CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
MAY 20, 2025
PRESENTATIONS
Item #9
PH 25-019
Universal
Residential Design
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1 Universal Residential Design Ordinance
May 20, 2025
City Council Meeting
Jeremy Lochirco, Planning Manager
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2 Background
• AB 2787 and AB 1400 adopted by State
• Model Ordinance or “substantially similar”
• Priority project of:
- Hayward 2040 General Plan;
- City Council’s Strategic Roadmap; and
- 6th Cycle of Housing Element
• HPRC Meeting on September 19, 2024
• Reviewed Ordinances from 10 Cities
• Targeted outreach to the building industry
and community advocates
• Meeting with State’s Department of Housing
and Community Development
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3 Ordinance Summary
• All new single-family, duplex, and townhome developments shall be designed to accommodate Universal Design features
- Cost of Installation paid by future homeowner
- Checklist required for developments with on-site sales office • Projects proposing five (5) or more units must meet Visitability requirements in at least 50% of units
• Projects receiving City funding assistance for affordable housing - 50% of Units install Universal Design features
- 100% of Units be Visitable
• Includes Waivers and Exceptions
• Administration and Enforcement by Development Services Department • Annual reporting with Annual Progress Report
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4 Visitability
• The concept of “visitability" in new residential construction has been a growing trend nationwide for the past three decades.
• A house is visitable when it meets these basic requirements:
• One zero-step entrance;
• Doors with 32” of clear passage; and
• One bathroom on the main floor
which is wheelchair accessible.
• Raised electrical outlets and lowered
• Levered door handles and
single-lever kitchen and bathroom
faucets
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5 Exceptions, Waivers and Enforcement
Exceptions Proposed By Staff:
• Rehab or expansion of an existing residential unit; reconstruction due to fire or natural disaster; ADUs and JADUs; Four or fewer units within an existing structure; and residential structure constructed with entry above grade, such as when the entrance is located over a lower-level dwelling, subterranean parking, or floodplain
Waivers Proposed By Staff:
• Necessary to make the required findings for project approval; to support the provision of affordable housing units; to avoid undue and substantial financial hardship caused by topographical conditions or other site constraint or to avoid a conflict with adopted local, regional, state, or federal regulations. • Administration and Enforcement will be conducted by DSD staff as part of the development review process and building permit review
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6 Code Compliance and CEQA
• The proposed Ordinance aligns with the
Hayward 2040 General Plan and is listed as a
priority and program for implementation in
2025 within the certified Housing Element
• The proposed Ordinance is listed as priority
in the City Council Strategic Roadmap
• Supports recently updated Density Bonus
Ordinance
• Supports Anti-Displacement Strategies in
Displacement Study
• Exempt from CEQA per Section 15061(b)(3),
also known as the “general rule” exemption.
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Questions?
3 Item #10
PH 25-021
Harris Road
Condos
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1 477 Harris Road
Zone Change, Vesting Tentative Map (11187)
& Site Plan Review
City Council Public Hearing
May 20, 2025
Taylor Richard, Associate Planner
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2 • 477 Harris Road
• 0.22-acre site
• Current Zoning: Low Density
Residential (RL)
• Proposed Zoning: Medium Density
Residential (RM)
• Current General Plan Land Use
Designation: Medium Density
Residential (MDR)
Project Site
Zoning
General Plan
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3 Proposed Development
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4 General Plan & Zoning Consistency
Development Standard RL Requirement RM Requirement Proposed Consistent Min. Lot Size 5000 sf 5000 sf 9398 sf Yes
Min. Lot Frontage 35 ft 35 ft 68.12 ft Yes
Min. Average Lot Width 50 ft 60 ft 70.51 ft Yes
Max. Rear Lot Coverage 40% - 0% Yes
Min. Average Lot Depth 80 ft 80 ft 131.37 ft Yes
Min. Front Setback 15 ft 10 ft 20 ft Yes
Min. Side Yard Setback 5 ft 5 ft 6.81 ft Yes
Min. Rear Yard Setback 20 ft 10 ft 20 ft Yes
Height 30 ft 40 ft 28 ft Yes
Stories 2 Stories 3 Stories 3 Stories Only with RM
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5 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
✓ Zone Change consistent with the
Hayward 2040 General Plan
Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
✓ Development exempt in accordance with
Section 15303 (New Construction or
Conversions of Small Structures) and
Section 15315 (Minor Land Divisions) of
the CEQA Guidelines
STAFF
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation and introduce the Ordinance (Attachment II) approving the Zone Change, Site Plan Review and Vesting Tentative Map 11187 and adopts the Resolution (Attachment III) and Findings that the Zone Change is Consistent with the Hayward 2040 General Plan Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and the Proposed Development is Exempt Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), based on the analysis set forth in the Staff Report (Attachment I) and based on the Findings and subject to the Conditions of Approval contained in the resolution.