Attachment 3
Public Comments and Staff Responses
General Comments
Description Source Action/City Notes
Inadequate Analysis
Inadequate analysis for non-vacant sites and
probability of redevelopment is not thoroughly
analyzed; should do additional rezonings
MV YIMBY
Farella, Braun + Martell
(12/22/22;3/13/2023)
Additional discussion on
suitability of non-vacant
sites included in Appendix
E.
Use 5th Cycle projections to measure likelihood of
development for 6th cycle; at current pace, MV
unlikely to meet requirements; should rezone so
housing capacity reflects realistic build-out
YIMBY Law & Greenbelt Alliance
MV YIMBY (2/14/22; 3/7/22)
Inaccurate/unrealistic/assumptions on affordability
levels
LWV (3/6/22)
Kevin Ma (2/15/22)
Serge Bonte (2/16/22; 5/13/22)
Daniel Hulse (3/7/22)
Assumptions based on HE
law
Unrealistic build-out of Pipeline Projects MVYIMBY
Daniel Hulse (3/7/22)
HCD informal input and
comparable approved
Housing Elements support
draft HEU methodology.
Additional rezonings
included as programs.
Unrealistic build-out of Opportunity Sites League of Women Voters (2/15/22; 3/6/22; 5/16/22)
Daniel Hulse (3/7/22)
John Lashlee (3/8/22)
MV YIMBY (3/7/22)
Inadequate constraints analysis League of Women Voters (5/16/22) MV YIMBY (5/18/22)
Constraints analysis was
revised to include
additional information.
Unrealistic ADU assumption; should use HCD’s safe
harbor estimate
MV YIMBY ADU affordability
assumption is based on a
regional analysis used cities
in the ABAG region.
Concerns about the likelihood of Master Plans
resulting in affordable housing build-out within 6th
Cycle; include progress benchmarks to development
MV YIMBY
SV@Home
League of Women Voters (5/16/22;
1/3/2023)
Master Plan proposals that
were Pipeline Projects are
now categorized as
Opportunity Sites. Additional
programmatic actions are
included in Program 4.5 and
respond to HCD comments
Inaccurate data around schools Serge Bonte (3/14/23) Consultants reviewed the email and determined that
the comments did not
substantively change the
findings.
Lacking Program Details
No connection between outreach, housing needs and
constraints to programs in draft; programs must
provide objectives, metrics, timelines
MV YIMBY (5/18/22; 6/14/22)
SV@Home
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
HCD Comment – revised
programs
Outreach
Translations and interpretations should be presented
to the satisfaction of community; bilingual
presentations should be done by someone specialized
in the matter.
Mountain View Tenants Coalition (12/29/22) Additional outreach conducted and full Housing
Element (except Appendices)
translated into Spanish and
Chinese, and provided at
same time as English version
Sites Inventory
Description Source Action/City Notes
Add Sites/Rezonings
Include a major rezoning component YIMBY Law & Greenbelt Alliance (4/21/22) MV YIMBY (1/19/23)
Several back-pocket sites
included in Sites Inventory
and rezoning program
identified in Program 1.1.
Several additional programs
involving upzoning added
No need to identify more or change the back-pocket
sites list
Livable Mountain View (2/7/23) Several back-pocket sites included in Sites Inventory
and rezoning program
identified in Program 1.1
to provide necessary
buffer for RHNA
compliance.
Include underutilized sites See below for details.
- Charleston Plaza Lenny Siegel (2/15/22; 3/7/22; 5/17/22) Serge Bonte (2/16/22)
Dave Offen & Gail Nyhan (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
Not included.
- Downtown Serge Bonte (2/16/22; 5/13/22)
MV YIMBY (1/19/23)
Added in Program 4.5 metric
for 65 additional affordable
units in downtown or City-
owned site.
- R3 Zoning Update Serge Bonte (2/16/22)
MV YIMBY (6/10/22)
Not included.
