1 CITY OF CORONADO HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE IMPLEMENTATION
PROPOSED MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS
Municipal Code
Title and Topic
Housing Element
Program Amendment Location Amendment Description
Zoning Code
Accessory Dwelling
Units
H-1.A; H-2.L; H-3.E;
H-5.F
86.56.105 (Accessory
Dwelling Units and Junior
Accessory Dwelling Units)
Updates ADU ordinance to comply with recent state ADU
laws. Eliminates off-street parking requirement for affordable ADUs.
Housing Element
Opportunity Site
Overlay Zone
H-1.F
86.34 (Housing Element
Opportunity Site Overlay
Zone); Zoning Map
Adds Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE) Overlay Zone that allows multifamily residential uses on opportunity sites.
Relaxes development standards for projects with affordable units. Changes base zoning of 919 C Avenue from R-3 to R-4.
Minimum Density H-1.F (first and sixth
bullets)
86.34.030.C (Minimum
Density)
86.42.050 (Minimum
Standards)
Minimum density of 16 units per acre on all opportunity site, excluding 517 Orange Avenue, for projects creating one or more new units.
By-Right Approvals H-1.F (first and sixth
bullets)
86.34.040 (HE-1 Subzone)
86.70.115 (By-Right Approval
Process)
By-right approval on upzoned and reused sites (1-5 and 8-9) for projects with 20 percent or more affordable units.
R-PCD Opportunity
Sites
H-1.F (fourth bullet);
H-1.G
86.42.55 (Housing Element
Opportunity Sites)
Allows 60 du/ac on sites 6 and 7 with development standards that allow density and address neighborhood compatibility Parking, Affordable
Projects
H-2.H (fifth bullet);
H-3.B (eighth bullet) 86.58.030.D
Reduces off street parking requirement to one space per affordable dwelling unit and one space per market rate studio & 1 bedroom units in affordable projects. Eliminates covered parking requirement for affordable units.
Carriage House H-4.A; H-3.E; 86.56.105.D (Carriage house) Allows conversion of carriage to ADU. Eliminates parking requirement for deed-restricted affordable conversions.
R-3 Zone Heights H-1.F. 86.14.030 (R-3 height
standards)
Increases the allowable height in the R-3 zone to three stories and 33-36 feet
Low Barrier
Navigation Centers H-5.B (first bullet)
86.56.010 (Low Barrier
Navigation Centers);
86.04.717
Adds statement that low barrier navigation centers are
allowed by right in areas zoned for mixed use and
nonresidential zones permitting multifamily uses as required Attachment 4
2 Municipal Code
Title and Topic
Housing Element
Program Amendment Location Amendment Description
by state law. Revises definition of emergency shelter to include low barrier navigation centers.
Large Group Homes H-5.B (second
bullet); H-3.B 86.55.170 Removes special use permit requirement for large residential care facilities in the R-4 zone.
Supportive Housing H-5.B (third bullet);
H-3.B;
86.56.190 (Supportive
Housing)
Adds statement that supportive housing is allowed by right in zones where multifamily and mixed uses are permitted,
consistent with Gov’t Code 65651
Residential care H-5.B (fourth bullet)
86.04.661 (Residential Care
Facility); 86.08.020.D;
86.09.020.C; 86.10.020.D;
86.14.020.D; 86.18.020.C
Revises definition of residential care facilities to include licensed and unlicensed facilities. Clarifies that small residential care facilities are allowed by right in all singlefamily zones, and both small and large facilities are allowed by right in all multifamily zones.
Emergency Shelters H-5.D (fourth bullet) 86.04.717 (Shelter, Emergency)
Updates the definition of emergency shelters to include navigation centers, bridge housing, and respite or
recuperative care.
Farmworker and
Employee Housing H-5.E 86.04.280
Revises definition of single-family dwelling to include employee housing for six or fewer persons as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 17008.
“Family” Definition H-5.G 86.04.290 (Family)
Updates definition of family to remove requirement that a family shares household expenses and responsibility for household work.
Manufactured
Homes H-5.I 86.56.830 (Manufactured Homes)
Replaces manufactured housing design standards with a
statement that manufactured homes are subject to same
development standards as conventionally constructed
residential dwellings.
