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File ID: 2024-00388 2/6/2024 Consent Item 10.
2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
File ID: 2024-00388
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution approving the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program.
Contact: Greg Sandlund, Planning Director, (916) 808-8931, [email protected], Community Development Department
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2023 Work Program Evaluation
3-Planning and Design Commission Comments on the Work Program 4-Resolution
5-Exibit A - 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Planning and Zoning Work Program is annually reviewed and updated by the Planning & Design Commission and the City’s Law & Legislation Committee. The work program is then adopted by the City Council each year in January using the following process:
1. August/September Planning and Design Commission Meeting: During the Director’s report, staff will remind Commissioners to start thinking of their policy priorities.
2. September Planning and Design Commission Meeting: Staff presents the draft one-year work program, answers questions, and then receives comments and recommended policy initiatives.
3. November Planning and Design Commission Meeting: Staff presents the recommended work
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program with additional analysis on any commissioner-recommended policy initiatives. The report will indicate whether the current work program:
a. already encompasses the recommended policy initiatives; b. includes the recommended policy initiatives and what policy initiative may need to be postponed; or
c. does not include the recommended policy initiative for the coming year.
The Commission would then forward its recommendations to the City Council.
4. December Law and Legislation Committee: Staff presents the recommended work program highlighting the recommended changes by the Planning and Design Commission.
5. January City Council Meeting: Staff recommends the City Council adopt the Annual Planning Work Program that reflects recommendations from the Planning and Design Commission and Law & Legislation Committee.
An evaluation of how the 2023 Planning and Zoning Work Program was implemented can be found in Attachment 2. The 2024 Work Program can be referenced in Attachment 5.
Policy Considerations: The 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program should reflect the goals of the 2035 General Plan.
GOAL LU 1.1 Growth and Change. Support sustainable growth and change through orderly and well-planned development that provides for the needs of existing and future residents and businesses, ensures the effective and equitable provision of public services, and makes efficient use of land and infrastructure.
GOAL LU 1.2 Sustainable Sacramento Strategy. Support statewide and regional efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, fund transportation improvements, and meet housing needs.
GOAL LU 2.1 City of Neighborhoods. Maintain a city of diverse, distinct, and well-structured neighborhoods that meet the community’s needs for complete, sustainable, and high-quality living environments, from the historic downtown core to well-integrated new growth areas.
GOAL LU 2.2 City of Rivers. Preserve and enhance Sacramento’s riverfronts as signature features and destinations within the city and maximize riverfront access from adjoining neighborhoods to facilitate public enjoyment of this unique open space resource.
GOAL LU 2.3 City of Trees and Open Spaces. Maintain multi-functional “green infrastructure” consisting of natural areas, open space, urban forest, and parkland, which serves as a defining physical feature of Sacramento, provides visitors and residents with
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access to open space and recreation, and is designed for environmental sustainability.
GOAL LU 2.4 City of Distinctive and Memorable Places. Promote community design that produces a distinctive, high-quality built environment whose forms and character reflect Sacramento’s unique historic, environmental, and architectural context, and create memorable places that enrich community life.
GOAL LU 2.5 City Connected and Accessible. Promote the development of an urban pattern of well-connected, integrated, and accessible neighborhoods corridors, and centers.
GOAL LU 2.6 City Sustained and Renewed. Promote sustainable development and land use practices in both new development, reuse, and reinvestment that provide for the transformation of Sacramento into a sustainable urban city while preserving choices (e.g., where to live, work, and recreate) for future generations.
GOAL LU 2.7 City Form and Structure. Require excellence in the design of the city’s form and structure through development standards and clear design direction.
GOAL LU 2.8 City Fair and Equitable. Ensure fair and equitable access for all citizens to employment, housing, education, recreation, transportation, retail, and public services, including participation in public planning for the future.
Economic Impacts: The 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program includes initiatives that will facilitate and promote sustainable and equitable economic development.