- Non-residentially zoned properties MV Chamber of Commerce (6/7/22) Not included. - R1, R2 Zones MV YIMBY (2/14/22; 3/7/22; 3/6/23)
Daniel Hulse (3/7/22)
LWV (3/14/23)
R2 rezoning included in
Program 1.3 and clarified
increase in density for R2
action
- Cuesta Annex Lenny Siegel (2/15/22; 3/7/22) Serge Bonte (2/16/22)
Dave Offen & Gail Nyhan (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
MV YIMBY (3/7/22)
Would require significant
outreach before including in
Housing Element.
- Commercial-zoned properties YIMBY Law
Progressive Action (6/13/22)
Some sites are included in
Rezonings with HEU and in
Program 1.1.
- Blossom Valley shopping center Lenny Siegel (2/15/22; 3/7/22; 5/17/22) Dave Offen & Gail Nyhan (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
MV YIMBY (3/7/22)
LWV
Included in Rezonings with
HEU
- On top of parking lots Serge Bonte (2/16/22) May be facilitated through commercial rezonings
- Housing on ECR/Phyllis Carolyn (8/25/22) Received letter from El Camino Health and removed
from inventory; not viable
site per property
owner request
- Add 901 N Rengstorff Mario & Liz Ambra (3/7/22; 5/17/22; 9/15/22)
Council declined to include
on June 14, 2022
- Add properties at corner of Castro and El
Camino
Bill Maston (5/17/22)
Lenny Siegel (5/17/22)
- Add 850 Leong Drive C.K. Shah (2/24/23) Included in Sites Inventory and rezoning action added
to Program 1.1
Sites should prioritize owner-occupied housing and
commercial uses over those with existing rent-controlled units or other rental housing with lower income residents YIMBY Law Sites inventory reflects this
(Note: this is comment
against including R3 in the
HEU)
Location/Distribution of Sites
Infill should occur in all neighborhoods not just along El Camino Real
Edward Swierk (3/5/22) HEU sites and additional
Sites inventory is not distributed fairly across the City; does not include sites south of El Camino; does not
meet AFFH requirements
League of Women Voters (2/15/22, 3/6/22;
3/14/23)
Kevin Ma (2/15/22)
Serge Bonte (2/16/22)
MV YIMBY (2/16/22; 6/14/22; 1/19/23;
3/6/23)
programs (1.1, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7,
2.2, 4.5) distribute
development throughout
the city; AFFH analysis
support site distribution;
included additional metrics
in Program 1.4, 2.6, and 4.5
to further fair housing
opportunities in higher
resource areas, separately
account for “no net loss” of
lower-income capacity in
Program 1.11, and move
timeline ahead
Sites are not located in Highest Opportunity Areas
(south of ECR); rezone in high resource, exclusionary
neighborhoods
YIMBY Law/California YIMBY
John Lashlee (3/8/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Leora
Ross (3/9/22)
Integrate neighborhoods; high-level of multi-family
housing north of ECR; many Black/Latino population
around Castro school
MV YIMBY
Concerns about adding too many sites to inventory
(concerns about lack of infrastructure and water
shortages)
Carol and David Lewis (3/8/22) Shari Emling
(10/17/22)
Studied in EIR
Concerns about 121 E El Camino/Grant Road redevelopment and loss of commercial uses, traffic impacts, and safety issues David Rosen (3/8/23)
Billy Yuen (3/8/23)
Shari Emling (3/7/23)
Concetta Riccobene (3/12/23)
Site was already rezoned in
January
Concerns about locating residential in high traffic areas like Grant Road and creating unsafe area for students
Nancy Ballweber (9/11/22) Carolyn (9/3/22)
Tom & Nancy Anderson
Carolyn Blatt (8/2/22)
Removing Grant Park Plaza
would require upzoning in
another area to replace the
lost units under SB330.
