City of Goleta
625 Dara Road Inclusion in the Housing Element
2023-2031 and Associated General Plan and
Zoning Amendments
Presentation By:
Anne Wells, Advance Planning Manager
Andy Newkirk, Supervising Senior Planner
Veronica Tam, Housing Consultant
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Public Hearing Agenda
Suggested Format
• Staff Presentation
• Council Questions
• Public Comment
• Council Deliberation
• Action on Recommendation
• Background
• Housing Element 2023-2031 Status
• Summary of Revisions
• Housing Element 2023-2021
• General Plan
• Zoning
• Recommendations
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Presentation Topics
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Background – Housing Element 2023-
2031 Status
• 2023-2031 update required by State law (“6th cycle”)
• State oversight & Housing Element “certification”
• Adopted on January 17, 2023
• HCD Letter on March 20, 2023
• Revisions to Housing Element prepared in response to letter • July Study Sessions
• Revisions submitted to HCD for initial 90-day review on June 30, 2022 • HCD “Draft in Compliance” Letter on October 16, 2023
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Subprogram HE 2.1(a)
• Changes to inventory led to RHNA shortfall
• Subprogram 2.1(a) rewritten to include land use designation/rezone implementation
• 625 Dara Road – Single-Family Residential (RS) to Medium Density Residential (RM)
625 Dara Road
6 APN: 069-373-064
Address: 625 Dara Road
Acres: 4.23
Current Use: Single-Unit Dwelling, Vacant
Current Zoning: Single-Family Residential (RS)
Proposed Zoning: Medium Density Residential (RM)
Units with Current
Zoning:
12 • 12 Above Moderate Income
Units with
Proposed Zoning:
84 • 84 Moderate Income
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Associated General Plan and Zoning
Amendments
• Land Use Element
• Figure 2-1: Land use designation
change
• Zoning Map
• Rezone of Site
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Staff Recommendation
A. Adopt Resolution No. 23 __, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Adding 625 Dara Road (APN 069-373-064) to Housing Element 2023-2031 Subprogram HE 2.1(a) and the Technical Appendix Residential Sites Inventory (Case No. 21-0002-GPA).” B. Adopt Resolution No. 23 __, entitled “A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Adopting a General Plan Amendment to Facilitate Medium Density Residential Development at 625 Dara Road (APN 069-373-064) (Case No. 21-0002-GPA)”
C. Introduce and conduct first reading (by title only) and waive further reading of Ordinance No. 23-__, entitled, “An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Goleta, California, Amending Title 17 (Zoning) of the Goleta Municipal Code to Change the Zone District and Standards for 625 Dara Road (APN 069-373- 064) (Case No. 23-0004-ORD).”
D. Make a determination that because a CEQA Addendum was considered as part of a separate action, no further environmental review is required for Resolution No. 23-__, Resolution 23-__, and Ordinance No. 23- __ pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21166 and State CEQA Guidelines section 15162.
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Council Questions
Public Comment
Council Deliberation