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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-05-08; Housing Commission; Resolution 97-006, .& \. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 20 HOUSING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 97-006 A RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF * SECOND DWELLING UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF CARLSBAD AS RELATED TO SATISFACTION OF THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENT FOR HOUSING DEVELOPERS. WHEREAS, housing developers may have the option of producing Second Dwelling Units to meet the inclusionary housing obligation set forth by the City of Carlsbad’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance for affordable housing purposes; and WHEREAS, the Housing Commission desires to provide guidance to housing developers who wish to construct second dwelling units to meet their inclusionary housing obligations; and WHEREAS, said Housing Commission did, on the 10th day of April, 1997, hold a public meeting to consider “Guidelines for the Development of Second Dwelling Units”; and WHEREAS, on May 8, 1997, the Housing Commission did give final consideration to the “Guidelines for the Development of Second Dwelling Units”. .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... I‘ L. 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 20 -. HC Resolution No. 97-006 Page 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Housing Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. The above recitations are true and correct. 2. That based on the discussion and general consensus of the Housing Commission on April 10, 1997 and May 8, 1997, the Housing Commission hereby RECOMMENDS that the City Council ADOPT the “Guidelines for Development of Second Dwelling Units”, which have been developed by the Housing Commission and are attached as Exhibit A to this resolution and incorporated herein by reference, to guide the future development of second dwelling units to satisfy the City’s Inclusionary Housing requirements. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Housing Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 8th day of May, 1997, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: Calverley ABSTAIN: None .A Schlehuber, Wellman, Scarpelli, Escobedo, Rose, Latas, Walker, Noble f MICHAEL SChEHUBER, Chairperson, Housing Commission EVAN BECKER, Housing and Redevelopment Director ,. 1 I. I City of Carlsbad GUIDELINES ON DEVELOMENT OF SECOND DWELLING UNITS I Approved: Purpose of Guidelines: To assist the Housing Commission and City CounciVHousing and Redevelopment Commission or Planning Commission in review of projects which have proposed development of Second Dwelling Units to meet the requirements to produce affordable housing units under the City of Carlsbad’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. To assist housing developers to better understand the desires of the Housing Commission, and City Council/Housing and Redevelopment Commission or Planning Commission to produce quality affordable housing which appropriately meets the needs of the Carlsbad community. To assist City staff as they work with housing developers to satisfl their affordable housing obligations under the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Guidelines: The Guidelines developed by the Housing Commission and adopted by the City Council are as follows: 1. Size Limits: The units shall be no larger than 640 square feet (per the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance) and no smaller than 400 square feet, unless compelling evidence is presented by the developer which justifies a smaller size unit. 2. Design Features: Same as those required by the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance, with the addition that the second dwelling unit must provide a one (1) bedroom floor plan if the unit can be accessed directly from the main dwelling unit. 3. Affordability: The affordability requirements shall be the same as those set forth within the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance. 4. Occupancy Restrictions: There shall be no restrictions on the total household income for occupancy purposes. If the unit is rented, however, the rent must be set at a rate which is affordable to households at 80% or below of the San Diego County Median Income. This is the same as the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance. - SDU Guidelines May 8,1997 Page 2 5. 6. 7. Form of Restrictions: The form of the restriction on the property shall be the same as that indicated within the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance, with the addition that the Affordable Housing Agreement be recorded against the property as well. Monitoring: An annual review of the second dwelling units will be completed using a random sampling of existing units. It is anticipated that the sampling will include an appropriate representation @.e., 20% approximately) of the units which have been constructed as of the date of the review/monitoring visit. Other Limitations: As a general guideline, second dwelling units can be used to satisfy the entire affordable housing requirement for housing projects which have less than 100 units total. For projects which provide for 100 units or more, the general rule shall be that no more than 20% of the total inclusionary housing requirement may be satisfied through the development of second dwelling units. This guideline limit is in addition to the language in the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance which requires City Council/Housing and Redevelopment Commission and/or Planning Commission to give final approval to allow any use of second dwelling units as an alternative to otherwise required construction of new inclusionary units. Applicabilitv : As Guidelines, the above criteria have flexibility for application purposes. On a case by case basis, the City Council/Housing and Redevelopment Commission, Planning Commission and/or Housing Commission may consider projects for approval which are not entirely consistent with these guidelines, if the projects are otherwise deemed appropriate and consistent with the Second Dwelling Unit Ordinance. These guidelines do not amend any existing ordinance related to the Second Dwelling Units or Inclusionary Housing requirements.