Environmental Considerations: The request for review and comment of the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program consists of an administrative activity, such as general policy making, and is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per Guidelines Section 15378(b)(2).
Sustainability: The 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program includes initiatives that will facilitate sustainable land use patterns and transportation options that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve air quality, and mitigate impacts to our surrounding environment.
Commission/Committee Action: On September 28, 2023, the Commission provided staff comments and questions on the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program included at Attachment 3.
A summary of Commission input and staff’s responses can be found in Attachment 3. On November 9, 2023, the Commission voted to recommend the City Council approve 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program.
On December 5, 2023, the Law & Legislation Committee reviewed the 2023 Planning and Zoning Work Program and unanimously forwarded the Work Program to the City Council for approval.
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Rationale for Recommendation: The development of an annual work program will help the Staff, Commission, and City Council to collectively prioritize initiatives in light of competing interests and limited staff resources. Additionally, the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program will help to inform the public and decision makers about the work that is being done by City Planning Staff.
Financial Considerations: Not applicable.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not Applicable.
2023 Work Program Evaluation
2023 has been another critical year of planning for the City’s future. Much of staff resources have been devoted to the development of (and community engagement for) the public review draft 2040 General Plan, Climate Action & Adaptation Plan, 10 Community Plans and Draft Master Environmental Impact Report. Additionally, staff continues to work on implementation of these plans, particularly in the areas of climate and housing. At this point, the Planning Division is on track to be 100% staffed up with newer planners having more experience with completing projects from start to finish. With the 2040 General Plan and associated documents anticipated to be adopted in early 2024, it is likely more initiatives will have staff resources to be addressed in a timely manner.
The following is a list of key accomplishments in 2023:
Citywide Policy Initiatives
Released the Public Review Draft 2040 General Plan and Climate Action & Adaptation on 4/28/23.
Completed the draft Title 17 Omnibus Amendments Ordinance on May 2023. Launched modified permit intake and process to comply with AB 897/SB 2011 requiring a building permit only process for accessory dwelling units on 6/5/23. Completed the draft Digital Kiosk Ordinance July 2023. Conducted Commission and City Council Workshops on Draft 2040 General Plan on 6/8/23 and 8/8/23 respectively.
Conducted Commission and City Council Workshop on Draft Climate Action & Adaptation Plan on 6/22/23 and 8/22/23 respectively.
Released the Draft Master Environmental Impact Report on 8/24/23. Opened the Urban Agriculture Incentive Zone application period in September 2023. Completed the modeling of five stormwater drainage basins in priority infill and housing areas of the City in September 2023.
Housing Policy Initiatives
Launched ADU permit ready plans available for free to residents on 1/10/23. Applied for and received $13 million in SACOG’s Green Means Go grants for utility infrastructure to support future infill housing on 3/16/23. Launched the Housing Development Toolkit and mailed postcards to property owners on 4/17/23.
Applied for and received a $2.5 million Prohousing Pilot Grant for affordable housing gap financing on 5/9/23.
Conducted Commission Workshop on Mixed Income Housing Ordinance Update Draft Report, Draft Policy Objectives, and Draft Policy Options in on 8/24/23.
Neighborhood/Community Policy Initiatives
Completed the draft North Sacramento Interim Ordinance for Truck Uses on July 2023. Received the American Planning Association, California Chapter Award of Excellence for the Community Ambassador Program on 9/18/23.
Presented the Digital Kiosk Research and Sign Ordinance Amendments to the Law & Legislation Committee on 10/3/23.
Presented the North Sacramento Interim Ordinance for Trucking Uses to the Law & Legislation Committee on 10/3/23.
Climate Policy Initiatives
Released Public Review Draft Existing Building Electrification Strategy on 8/17/23 and conducted Planning and Design Commission Workshop on 8/24/23.
Ongoing Programmatic Work
Completed the 21st year of the Planning Academy on 5/23/23.
