Residential Overlay Program2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element Economic Development Committee
March 8, 2023
Background
Residential overlay was identified as a strategy to make up for the City’s RHNA shortfall in the 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element Update Opportunity areas were mapped in the HEU and are the subject of the proposed residential overlay Opportunity areas were contemplated at the following meetings:
April 2022: Economic Development Committee
October 2022: Planning Commission
November 2022: Economic Development Committee
February 14, 2023: City Council
February 28, 2023: City Council
On February 28, City Council directed staff to return to the Economic Development Committee and continued the item to the next City Council meeting
Site Selection
Access to resources
Proximity to residential development
Transportation and major streetway access
HCD requirements:
Size,
Density,
Capacity, and
Viability
50 dwelling units per acre
1 - Properties located near Baseline Road and Riverside Avenue
50 dwelling units per acre
2 - Properties within the Gateway Specific Plan
50 dwelling units per acre
3 - Properties within the Central Area Specific Plan
50 dwelling units per acre
4 - Properties located near Baseline Road and Riverside Avenue
35 dwelling units per acre
5 - Properties located near Baseline Road and Riverside Avenue
Implications of Changes to Overlay Sites
City Council may add properties to the residential overlay without implications City Council may remove properties from the residential overlay Those properties must be replaced like-for-like
Request for Direction
The Planning Division Requests Feedback on the sites identified in the proposed residential overlay