Concerns related to loss of commercial retail within
neighborhoods; traffic impacts; or infrastructure;
water/electricity usage due to future redevelopment of
shopping centers
Stephen Carney (7/4/22) Norma Jean
Galiher (8/14/22) Lisa Weyland (8/27/22)
Tom & Nancy Anderson (8/31/22)
Tracy Yuan (8/27/22)
Carolyn (9/3/22)
Nancy Ballweber (9/11/22)
Sharon Calcagno (6/12/22)
Ron Sackman (6/14/22)
Marit Barton (6/14/22)
Tracy Hovda (5/22/22)
No loss of retail with Village
Center zoning;
Environmental review will
occur with project review.
Support future redevelopment of shopping centers but
should require commercial retail (density = walkability and diversity in commercial tenants; improve livable
neighborhoods)
Livable Mountain View (2/14/22)
Serge Bonte (5/13/22)
Dwight Rodgers (6/12/22)
Allison Davis (6/12/22)
Terri Goldberg (6/12/22)
Fariba Samadani (6/13/22)
Jean Myer (6/13/22)
Toni Rath (6/13/22)
Mary Hodder & Edward Falk (6/13/22)
Constraints
Description Source Action/City Notes
Parkland Fees
Revise the basis and process for Parkland Dedication Fee calculation to increase predictability and decrease the per-unit cost of the fee and changes should have
meaningful impact on housing feasibility
MV Chamber of Commerce (6/7/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22;
8/2/22; 3/14/23)
MV YIMBY (1/19/23; 2/22/23; 3/6/23)
Included in Program 1.8;
added actions related to
Nexus Study and review of
impact of cumulative fees
and specify reduction metric Parkland is important and should find creative land use and funding solutions
Bill Lambert (5/18/22)
Robin Lin (6/14/22)
Do not reduce developer fees and do not reduce
standards as any reductions only benefit developers
Carol and David Lewis (3/8/22)
Toni Rath (6/13/22)
Some fees and standards
are constraints and will
need to be reduced pursuant
to purpose and intent of HE
law (Program 1.8); detailed
procedures for parkland will
be determined through the
Parks and Rec Strategic
Plan.
Support collection of fees, such as Parkland Dedication Fee, to be put in real estate public investment trust
(REPIT) fund to develop larger parklands instead of
accepting small parks
Daniel Shane (6/2/22)
Other Impact Fees
Increase Housing Impact Fee Progressive Action (6/13/22) Addressed in Program 4.3 Cap fees on all new housing; evaluate timing of collecting fees at various points (like at final occupancy instead of early in the process)
YIMBY Law Various programs include
fee reductions. Alternate
times of collection can be
studied with those fee
Reductions (e.g. Program
1.8).
City should study readjusting in-lieu fee/onsite
inclusionary requirement to maximize the # of BMR units MV YIMBY Program 1.9 - BMR Study
already includes evaluation
Cumulative impact of combined impact fee stack is a
constraint and not evaluated thoroughly
SV@Home Revisions address
cumulative impact and
included in Program 1.8.
Process and Staffing
Ease government constraints such as discretionary
approval processes or impact fees, that may impede the
rate of development
YIMBY Law & Greenbelt Alliance
(4/21/22)
MV YIMBY (1/19/23; 2/22/23)
Program 4.1 includes
review of timelines,
processes, and approval
body levels; action added to
identify ministerial approval
thresholds; commitment to
“Matrix Study” process and
techniology improvements
Delays in approval process; streamline permitting
process; reduce public meetings, leaving as much to
administrative processes as possible
MV YIMBY (6/10/22)
SV@Home
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
Include specific process improvements (as listed in Matrix Study) to reduce entitlement and building permitting
processes
MV Chamber of Commerce (6/7/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
MV YIMBY (1/19/23; 2/22/23)
Remove requirement for Council approval from higher
tier densities in precise plans
MV YIMBY (3/7/22)
Leora Ross (3/9/22)
Addressed in Rezonings
part of HEU
Application process:
• Compile SB35 objective standards into one
accessible document
• Simplify application materials to a minimum and
streamline deadlines
• Limit staff comments to compliance with
objective development and design standards for all
projects
League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Program 1.3 includes a review of all multifamily
residential standards, which
can support simplification
of requirements. Program
4.1 addresses timelines,
processes, and approval
body levels.
Low staff capacity MV YIMBY (6/10/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
This is affected by other
City priorities (not a
Housing Element issue)
Current Project List to include original app date, most recent app date, other milestones (Transparency)
MV YIMBY (6/10/22) HCD Comment – addressed
in Program 4.1
City should make housing feasible to build without need to rely on office construction (like job-housing linkage) to get affordable housing
MV YIMBY (6/10/22) Multiple programs address
issue of feasibility and
constraints
Unsure about effectiveness of community engagement;
more outreach has not reduced community opposition;
outreach only reaches 15% of renters despite MV being
renter-majority
League of Women Voters Updated Program 4.7 to
change focus
More and earlier public engagement during development
review process
Daniel Shane (5/18/22; 12/23/22;
3/14/23)
Partially included in
Program 4.7
Parking Standards
Eliminate/reduce minimum residential parking
requirements; unbundle parking for rental units; set
parking maximums for residential near transit; reduce
James Kuszmaul (2/14/22; 3/7/22)
YIMBY Law
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
MV YIMBY (1/19/23; 2/22/23)
Program 1.2 responds to
parking standards for
affordable housing,
residential in transit-oriented
areas, and other cases,
including enhanced TDM
measures
parking per AB2097; clearer regulations tying the relation between TDM policies and parking reductions
Mountain View Coalition for
Sustainable Planning &
GreenspacesMV (5/18/22)
Leora Ross (3/9/22)
Reduce parking requirements as spaces go unused MV Chamber of Commerce (6/7/22)
Reduce or eliminate parking minimums especially for
senior and affordable housing; require unbundled parking for TOD; Implement TDM (VTA smart passes for
residents)
Transform (3/10/23)
Do not reduce parking requirements; developers should
provide sufficient parking
Carol & David Lewis (3/8/22)
Toni Rath (6/13/22)
Program 1.2 targets specific
areas to eliminate parking
minimum standards, to
reduce government
constraints
Reduction of parking standards should only apply to
affordable housing. Citywide TDM program can address
parking in market-rate developments.
Livable Mountain View (2/6/23) Included exemptions to
vehicular parking standards
for projects (outside of the
Precise Plan areas) that meet
enhanced transportation
demand management (TDM)
measures
Other Zoning Standards
Removing the 1-acre minimum in the R4 guidelines League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Adopting amendment to reduce minimum lot size,
and lot width for 100%
affordable housing
Multi-family housing should not require CUPs YIMBY Law CUPs do not add to constraints – DRP is
concurrent and has same
level of review
Tree preservation requirements can be constraint to
development
League of Women Voters Would not constrain
zoning-compliant
residential project
Permitting emergency shelters by-right in more zones League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Included rezoning El Camino Real Precise Plan (Program
1.1) to allow emergency
shelters by-right consistent
with AB 2339
Zoning standards should not conflict with density; ensure density will accommodate the presumed density
YIMBY Law
MV YIMBY (1/19/23; 2/22/23; 3/6/23)
Addressed in Program 1.3;
revised to evaluate cumulative
effects of standards
Provide sufficiently zoned capacity to accommodate all
income levels and 30% minimum No Net Loss buffer
YIMBY Law Draft HEU includes this for
lower-income
Lack of by-right capacity means projects require to apply for zone change and EIR
MV YIMBY Additional Gatekeeper
exemptions and establishing
Gatekeeper hearing
schedule included in
Program 1.3.
Gatekeeper process requiring Council authorization is
preventing housing developments
MV Chamber of Commerce (6/7/22)
Specific Program Recommendations
Below Market Rate/Affordable Housing
Provide an accessible single source BMR housing portal
to reduce the # of times applicants need to resubmit
their information
MV YIMBY (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
Mountain View Tenants Coalition
(3/8/22; 6/10/22)
John Lashlee (3/8/22)
Already have for affordable
units; will join regional
effort when created;
improvements in Program
2.4 Build an intradepartmental dedicated permitting team to handle all affordable housing applications and assign a Permit Navigator per Matrix Study
League of Women Voters (5/16/22;
3/14/23) MV YIMBY (6/10/22)
MV Chamber of Commerce (6/7/22)
Already addressed in
Program 4.1
Set affordable housing projects as the top priority for processing ASAP
League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Affordable housing is
already prioritized and have
different process (NOFA);
Program 4.1 will review
NOFA process
Update 1.11 BMR Review to define concrete steps Housing Choices (6/21/22) Included additional steps in Program 1.9
Incentivize land donations for BMR inclusionary housing; avoid trap of requiring affordable units be sprinkled
throughout market-rate or look exactly the same as
market-rate
YIMBY Law Already an option in BMR
program, will study further
through Program 1.9.
Update BMR program guidelines to prioritize people with disabilities requiring modified units in all available
accessible housing
Housing Choices (6/21/22) Will explore in Programs 1.9,
2.1 Update BMR program by reevaluating usage of the area median income guideline which has outpriced households
most in need
Reach Potential Movement/Cafecito
(1/4/23)
NOFA and 100% affordable
housing projects better serve
households most in need
(e.g., ELI) and acknowledged
in Program 2.1
Eliminate requests for social security numbers for
affordable housing rental assistance
Reach Potential Movement (1/4/23) Included in Program 2.4
Plans for the construction and/or provision of acquiring 5 buildings and/or 5 housing units acquired by tenant
cooperatives and/or community land trusts
Fondo de Solidaridad de Mountain View
(3/6/23)
Included metrics and action
to create community
ownership action plan in
Program 3.2
Displacement/Relocation/Tenant Protection
Discourage the loss of rent-controlled or other naturally affordable housing
Lenny Siegel (2/15/22; 3/7/22)
Mountain View Housing Justice
(6/12/22)
Terri Goldberg (6/12/22)
Program 3.2 partially
addresses this. Also, the
Sites Inventory and
rezonings do
not include any sites with
existing housing.
Develop local No Net Loss for rent-controlled units; 1:1 replacement with right of return at current rate;
temporary relocation assistance
MV YIMBY (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
Mountain View Housing Justice
(6/12/22)
Reach Potential Movement (1/4/23)
Included language about
Council evaluation of local
replacement requirements
in Program 3.2
Expand Eviction Prevention Program; more staff
resources and funding for MEP Team; educate tenants
and landlords about rental rights
MV YIMBY (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
Mountain View Tenants Coalition
(3/8/22; 6/10/22)
Mountain View Housing Justice
(6/12/22)
Reach Potential Movement (1/4/23)
Included in Programs 1.12,
2.5; added clarifying
language on objectives to
address landlord
retaliation.
Tenant protection (housing replacement program, temp
housing vouchers, right of return, demolition controls) YIMBY Law/California YIMBY
Reach Potential Movement (1/4/23)
Mountain View Tenants Coalition
(12/29/22)
Program 3.2 partially
addresses this; Added
objective to evaluate the
efficacy of the Tenant
Relocation Assistance
Ordinance (TRAO).