Priority projects initiated in 2023:
Revisions to Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Requirements (AKA Rethinking Parking). The River District Specific Plan Update.
Permitting Requirements for Special Needs Housing – Title 17 Updates (2021-2029 Housing Element Program #15).
Work that was not anticipated in the 2023 Work Program:
Assisting Code Enforcement with a response to a councilmember request to establish a tenant harassment ordinance.
Collaborating with the County and SHRA on the Affordable Housing Plan, which intends to bridge existing gaps and meet the identified needs in the region’s homeless support system.
Research and report back to the Law and Legislation Committee on vacant property tax programs.
Work that was not accomplished as intended in the 2023 Work Program:
Affordable Housing & Infill Development Educational Campaign (Housing Element Program)
o Delayed until after the adoption of the 2040 General Plan due to other City Council priorities and current staff capacity.
Density Bonus/Floor Area Ratio Ordinance Update
o The Density Bonus Ordinance will be delayed until after the adoption of the 2040 General Plan due to other City Council priorities and current staff capacity.
Further complicating this effort is annual changes in state law; three new bills were pending (AB 323, AB 440, SB 713) when the Commission last reviewed the work program and two were subsequently signed by the Governor. Until the Ordinance is updated project applicants will default to the State requirements. Citywide Rezone Program for consistency with General Plan and Housing Element. o Needs to follow the adoption of the 2040 General Plan. Cannabis Code Amendments based on Office of Cannabis Management Study o Delayed due to staff turnover in 2023.
o On October 3, 2023, the Law & Legislation Committee directed staff prepare an ordinance to allow cannabis consumption lounges on a pilot project basis. City Code Ch. 17.616 Updates to Address SB 1383:
o Delayed in order to be coordinated with Missing Middle Housing Study/Development Standards.
SB 9 Permanent Ordinance
o Delayed in order to be coordinated with Missing Middle Housing Study/Development Standards.
o Removed from 2024 work program but will reappear in 2025 work program once Missing Middle Housing Study/Development Standards are completed. Update to Telecommunication Requirements
o Delayed due to staff turnover in 2023 and unanticipated work. The code update will be postponed indefinitely as it does not reflect current policy priorities. Update to Sign Code
o Delayed due to staff turnover in 2023 and unanticipated work. This code update will be postponed indefinitely as it does not reflect current policy priorities. Increased EV Charging Requirements for New Development. o Staff has conducted research and will be providing an update to the Councilmember who initiated the request in October 2023.
Planning and Design Commission Comments
on the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
The following is a summary of comments and questions received during the September 28, 2023 Commission meeting on the initial draft 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program.
1. How many ADU’s have we permitted so far in the City?
Staff Response:
Since 2013 the City has issued building permits for 610 ADU’s. 367 ADU’s were approved by Planning in 2022.
2. Is there a breakdown of mobile ADU’s versus permanent ones?
Staff Response:
The City currently does not permit mobile ADU’s.
3. What was the trigger for a cannabis update being needed?
Staff Response:
The City commissioned a study of its cannabis regulatory program and the cannabis industry in Sacramento to track the evolution of industry trends and practices, evaluate the City’s existing regulatory framework, and help guide future policy development in regulating cannabis.
The Study was released on March 8, 2022, and on March 15, 2022, the Law and Legislation Committee (“Committee”) conducted the first of four workshops on three main topics, namely, ownership, land use, and taxation. On May 31, 2022 the City Council unanimously approved the recommendations.
4. Has the City considered doing a similar study related to the effects of affordable housing? A lot of similar concerns come up.
Staff Response:
There have been numerous studies showing that affordable housing does not have a negative effect on property values. A ten-year study by Trulia, a subsidiary of Zillow, can be found below:
https://www.trulia.com/research/low-income-housing/
Another study by the Journal of Housing Economics linked below drew similar conclusions:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1051137722000134?via%3Dihub #!
Staff will be using this information in an upcoming educational campaign that will clarify misconceptions about affordable housing and infill development.
