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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 057-02 AffordHousAreas RESOLUTION NO. 57 - 02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN APPROVING AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRIORITY AREAS POLICY WHEREAS, on May 28, 1996, the City Council of the City of Dublin found that a limited and finite amount of land remains for development of housing in the City and the extended planning area; and WHEREAS, on May 28, 1996, the City Council adopted the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, Section 8.68 of the Dublin Municipal Code, and found that the purpose of Inclusionary Zoning is to assure that further housing development contributes to the attainment of the housing goals of the City by increasing the production of residential units affordable to households of very low, low and moderate income; and WHEREAS, October 16, 2001, the City Council approved Resolution 182-01, which expressed City Council's Intent to Amend the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance and established a Citywide affordable housing goal in an amount not to exceed 15% of new housing units and to prohibit in-lieu fees from being used for more than one-half of the affordable/inclusionary units; and WHEREAS, the Intent to Amend the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance established the date of October 16, 2001, on or after which date project applications received or deemed complete by the Community Development Department would be subject to the amended Ordinance; and · WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has determined that the attached Affordable Housing Priority Areas meet the criteria of sites that are decentralized, sites with proposed Medium, Medium-High and High density residential use, sites with approved Mixed-Use Commercial use, sites near public transportation, sites near services, sites convenient to job centers, and sites where affordable housing is encouraged; and WHEREAS, it is important to assure that the remaining developable land is utilized in a manner consistent with the City's housing policies and needs the City; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve an Affordable Housing Priority Area Policy at its April 23, 2002 meeting. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin hereby adopts the Affordable Housing Priority Area Policy as set forth in Exhibit A. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 7th day of May 2002, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers McCormick, Oravetz, Sbranti and Zika and Mayor Lockhart NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST:. _ . ~0_a AOa~'~. //v- ~Mayor City C16'rk U ( K2/G/$-7-02/reso-hsng-priority. do¢ (Item 6.2) CITY OF DUBLIN' AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRIORITY AREAS It is the policy of the City Council of the City of Dublin to encourage the location of affordable housing development in the following undeveloped or underdeveloped sites within the City, in compliance with the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. This policy is advisory to new development projects and informational to the preparation of the Dublin 2002 Housing Element. Definition of Affordable Housing Priority Areas Those sites which are undeveloped or underdeveloped, as of October 16, 2001 and after. Purpose to represent the undeveloped or underdeveloped areas were affordable housing is encouraged in a map format to advise and to encourage the appropriate and harmonious siting of affordable housing to meet the City's housing goals to promote affordable housing that is decentralized and available to persons throughout the City to direct Staff to work with the Development Community to locate appropriate affordable housing sites, in compliance with the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance - to direct Staff's work updating the General Plan's 2002 Housing Element Location - a map of the Priority Areas for Affordable HoUsing shall be made available to all'interested parties. City Staff shall assist in determining the location of Priority Areas for Affordable Housing. Criteria sites without entitlements under the Subdivision Map Act or other approval, as of October 16, 2001 sites with approved medium, medium high, and high-density residential and/or commercial sites that allow mixed-use deVelopment, pursuant to the Dublin General Plan, specific plans, or amendments (The Policy map includes areas that are subject to pre-zoning and annexation.) - locations near public transportation, including Wheels bus service and BART - locations near services, including grocery stores, other retail, schools, hospitals, parks, etc., to reduce dependence on automobiles, to reduce development costs associated with parking facilities, to encourage inexpensive and nonpolluting alternative transportation, to provide efficient medical care to City of Dublin residents, and to provide public open space amenities to multi-family housing residents. sites convenient to job centers to promote a balance of jobs and housing EXH!B T How City Staff Would Work with the Development Community The Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance applies to all residential developments of 20 units or more, including but not limited to the areas represented on the Affordable Housing Priority Areas map. - Projects of 20 units or more proposed for Priority Area sites - or sites approved for medium, medium high and high density residential and/or commercial sites that allow mixed use development - would be encouraged to provide all of the required Inclusionary units on site. - For projects of 20 units or more proposed for sites with low density, rural residential/agriculture and/or single family residential use, which are areas that are not identified as Priority Areas, Staff would encourage the developer to provide required Inclusionary Units on site, as well as explore alternatives available to the applicant, as provided in the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance. A statement describing the affordable housing component of a project would be a requirement of all applications for residential development of 20 units or more. Map: Affordable Housing Priority Areas Map attached. G:~A#L2001\01-038\pc reso 3 priority area. DOC CITY OF DUBLIN PRIORITY AREAS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAP DATE: APRIL 17, 2002