Chapter 43 — REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
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CHAPTER 43 - REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OVERLAY DISTRICT
18.43.010 - Purpose. ¶
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment Overlay District is intended to facilitate the development of affordable housing while promoting infill development on sites previously identified on housing inventories in the City's 4[th ] and 5[th ] Housing Element Cycles. Only those projects that have 20 percent of the total number of units deed restricted for low- and very-low income units are eligible for by-right development in this Overlay District.
(Ord. No. 2025-1087, § 1, 4-14-2025)
18.43.020 - Applicability. ¶
The Regional Housing Needs Assessment Overlay District is applicable to those sites identified in the table below. These sites are the reused sites in the 4[th ] and 5[th ] Housing Element Cycles. These sites are also identified in Appendix C of the 6th Cycle Housing Element in the Site Inventory List:
Table 18.43.020-1: Reused 4[th ] and 5[th ] Housing Element Cycle Sites
| Table 18.43.020-1: Reused 4thand 5thHousing Element Cycle Sites | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6thCycle Housing Element Site Inventory Number |
APN Number | Zoning Designation |
General Plan Land Use Designation |
Allowable Density under Zoning District |
| 19 | 053-052-036 | PC-43 | NC | 12-25 DU/A |
| 20 | 040-008-010 | PC-47 | HDR | 20-30 DU/A |
| 21 | 040-008-011 | PC-47 | HDR | 20-30 DU/A |
22 127-048-006 PC-47 HDR 20-30 DU/A
(Ord. No. 2025-1087, § 1, 4-14-2025)
18.43.030 - By-right development. ¶
The City shall implement by-right development for the sites identified in section 18.43.020 when a developer builds a project with at least 20 percent affordable units deed restricted for low- and very-low income units. Pursuant to Government Code section 65583.2(c), by-right development means the following are not required for development:
1.
Conditional use permit;
2.
Planned unit development permit;
3.
Design review other than objective development design standards; or
4.
Other discretionary, review or approval that would constitute a "project" as defined in section 2100 of the Public Resources Code (California Environmental Quality Act "CEQA").
(Ord. No. 2025-1087, § 1, 4-14-2025)
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