5. Whatever happened to form based zoning?
Staff Response:
The draft 2040 General Plan proposes to no longer have maximum residential density and instead rely on maximum Floor to Area Ratios (FAR) to regulate the intensity/size of development. Additionally, the Missing Middle Housing Study is also moving toward zoning changes that focus on size/scale of development instead of housing unit density.
6. Has SACOG’s Pilot Program, Green Means Go, fully expended funding or is there still effort to identify projects?
Staff Response:
Green Means Go is a multi-year pilot that aims to lower greenhouse gas emissions in the six-county Sacramento region by accelerating infill development and reducing and electrifying vehicle trips.
In the first round of funding, the City was awarded a total of $13.1 million for:
• D rainage basin studies and planning ($850,000);
• Del Paso Blvd. sewer improvements ($3,916,000);
• Lavendar Heights water infrastructure ($1,083,000);
• Meadowview Light Rail Station TOD infrastructure analysis (to be administered by SacRT) ($300,000); and
• River District Sump 111 Improvements ($700,000).
This is a substantial investment in the City’s infrastructure that will help to reduce the cost of affordable infill development. If and when future funding becomes available, the City will be ready with more projects that could quality for funding.
7. Are current caps in allowable cannabis uses being reconsidered or are the land uses just getting in alignment with existing law?
Staff Response:
Below is direction from the City Council from May 31, 2022:
1. Direct the Planning and Design Commission (PDC) to review current cannabis business zoning and sensitive uses to determine if they continue to serve the purposes for which they were adopted.
2. Direct the PDC to consider additional zones for storefront and delivery- only dispensaries and non-volatile manufacturing (including infusion and packaging).
3. Direct the PDC to consider storefront dispensaries as an allowed use in Residential Mixed Use (RMX) or C-3 zones.
4. Direct the PDC to consider limiting cannabis sensitive uses to schools, youth centers, drug and alcohol treatment centers, neighborhood and community parks, and faith-based institutions.
5. Direct the PDC to consider reviewing suitability of mixed light cannabis uses in industrial/manufacturing zones and whether new mixed light facilities should be constructed with the ability to be re-purposed.
6. Direct the PDC to consider a zoning and permit type for cannabis research and development (R&D) facilities.
7. Take no action on the district-based cap on cannabis delivery-only dispensaries that expired on May 11, 2022.
8. Direct the PDC to consider removing distribution from the current uses subject to a district-based square-footage cap.
Additionally, the Law & Legislation Committee has directed staff to explore the possibility of permitting Cannabis Consumption lounges.
8. What is a Homeless Navigation Center?
Staff Response:
A navigation center is a homeless shelter with limited barriers of entry. We need to update our Code to be consistent with State law, which requires low barrier navigation centers as a by-right use in all zones where mixed use is permitted and nonresidential zones where multifamily uses are permitted.
“Low barrier” means best practices to reduce barriers to entry, which could include:
• The presence of partners if it is not a population-specific site, such as for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, women, or youth; • Pets;
• The storage of possessions; and
• Privacy, such as partitions around beds in a dormitory setting or in larger rooms containing more than two beds, or private rooms.
9. Will all specific plans be updated to be consistent with the new 2040 General Plan?
Staff Response:
Staff will analyze the specific plans that need to be updated to be consistent with the 2040 General Plan.
10. If we expedite the ability to purchase and install tiny homes on wheels we could make more progress on ADU’s and housing the unhoused. Can you explain to me the regulatory barriers?
Staff Response:
The challenge with an ADU or tiny home on wheels are the utility connections.
Tiny homes on wheels can be allowed under an emergency ordinance adopted by the City Council in 2021. To date, one private property owner has utilized this ordinance. Other entities have been interested in doing this, but they have requested public financial assistance do so.
11. The Social City Initiative is also happening. When that effort gets going I hope Planning is involved in the implementation.
Staff Response:
Adjustment to Sound Ordinance is an initiative that Planning would get involved in to help promote more live music.
