for the incentive of receiving an allocation of excess dwelling units, that a percentage of the housing units developed on a site, which has been subject to an allocation of excess dwelling units, be provided at a cost affordable to lower income PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 7114 PC RESO NO. 7114 -2- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 households per the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (CMC Chapter 21.85) or as otherwise specified by the decision-maker; and Whereas, staff and the Planning Commission recommend that excess dwelling units be allocated to properties as identified in Table A below and as further described in Attachment 8 of the Planning Commission Staff Report dated July 18, 2015: TABLE A – RECOMMENDED ALLOCATION OF EXCESS DWELLING UNITS Quadrant Site Name Assessor’s Parcel Number Recommended Land Use Changes Units to be Allocated from EDUB From (Existing) To (Recommended) Northeast Basin BJ 168-05-036 RLM/OS R-30/OS 94 Robertson Ranch PA22 168-360-16 O/OS R-23/OS (20 du/ac. min.) 98 Sunny Creek Commercial 209-090-11 L (17.6 ac.) L (8ac.) R-15 (9.6 ac. @ 12 du/ac. min.) 115 Northwest Marja Residential 207-101-35 RLM R-15 (12 du/ac. min.) 100 Southeast La Costa Town Square 223-060-61 O R-23 120 Southwest Aviara Farms 212-040-56 UA R-30 224 Ponto Residential 216-140-43 UA R-23 124 Ponto Mixed Use UA GC 12 TOTAL 887 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did on July 18, 2015, hold a duly noticed public hearing and received public testimony and thereafter continued said public hearing to July 22, 23 and 24, 2015, as prescribed by law to consider said request; and 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 evidence relating to the General Plan Amendment and proposed residential land use changes. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad that: A) The foregoing recitations are true and correct. B) Based on the evidence presented at the public hearing and based on the following findings, the Planning Commission RECOMMENDS: PC RESO NO. 7114 -3- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1) THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE ALLOCATION OF EXCESS DWELLING UNITS PER TABLE A OF THIS RESOLUTION, SUPPORTED BY THE FINDINGS BELOW. Findings: 1. The location and density of the sites to be allocated excess dwelling units are compatible with existing adjacent residential neighborhoods and/or nearby existing or planned uses in that the sites: are within close proximity to neighborhood services (shopping, employment, parks, schools, etc.); are not located in areas that contain significant natural or manmade hazards; are adjacent to or near properties with similar densities. 2. The location and density of the sites are in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Plan and any other applicable planning document in that the allocation of excess dwelling units will enable implementation of the land use designations proposed by the General Plan update and the sites help to ensure the availability of sufficient land in all residential densities to accommodate varied housing types to meet Carlsbad’s 2010-2020 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA), as identified in the Housing Element. 3. The proposed residential land use changes comply with the findings stated in the General Plan for projects that exceed the growth management control point for the applicable density range in that the General Plan EIR did not identify any significant impacts to public facilities resulting from buildout of the subject properties at the proposed densities; and future development at the proposed densities will be subject to the city’s growth management ordinance, which requires the provision of adequate public facilities concurrent with development; and the proposed densities will not result in exceeding any quadrant dwelling limit. NOW, THEREFORE, the Planning Commission of the City of Carlsbad resolves that: A) The density increases provided in Table A herein are substantial and well above the density bonus limits established by Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.86.030.B, and constitute an “offset” as defined by Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.85.020. In exchange for making such offset available, the city council finds it is appropriate to require, in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code (CMC) Section 21.85.100, any residential development (rental or for-sale) on the properties identified in Table A of this resolution to enter into an affordable housing agreement with the City of Carlsbad to provide a minimum of 20 percent of the total housing units on the site of the residential development as affordable to lower income households at 80% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income. At the sole discretion of the City of Carlsbad and following completion of an alternate public benefit analysis, any residential development (rental or for-sale) on the properties identified in Table A of this resolution may be permitted to produce affordable housing units on the site of the residential development that meet one of the following minimum requirements as an alternative to satisfy the lower income affordable housing requirement set forth above: 1. A minimum of 15 percent of the total projects housing units shall be affordable to lower income households at 80% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income and an additional 10 percent shall be affordable to moderate income households at 100% or below of the San Diego County Area Median Income; or PC RESO NO. 7114 -4- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2. A minimum of 15 percent of the total project housing units shall be affordable to very low income households at 50% or below the San Diego County Area Median Income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .