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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-09-20; Planning Commission; ; CUP 217AX1 - TYLER COURT SENIOR APARTMENTSle City of Carlsbad Planning Departmen- A REPORT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION P.C. AGENDA OF: September 20, 2000 Item No.@ Application complete date: Not Applicable Project Planner: Anne Hysong Project Engineer: Jeremy Riddle SUBJECT: CUP 217(A)X2 -TYLER COURT SENIOR APARTMENTS -Request for an extension of CUP 217(A) to allow the continued operation of a 75 unit senior residential apartment project located at 3363 Tyler Street in Local Facilities Management Zone 1. I. RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission ADOPT Planning Commission Resolution No. 4829 APPROVING an extension of CUP 217(A)x2 based upon the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. II. INTRODUCTION This proposed extension of CUP 217(A)xl will allow the continued operation of a 75 unit senior residential apartment project currently owned by the Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Agency. Since the Housing and Redevelopment Agency purchased the property, the project has become an affordable housing project with rental rates restricted to those affordable to extremely low and very low income households. Otherwise, the project continues to operate in conformance with the required conditions. The CUP would be retroactively extended from March 4, 1997. III. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND BACKGROUND On March 4, 1992, the Planning Commission approved a five year extension of CUP 217(A)xl to allow a 75 unit senior apartment project at 3363 Tyler Street in the RDM Zone to continue to operate through March 4, 1997. The Tyler Court Senior Apartments were approved by Conditional Use Permit in accordance with the Senior Housing Ordinance in affect in 1984. Although CUP 217(A)xl expired in 1997, the applicant, the City of Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Agency, is requesting a retroactive extension of CUP 217(A)xl from March 4, 1997 to the present and to extend the conditional use for an unlimited time period. Condition No. 2 of the approving CUP Resolution No. 3297 specifies that CUP 217(A)xl may be extended for a period of time not to exceed five years upon written application of the permittee. On September 30, 1999, the City of Carlsbad Housing and Redevelopment Agency (Agency) purchased Tyler Court and placed affordability requirements on the property to ensure that it would remain an affordable senior housing complex for Carlsbad's senior community. Fifty percent of the units are currently rented to extremely low income senior households (households earning 30% or less of the area median income) and the remaining units are rented to very low income households (households earning 50% or less of the area median income). The Agency it' "l•ff CUP 217(A)X2-TYLER clURT SENIOR APARTMENTS September 20, 2000 Pa e2 has retained the Interfaith Housing Assistance Corporation (IHAC) to manage the Tyler Court Apartments. The proposed extension can be justified based on the extensive monitoring that will be conducted by IHAC which includes ensuring that each tenant meets the age requirements established by CUP 217(A)xl along with the income requirements established by the Housing and Redevelopment Commission. IHAC provides the Housing and Redevelopment Agency with a quarterly report stating the age and income of all tenants. In addition, because federal home funds were used to acquire the property, the Housing and Redevelopment Agency is required to provide a similar annual report showing that the residents meet the low-income requirements of the home program. IV. ANALYSIS A. The senior apartment project continues to be consistent with all applicable plans, policies and regulations described below: 1. Carlsbad General Plan 2. Local Facilities Management Plan 1 3. Title 21 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code B. The adopted project findings for CUP 217(A)xl, which are contained m Planning Commission Resolution No. 3297 still apply to this project. C. The adopted project conditions for CUP 217(A)xl, which are contained in Planning Commission Resolution No. 3297 still apply to this project with the exception of Condition No. 2 which is amended by Condition No. 4 in Planning Commission Resolution No. 4829 to extend CUP 217(A)x2. D. No formal written complaints regarding Tyler Court Apartments have been submitted to the City. E. Annual reviews have been conducted by the Planning Department and Housing and Redevelopment Agency, and the project is in compliance with all conditions of approval. V. ENVIRONMENT AL REVIEW The Planning Director has determined that this project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Section 15301, Existing Facilities, of the State CEQA Guidelines and will not have any adverse significant impact on the environment. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Planning Commission Resolution No. 4829 2. Location Map 3. Planning Commission Resolutions No. 3297, 7474, and 6985 AH:cs:mh SITE TYLER COURT SENIOR APARTMENTS CUP 217(A)x2 ..