12. Will the update to the Density Bonus Ordinance be coordinated with the recommendations of the Missing Middle Housing Study?
Staff Response:
Yes. While State law prevails over the outdated local ordinance, it will be helpful to have an updated local ordinance and guidelines to provide clarity to staff and applicants.
13. There are multiple updates to the Planning and Development Code being contemplated including parking, missing middle housing, and rezoning consistent with the 2040 General Plan. How will they be coordinated and when will they occur?
Staff Response:
Staff has decided to move ahead with updating the text of the Planning and Development Code by the end of 2024. How the various initiatives will be coordinated is still being determined. Citywide rezones to be consistent with the 2040 General Plan will likely be completed in 2025.
14. What will be some of the key components of the educational campaign on affordable housing and infill development?
Staff Response:
Some key aspects of the educational campaign will include the following:
• What is affordable housing?
• Who lives in affordable housing?
• How the development process works.
• The benefits of affordable housing and infill development for a local community.
Staff is looking to bring a lot of elements from the Planning Academy that are distilled and packaged for broader access in a variety of venues and media.
Additionally, staff would like to coordinate with the Sacramento Housing Alliance’s annual tour of affordable housing.
15. What does “Age Friendly” mean in the Age Friendly Action Plan?
Staff Response:
This is a partnership with AARP and they have specific age-friendly community designations eight domains of livability which are:
• Outdoor Spaces & Buildings;
• Transportation;
• Respect & Social Inclusion;
• Communication & Information;
• Housing; Social Participation;
• Civic Participation & Employment; and
• Community Support & Health Services.
Staff will be releasing the public review draft on by mid-December with an action plan for the next year and a half.
16. How are we addressing the high vacancy rates of offices and commercial in the downtown?
Staff Response:
This is a critical policy issue for the City. Some initiatives the City is involved with include:
• Continuing to facilitate housing development downtown. • Working with the State to facilitate conversion of State property to housing .
• Pursuing financing and grants to help with conversion of commercial properties to residential uses. Examples include:
o State historic rehabilitation tax credits
, which can help finance
affordable housing
o New federal grants announced on October 27
• Working with the City’s Office of Arts and Culture and Office of Nighttime Economy to improve regulatory setting for music and entertainment. • The adopted 2021-2020 Housing Element includes Policy H-1.7 Encourage Adaptive Reuse. The City shall promote and facilitate the conversion of commercial, office, industrial, and parking structures for housing and mixed- use developments.
• The Draft 2040 General Plan also has supporting policies to promote land and resource efficient development patterns. Most zones where current office buildings exist also allow residential uses, and the proposed General Plan land use framework will create even greater allowances for residential under the FAR-only regulations.
17. Are there adequate staff resources to implement the work program?
Staff Response:
The Planning Division will have the highest amount of staff resources devoted to date to implement the 2024 Work Program. Additionally, it is anticipated that a lot of work will come to fruition in 2024. We will continue to prioritize housing, climate action and adaptation, and social/racial equity in our work.
18. How much additional grant money will be required to accommodate the planned infill development in the City?
Staff Response:
The total cost of infill-supporting infrastructure has not been assessed in 15 years.
Generally new development will pay for any new infrastructure required through direct exactions, impact fees, and/or finance plan fees. These costs borne by development can be passed on to future occupants through increased rent or sales prices. Programs like SACOG’s Green Means Go Program help to reduce infrastructure costs so development is not deterred, delayed, or made less affordable.
19. What percentage of total impact fees were waived for affordable housing in proportion to total impact fee payment?
Staff Response:
We do not have that data immediately available, however all fees that are waived for affordable to date have been backfilled by allocations from the City’s General Fund.
This has been a successful program that has leveraged state and federal financing for affordable housing.
20. When the City designates land for affordable housing during the Housing Element Update does the developer have to build affordable housing on that land that has been upzoned?