Specify strategies to replace the VTA safe parking lot on Evelyn; add more safe parking with emphasis on locations for long-term RV dwellers; provide permanent, low-rent
League of Women Voters 3/6/22;
5/16/22)
Lenny Siegel (2/15/22; 3/7/22) MV
Not specific to HE;
proposed expansion to
increase the City’s Safe
mobile home park YIMBY (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
Mountain View Housing Justice
(6/12/22)
Parking program to over 120
spaces (requires
collaboration with State and
County to remediate
environmental impacts)
Mobile home protections: costs are too high and will force tenants to homelessness; MHRSO not strong
enough; put cap on annual general adjustment to “$150 or whichever is lower”; mobile homes no longer an
affordable option; property owners are not complying
with law to provide rental data for MV’s Rent Registry
MV Mobilehome Alliance (9/28/22) Anna
Marie Morales (9/28/22) Susan Morales
(9/28/22)
Alex Brown (5/18/22)
Already in Programs 1.12,
3.2; includes review of
reductions in annual
allowable rent increases in
Program 3.2
Update 3.2 to specifically include mobile home residents and strong right of return policy based on SB330 (part of Displacement Response Strategy)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Added to Program 3.2
Include Displacement Response Strategy League of Women Voters (5/16/22) Cafecito (5/18/22)
Already in Program 3.2
Include community-owned housing opportunities like
COPA/TOPA, CDCs, CLTs
MV YIMBY (2/16/22; 3/7/22)
Mountain View Tenants Coalition
(3/8/22; 6/10/22; 12/29/22)
Cafecito (5/18/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
Mountain View Housing Justice
(6/12/22)
Marilu Cuesta (6/14/22)
Reach Potential Movement (1/4/23)
Already in Program 2.1
Add modification to Mobile Home Rent Stabilization
Ordinance to lower annual general adjustments
maximums, specifically to rent increases no higher than 3% or 60% of CPI and to move the timeline to December
2023
Mountain View Mobile Home Alliance
and Anna Marie Morales (2/25/23;
3/14/23)
Added study on reductions
in annual allowable rent
increases in Program 3.2,
included program details and
moved the timeline from
2027 to 2025
Funding
Develop strategy to overcome weak links that arise in the funding chain for affordable housing
Lenny Siegel Addressed in Programs 2.1,
4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5
Provide local funding through transfer tax, vacancy tax, commercial linkage fee; expand preservation of existing housing and clearly define types of revenue sources to be examined such as vacancy and transfer taxes and clearly define steps
YIMBY Law
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
Progressive Action (6/13/22)
Addressed in Program 4.3
Increase relocation assistance funds Mountain View Tenants Coalition (3/8/22; 6/10/22)
Addressed in Program 3.2
Update 2.1 to provide more detail on how funding will
meet housing needs of underserved populations (such as
supportive services and ELI household) and clearly define steps
Housing Choices (6/21/22) Addressed in Program 4.3
Invest $10 million from the city’s BMR funds that would support the acquisition of properties by tenant
cooperatives or community land trusts
Fondo de Solidaridad de Mountain View
(3/6/23)
Included funding through
partnerships to support
preservation and acquisition
efforts in Program 3.2
Special Needs/Groups Population
Update Reasonable Accommodation to include review of
townhouse/rowhouse elevator access standards so
seniors can age in place in these developments and
increase marketing and awareness to new tenant about
rights and community resources to request Reasonable
Accommodations and offer one annual Reasonable
Accommodations training for tenants and landlords
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
Housing Choices (6/21/22)
Review of Reasonable
Accommodation
requirements included in
Program 2.3
Update 3.1 to acknowledge that ELI are most likely to
experience homelessness and must make commitments
to incentivize and increase production of ELI housing
Housing Choices (6/21/22) Acknowledged in Program
2.1 Update Goal 2 to include amendments to building code to improve inclusive design addressing cross-disability beyond ADA requirements
Housing Choices (6/21/22) Added to Program 2.1 for
subsidized projects
Market accessible units to community organizations that support those with disabilities; require developers to
expand outreach beyond local neighbors of the project
and include special needs groups (disabilities, unhoused, seniors)
Housing Choices (6/21/22) Added to Program 4.7
Support homeownership by creating opportunities for-
sale housing to excluded groups
YIMBY Law
Allison Davis (6/12/22)
Already in Program 2.1
Provide teacher housing Olya Sorokina (7/14/22) Employee housing addressed in Program 4.6
Provide special housing protections and prioritization for essential workers
Mountain View Tenants Coalition
(3/8/22; 6/10/22)
Program 3.2 includes anti-
displacement measures that
will protect many
essential workers
Provide 24-7 shelter solutions for women and children,
including domestic violence beds for women and children Reach Potential Movement (1/4/23) Included expanded
partnerships with
countywide efforts in
Program 3.1
Provide amenities in or around affordable housing
developments such as childcare, community gardens, etc.
