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AGENDA STATEMENT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE' October 16, 2001
SUBJECT:
ATTACHMENTS:
PUBLIC HEARING ApProving a Resolution expressing City's
intent to amend the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to mitigate the
impacts of residential development on the affordability of housing in
the City of Dublin.
Report Prepared by Eddie Peabody Jr., Community
Development Director
Resolution expressing City' s intent to adopt
an amendment to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to
mitigate the impacts of residential development on the
affordabitity of housing in the City of Dublin
RECOMMENDATION: 1.
2.
Hear Staff recommendation
Open Public Hearing
Question staff and the Public
Close Public Hearing: and Deliberate
Adopt Resolution (Attachment 1) expressing City's intent to
adopt an amendment to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to
mitigate the impacts of residential development on the
affordability of housing in the City of Dublin
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: None at this time
DESCRIPTION: On July 17, 2001, the City Council adopted a Resolution expressing the City's intent
to increase the percentage of affordable units and related changes to the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
This report includes a public notice and public hearing for consideration of a Resolution of intent to
amend the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. It will put developers on notice that the City Council
intends to adopt an ordinance imposing this fee. By notifying developers, applications for discretionary
approvals submitted after the adoption of this resolution, but before adoption of the fee, will be subject to
the changes to the Inclusionary Housing fee. Notices of this hearing have been sent out to developers
with potential future residential projects.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council 1) Open the Public Hearing, take
testimony and close the public hearing and 2) adopt a Resolution expressing City's intent to amend the
Inclusionary Housing. Ordinance to mitigate the impacts of residential development on the affordability of
Housing in the City of Dublin.
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RESOLUTION NO. -01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
EXPRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL'S INTENT TO AMEND
THE CITY OF DUBLIN
INCLUSIONARY HOUSING ORDINANCE,
AS CURRENTLY CODIFIED IN
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.68
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 8.68 of the Municipal
Code) currently provides as follows:
1. That all new residential projects of 20 or more units must restrict 5% of the units as
affordable units for 30 years. (Sections 8.68.050; 8.68.060.)
2. That the 5% restriction is broken down as follows: 2% must be for very low income
houSeholds, 2% must be for low income households and 1% must be for moderate income
households. (Section 8.68.050.)
3. That a developer may meet its obligation in ways other than on-site construction of
affordable units. (Section 8.68.080.) The options include (a) off-site construction (Section
8.68.080(A)); (b) payment of an "in lieu" fee, which the Council set as SI/square foot for single
family and $.75/square foot for multifamily (Section 8.68.080(A); (c) land dedication (Section
8.68.080(C)); (d) other creative ways if approved by the Council (Section 8.68.080(D)); and (e)
purchase of credits from another developer who constructed more than its share of affordable units
(Section 8,68.090); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has indicated its intent to amend the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance
to establish a city-wide 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, as
previously expressed in Resolution No. 132-01, adopted by the City Council on July 17, 2001; and
WHEREAS, the intended changes to the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance grew out of the Council's
consideration of the Affordable Housing Implementation Program at meetings on February 1, 2000,
October 3, 2000, February 6, 2001, June 5, 2001, June 19, 2001, and July 17, 2001. The proposed
increase in the affordable housing goal is based on information developed through the Affordable
Housing Implementation Program and the meetings at which it was considered. Furthermore, the
contemplated amendments would help the City meet its state-mandated affordable housing goals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council's intent in adopting this resolution is that subsequent amendments
to the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance shall apply to applications for discretionary approvals submitted or
deemed complete after the adoption of this resolution and approved after the effective date of the
amendments; and
CopIEs TO:
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WHEREAS, the City Council adopts this resolution, in part, pursuant to and in satisfaction of the
requirements of California Government Code Section 66474.2(b).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City hereby intends to amend the Inclusionary
Zoning Ordinance (Municipal Code Chapter 8.68) to establish a city-wide 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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of October 2001, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
MAYOR
CITY CLERK