Staff Response:
The City did not have to upzone land to accommodate its regional housing needs allocation. If land designated for affordable housing is developed with market rate housing, the City will analyze the land inventory to determine the remaining capacity of land designated for affordable housing. If that capacity is on track to be inadequate, the City will need to rezone more land to increase the land/zoning capacity to accommodate affordable housing.
21. Is there anything the City of Sacramento can do to ensure that land is developed with affordable housing?
Staff Response:
The City is currently discussing modifications to the Mixed Income Housing Ordinance. One policy approach being considered is to require affordable housing to be incorporated in new development.
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-_____
Adopted by the Sacramento City Council
APPROVING THE 2024 PLANNING AND ZONING WORK PROGRAM
BACKGROUND
A. On August 13, 2020 the Planning and Design Commission received various recommendations from an Ad Hoc Committee, one of which included how the Commission and the City Council could establish/prioritize policy focus areas and action items.
B. On January 19, 2021 the City Council approved the first Planning and Zoning Work Program.
C. On November 9, 2023 the Planning and Design Commission forwarded the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program to the City Council for adoption.
D. On December 5, 2023 the Law & Legislation Committee forwarded the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program to the City Council for adoption.
E. The 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program reflects the goals of the 2035 General Plan and the adopted Vision and Guiding Principles of the 2040 General Plan Update.
F. The development of an annual Planning and Zoning Work Program will help the Staff, Commission, and City Council to collectively prioritize initiatives considering competing interests and limited staff resources.
BASED ON THE FACTS SET FORTH IN THE BACKGROUND, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby approves the 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program.
Table of Contents:
Exhibit A – 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
1 Total Full Time Equivalent Staff (FTE) Available: 13 FTE Long Range (22,750 work hours per year)
2.25 FTE Zoning (3,938 work hours per year)
(1 FTE = 1750 work hours per year) Q1: January – March ‘24; Q2: April – June ‘24; Q3: July – September ‘24; Q4: October – December ‘24
Project Estimated
Hours (Within
Time Period)
Reason for Being
in the Work
Program
Level of Outreach
(High/Med/Low)
Commission/Council Milestones
Citywide Policy Initiatives
2040 General Plan
Climate Action &
Adaptation Plan
o Vulnerability
Assessment
Environmental Justice
Land Use
Mobility
10 Community Plans
Master Environmental Impact
Report
1,750
City Policy to
update the General
Plan every five
years.
High Adoption Hearings – Q1
Ordinance Updates to Comply
with State Legislation from
2023 Session
680 State Mandated Medium Commission Hearing – Q2
Council Hearing – Q3
City Code Ch. 17.616 Updates
to Address SB 1383 (Organic
Waste)
320 State Mandated High Commission – Q3
Council – Q4
Age-Friendly Action Plan 500 Council Directed Medium Completion of Plan – Q1
Implementation of Plan – Ongoing
2040 General Plan
Implementation and Annual
Report
Implementing Action
LUP-A.8: Planning and
875 Council Directed Medium TBD
2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
2 Development Code
Update
Citywide Rezone Program for
consistency with General Plan
and Housing Element
1,300 2040 GPU &
Housing Element
Implementation
Program
High Initiated and Conduct Consistency
Analysis– Q3
Community Outreach – Q4
Cannabis Code Amendments
based on Office of Cannabis
Management Study
1,200 Council Directed High Preliminary Analysis and
Community Engagement - Q1
PDC Workshop - Q2
Code Amendments – Q3
2023 Title 17 Omnibus
Amendments
260 Staff Initiated Low Council Hearing – 2024 Q1
2024 Title 17 Omnibus
Amendments
320 Staff Initiated Low Commission Hearing – 2024 Q3