Mountain View Tenants Coalition
(12/29/22)
Included objective to create
a priority list of amenities for
affordable housing
developments in Program
4.5 ADUs
Incentivize ADUS, including those that are rent-restricted or low/no interest loans; reduced ADU standards to
increase quantity and diversity of housing options;
increase incentives for ADU production such as financing program and deed-restriction for ELI rent for 15 years
YIMBY Law/California YIMBY
Housing Choices (6/21/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
HCD Comment; Council
request; included in
Programs 1.7, 2.2
Incentivize SB9 subdivisions and DUO such as financing
assistance
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
Make programs occur earlier (1.6, 1.7, 2.2) League of Women Voters (1/3/23) Program 1.7 modified to reflect Countywide effort
deadline
Other
Addressing the jobs/housing imbalance (such as the East Whisman Linkage Program)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
Lenny Siegel (2/15/22; 3/7/22)
Dave Offen & Gail Nyhan (5/18/22)
Programs 4.2, 4.3, and 4.6
addresses the impacts of
jobs/housing imbalance on
housing costs
Update 1.5 to commit to additional local Density Bonus incentives beyond State Law (such as incentives for ELI); allow additional Bonus FAR on top of Precise Plan
standards
Housing Choices (6/21/22)
League of Women Voters (5/16/22)
City’s density bonus
program already includes
additional density for 100%
affordable projects
Historic Home registry and designation process is unclear and needs significant changes.
Deniece Smith (9/28/22) Not specific to HE law;
project currently underway
to update the Historic
Preservation Ordinance and
the Register of Historic
Resources
RV ban on streets against AFFH Kevin Ma (8/31/22)
Salim Damerdji (8/31/22)
Housing Element is focused
on the construction of
dwelling units, as defined
by State
Consider fair labor standards Mountain View Coalition
for Sustainable Planning
& GreenspacesMV
(5/18/22)
City has adopted Wage Theft
Ordinance
Rent moratorium to prevent rent increases (not to exceed 1-2%)
Maria O (6/13/22) CSFRA controls rent
increases
Support quality, low-carbon buildings, and infrastructure- sensible landscaping
Mountain View Coalition
for
Sustainable Planning &
GreenspacesMV
(5/18/22)
Addressed in Program 1.13;
other requirements may add
constraints
Make green building rules even stricter with respect to construction waste, using less cement, insulation and
efficiency and use of recycled products, solar and built to high electric standards.
Allison Davis (6/12/22)
Include environmental and natural requirements such as
tree protections, sensible landscaping, native biodiversity; hire qualified environmental staff
Daniel Shane (5/18/22;
3/14/23)
Waive any city fees and expedite permits for installing solar panels/electric upgrades
Serge Bonte (6/13/22) Environmental Sustainability
Action Plan includes fee
waivers. Other
processing exemptions also
apply.
Plan for more housing to strengthen school districts due to low enrollment; housing insecurity affecting student
performance
Olya Sorokina (7/14/22) Sites inventory addresses
comment’s goal to increase
housing
The loss of trees and green space, increase in tenants and vehicles have worsened air quality.
Kaia Wang (8/14/22) Studied in EIR
Feels that neighborhood streets are currently unsafe with homeless and litter
Kaia Wang (8/14/22) Several programs in HEU
address this issue
The cost of housing is expensive which drives up housing rental costs and forces businesses to cut operations/close Kaia Wang (8/14/22) Several programs in HEU
address this issue