Community Development Update
Hercules City Council
05/23/2023
Meet the Team
2 Tim Rood
Director
Shiva Matinpour
CD Specialist
Larissa Alchin
Associate Planner
(contract)
James Jonte
Code Enforcement Officer(contract)
Bob RossWireless planner
(contract)
3 Organizational Chart
Senior Planner(1.0 FTE)Recruitmentunderway
Planning
Current Planning:
Use Permits
Design Review Permits
Lot Line Adjustments
Staff Planning Commission/Council
Review Building permits for zoning/permit conformance
Public Information
Wireless applications, permits and leases
4 Major Development Projects in Hercules
Owl Ranch
Sycamore Crossing Hampton Inn Hotel
“The Mint” (Bayfront Blocks M-P)
Owl Ranch
Approved residential subdivision consisting of 40 single-family residential lots on a 7.44-acre site at 215 Skelly, the former McLeod Ranch property.
Developer: D.R. Horton
Demolition complete, grading underway; site improvements currently under review 6 Hampton Inn & Suites Hotel,Sycamore Crossing
Approved 4-story, 105-guest room hotel on a 1.8-acre site within the approved 12.8-acre Sycamore Crossing mixed-use project bounded by Sycamore Avenue, San Pablo Avenue and Tsushima Drive Master Developer: The Lewis Group
Site improvements currently under review
Potential construction in 2023
7 The Mint at Bayfront
Approved 325-unit multi-family residential development within the approved 90-acre mixed-use Bayfront project Developer: Ledcor
Currently under Building review
Potential construction in 2023
8 Planning
Long Range Planning
Ordinance Updates
General Plan
Housing Element Update
LHMP update
Future comprehensive update?
Potential Climate Action Plan
Mandatory Reporting
9 Housing
Draft 2023-31 Housing Element commits the City to many new programs, including:
Provide affordable housing incentives, outreach and streamlining Support at least one voucher-based housing development project Provide financial assistance to low-income homeowners for minor repairs Revise code standards for senior housing, manufactured housing, etc. as needed Expand by-right processes and flexibility for adaptive reuse of nonresidential existing buildings Issue RFP/RFQ for targeted residential development
Assist in pursuing funding applications for low-income housing projects 10 Building Division
About 1,000 building permits issued per year in coordination with County Intake, completeness check, payment for Planning and Building applications Impact fee collection
Counter service (public information)
Noticing
Project accounting and invoicing
11 Code Enforcement
801 cases opened, 695 closed in past year
12 Economic Development
Yiftee Buy-One-Get-One promotions
Business Assistance Grants
EV Charging at City Facilities
Outreach to Major Employers, Businesses, Brokers, Bayfront Chamber Northern Waterfront Economic Development Initiative
County Economic Development Group
East Bay EDA Development Directors Council
13 Public Engagement
Bayfront Blocks ABCD workshops
Parks and Recreation Facilities Master Plan workshops and Steering Committee Social media coordination
14 Transportation Planning
Hercules Hub
WETA Vision 2050/Joint Ferry Feasibility Study
Measure J Biannual reports and presentations
Caltrans SR-4 Vision Plan
I-80 Alternatives Assessment
MTC Transit-Oriented Communities Policy
OBAG-3 Grant Application
15 A Regional Model for
Transit-Oriented Development
Departmental Assessment – Key Recommendations
Update website
Update application forms
Regular development review coordination meetings
Senior Planner hire (in process)
Create handouts
Future Associate/Assistant Planner (staff)
Permit tracking/land management system
16 Land Management System Example
17 Thank you!
Hercules City Council
05/23/2023