Building Code
Reasonable
Accommodations H-5.K 70.130.060.B
Removes finding language that request would not have
“impacts on surrounding properties that would
fundamentally alter a City program or law.”
Design Review
Design Review H-5.L 80.00.090.A Removes statement that “inappropriate, incompatible, bizarre, and exotic designs shall be avoided.”
Attachment 4
1 CITY OF CORONADO HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE IMPLEMENTATION
PROPOSED ORANGE AVENUE CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN, GENERAL PLAN, AND LCP LAND USE PLAN AMENDMENTS Document
and Topic
Housing Element
Program Amendment Location Amendment Description
Orange Avenue Corridor Specific Plan
Housing Element
Opportunity Site
Overlay Zone
H-1.F
III.A.7, IV.A, Table IV-1,
IV.D.5.5, IV.F, IV.I, IV.J, V.A,
Appendix I, Figure III-1
Adds purpose statement for the Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE) Overlay Zone. States multifamily residential is an allowed use in HE Overlay Zone. References development standards and parking requirements in Zoning Code that apply to HE Overlay Zone sites.
Adds definition of “mixed-use residential”
Minimum Density H-1.F (first and sixth
bullets)
V.B.8.5 Establishes minimum density of 16 units per acre for a project that creates one or more new dwelling units on a development site in the R-4 zone.
By-Right Approvals H-1.F (first and sixth
bullets) III.B (Review of Projects) By-right approval on upzoned and reused sites in the Specific Plan area (2-5 and 8) for projects with 20 % or more affordable units Parking, Affordable
Projects
H-2.H (fifth bullet);
H-3.B (eighth bullet)
IV.J.1
V.B.10
Adds statement that parking spaces required for residential uses in the C zone will be provided in accordance with the Zoning Code. Adds reference to Zoning Code for parking requirements in the R-4 zone.
Residential Care H-5.B (fourth bullet) V.B.1.f. Clarifies that both small residential care facilities are allowed by right in the R-4 zone.
Emergency
Shelters H-5.D (fourth bullet) IV.I.2, V.B.1 Adds emergency shelters as an allowed use in the R-4 zone. Adds parking standard for emergency shelter.
GP Land Use Element
Housing Element
Opportunity Site
Overlay Zone
H-1.F
General Plan Land Use Map
(p. II-A7); Categories of NonResidential Land Uses (p. IIA12) Replaces citywide Zoning Map with new General Plan Land Use Map showing new HE overlay zone. Add purpose statement for Housing Element Opportunity Site (HE) Overlay Zone.
Land Use
Categories N/A
Categories of Residential
Land Uses; General Plan
Land Use Map (p. II-A7)
Eliminates Very Low Density Residential (VLDR) category. On map applies LDR designation to existing VLDR areas.
LCP Land Use Plan
Attachment 4
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and Topic
Housing Element
Program Amendment Location Amendment Description
Accessory
Dwelling Units H-1.A; H-2.L III.I.c (Dwellings) Eliminates off-street parking requirement for affordable ADUs.
Housing Element
Opportunity Site
Overlay Zone
H-1.F
Zoning Map (p. 38)
OACSP Zoning Map (p. 39)
Section IV (Descriptive Text
for Land Use Plan Maps)
Replaces citywide Zoning Map with new General Plan Land Use Map showing new HE overlay zone. Amends OACSP Zoning Map to show new HE overlay zone. Clarifies that the OACSP Zoning Map reflects the OACSP as it is amended through the years.
Parking, Affordable
Projects
H-2.H (fifth bullet);
H-3.B (eighth bullet) III.I.c (Dwellings)
Reduces off street parking requirement to one space per affordable dwelling unit and one space per market rate studio & 1 bedroom units in affordable projects. Eliminates covered parking requirement for affordable units.
Carriage House H-4.A; H-3.E; III.I.c (Dwellings) Eliminates parking requirement for affordable carriage house conversions
Emergency
Shelters H-5.D (fourth bullet) III.I.h (Emergency Shelters) Adds off-street parking standard for emergency shelters.
Attachment 4