21.14.050 BRH (By-Right Housing) overlay/combining zoning district.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the By-Right Housing (“BRH”) overlay/combining district is to promote the development of housing on sites locally identified to satisfy the City’s lower-income Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) shortfall pursuant to State statues (Gov. Code 65583.2(h) and 65583.2(i)).
B. Eligibility. Sites included in the BRH overlay/combining district shall satisfy the following criteria:
1. Density. Permit a minimum density of 20 units per acre.
2. Minimum Unit Count. Permit a minimum of 16 units per site.
C. Development standards. The following development standards shall apply to sites where the BRH overlay/combining district is applied.
1. Residential projects. Sites shall be permitted to develop exclusively as residential uses.
2. Mixed-Use projects. Mixed-use projects shall be required to allocate a minimum of 50% of the total gross floor area to residential uses.
D. Permit process. Housing development projects with at least 20 percent of the units affordable to lower- income households shall be processed in accordance with Chapter 21.39 (Ministerial Approvals).
E. Establishment of district. The BRH overlay/combining district shall be established by ordinance. In addition to the procedures and findings set forth in Chapter 21.60 (Amendments – General Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map Amendments) the decision-making body must also find that the project meets the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 21.14.050.B. (Eligibility) and specify the characteristics of the project that were used to make such determination.
21.14.060 RS (Reuse Sites) overlay/combining zoning district.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the Reuse Sites (“RS”) overlay/combining district is to promote housing development on Housing Opportunity Sites used in one or more previously adopted Housing Elements consistent with the objectives of the General Plan, Housing Element, and State statues.
B. Eligibility. Sites included in the RS overlay/combining district shall consist of the following:
1. Non-vacant Housing Opportunity Sites used in the previously adopted and current Housing Element; and
2. Vacant Housing Opportunity Sites used in the two previously adopted and current Housing Element.
C. Permit process. Housing development projects with at least 20 percent of the units affordable to lower- income households shall be processed in accordance with Chapter 21.39 (Ministerial Approvals).
D. Establishment of district. The RS overlay/combining district shall be established by ordinance. In addition to the procedures and findings set forth in Chapter 21.60 (Amendments – General Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map Amendments) the decision-making body must also find that the project meets the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 21.14.060.B. (Eligibility) and specify the characteristics of the project that were used to make such determination.
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21.14.070 AH (Affordable Housing) overlay/combining zoning district.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the Affordable Housing (“AH”) overlay/combining district is to promote the development of affordable housing, by providing incentives to projects that voluntarily elect to comply with all of the requirements of this Section. The incentives granted by the AH overlay may be combined with incentives granted by State Density Bonus Law pursuant to Sections 65915 to 65918 of the California Government Code.
B. Eligibility. Sites included in the AH overlay/combining district shall satisfy one or more of the following criteria:
1. [Placeholder]; and
2. [Placeholder];
C. Requirements. Housing development projects pursuing one or more incentives set forth in Section
21.14.070.D. (Incentives) shall abide with all of the following requirements:
1. Shall not use State Density Bonus Law, and/or similar State or Federal law, to alleviate the project from any of the requirements of the AH overlay/combining district; and
2. [Placeholder];
D. Incentives. The following incentives shall be provided to qualifying projects:
1. [Placeholder]; and
2. [Placeholder];
E. Establishment of district. The AH overlay/combining district shall be established by ordinance. In addition to the procedures and findings set forth in Chapter 21.60 (Amendments – General Plan, Zoning Code, and Zoning Map Amendments) the decision-making body must also find that the project meets the eligibility requirements set forth in Section 21.14.070.B. (Eligibility) and specify the characteristics of the project that were used to make such determination.
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City
Council
Report
TITLE: Council Committee Reports
RECOMMENDED ACTION
That the City Council report on activities from their committee assignments.
DISCUSSION
This is th e section of the City Council Agenda that allows the City Councilmembers to report on items of interest and the work of City Council Subcommittees.
MAYOR BYBEE
Cities Association of Santa Clara County:
Board Representative
Legislative Action Committee and City Selection Committee City Attorney Performance/Compensation Subcommittee
City Clerk Performance/Compensation Subcommittee
City Manager Performance/Compensation Subcommittee
Finance Subcommittee
Friends of the Heritage Theater Liaison
Legislative Subcommittee
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Board (SVACA)
West Valley Mayors and Managers
VICE MAYOR LANDRY
Advisory Commissioner Appointment Interview Subcommittee City Attorney Performance/Compensation Subcommittee
City Clerk Performance/Compensation Subcommittee
City Manager Performance/Compensation Subcommittee
Education Subcommittee
Economic Development Subcommittee
Santa Clara Valley Water District County Water Commission Santa Clara County Library District JPA Board of Directors
West Valley Clean Water JPA (Alt.)
West Valley Solid Waste Authority JPA (Alt.)
West Valley Mayors and Managers (Alt.)
Item: 14
Category: COUNCIL COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Meeting Date: October 17, 2023
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COUNCILMEMBER FURTADO
Advisory Commissioner Appointment Interview Committee
DCBA Liaison
Emergency Operational Area Council (EOAC)
Santa Clara County Emergency Operational Council (EOAC)** Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority (SVRIA) West Valley Clean Water JPA
West Valley Sanitation District
West Valley Solid Waste Authority JPA
Association of Bay Area Governments (Alt.)
Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority Board (SVACA) (Alt.) Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Committee (Alt.)
COUNCILMEMBER LOPEZ:
Association of Bay Area Governments
Bay Area Quality Management District Board of Directors** Economic Development Subcommittee
Finance Subcommittee
League of Cities Peninsula Division Executive Committee** Legislative Subcommittee
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee Silicon Valley Clean Energy Finance and Audit Committee Valley Transportation Authority Board of Directors**
Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House Foundation Liaison (Alt.) Cities Association of Santa Clara County:
Board Representative (Alt.)
Legislative Action Committee and City Selection Committee (Alt.) Friends of the Heritage Theater Liaison (Alt.)
Santa Clara Valley Water District: County Water Commission (Alt.) Silicon Valley Clean Energy JPA Board of Directors (Alt.) West Valley Sanitation District (Alt.)
COUNCILMEMBER SCOZZOLA
Campbell Historical Museum & Ainsley House Foundation Liaison Education Subcommittee
Silicon Valley Clean Energy JPA Board of Directors
Valley Transportation Authority Policy Advisory Board
DCBA Liaison (Alt.)
Santa Clara County Housing and Community Development Advisory Committee (Alt.) Santa Clara County Library District JPA Board of Directors (Alt.)
**appointed by other agencies
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Prepared by:
Kristen Epolite, Deputy City Clerk
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