Council Hearing – 2024 Q4
Housing Policy Initiatives
Mixed Income Housing
Ordinance Review
600 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
High Stakeholder Engagement – Q1 & Q2
Final Report – Q1
Adoption Hearings – Q2
Permitting Requirements for
Special Needs Housing –
Housing Element Program
H15: Title 17 Amendments
400 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
Medium PDC & L&L Workshop – Q1
Adoption Hearings – Q2
Density/Floor Area Ratio Bonus
Ordinance Update
320 State Mandated &
Housing Element
Implementation
Program
Medium Review comment on Public Review Draft –
Q3
Adoption Hearings – Q4
Affordable Housing & Infill
Development Educational
Campaign (Housing Element
Program H19)
240 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
High Commission Update on Housing Element
Implementation Program – Q3
Review and Update Universal
Design Ordinance (Housing
Element Program H20)
240 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
Medium Community Engagement – Q3
2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
3 Mid-Term Evaluation of
Housing Element
Implementation Programs
(H22)
500 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
High City Council Workshop – Q2
Program Adjustments (as needed) – Q4
Movable Tiny Homes as ADUs
(Housing Element Program
H23)
240 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
Medium Research and Preliminary
Recommendations – Q3
Ordinance Amendment (as needed) – Q4
Updates to Sacramento Tenant
Protection Act (Housing
Element Program H25)
875 Housing Element
Implementation
Program
High Outreach and Data Collection – Q2 – Q3
Revisions to be considered prior to sunset
date of 12/31/24 – Q4
2021-2029 Housing Element
Program Implementation,
Housing Policy Working Group
& Annual Report
575 Council
Directed/State
Mandated
Medium Program Implementation – Q1 – Q4
Report submitted to State – Q2
Missing Middle Housing Study
and Updates to Planning and
Development Code
1,280 Grant Funded &
2040 GPU Key
Strategy
High Outreach & Analysis – Q1
Updates to Title 17 & Design Standards –
Q3
Adoption Hearings – Q4
Neighborhood/Community Planning Initiatives
Update Specific Plans for
Consistency with adopted 2040
General Plan
575 State Mandated Medium City Council Amendments – Q4
Stockton Blvd Specific Plan
Adoption and Action Plan
Implementation
1,750 Council Directed High
Adoption – Q2
Implementation – Ongoing
River District Specific Plan
Update
1,750 Council Directed Medium Project Initiation – Q1
Draft Plan – TBD
Forward Together –
Marysville/Del Paso Blvd
Action Plan
1,500 Council Directed High
Implementation – Ongoing
2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
4 City-owned 102 Acre Site 875 Council Directed High Council Direction for the Approach to Site Development – Q1
Site Development - TBD
Other Neighborhood
Development Action Team
(NDAT) Plans and Initiatives
Update to On-Call
Consultant List
Implementation Grant
Program
West Broadway
Specific Plan
Implementation
Community Education &
Training
Community
Ambassador Program
Other NDAT Plans &
Initiatives
1,750 Council Directed High Ongoing
Climate Policy Initiatives
Existing Building Electrification
Strategy
875 Council Directed &
2040 GPU Key
Strategy
High City Council Approval – Q2
Strategy Implementation – Ongoing
Revisions to Vehicle and
Bicycle Parking Requirements
955 Planning and
Design Commission
Directed; Housing
Element/CAAP
Implementation
Program; 2040
GPU Key Strategy
High Preliminary Recommendations – Q2
Final Recommendations – Q3
Planning and Development Code
Amendments – Q4
CAAP Implementation,
Monitoring and Annual Report
1,750 Council Directed Medium TBD
2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
5 CAAP Measure/General
Plan Implementing
Actions:
ERC-A.4 Heat
Reduction in the Public
Realm
EJ-A.10 Healthy Food
Initiatives Partnership
Ongoing Programmatic Work
Planning Counter Support by
Long Range/Zoning Staff
820 Operational
Requirement
Low N/A
Planning Academy 580 Council Directed Medium Q1 – Q2
Fee Management (HIF, HTF,
CCIF, Zero Dollar Fee for
Affordable Housing)
340 Council Directed Low N/A
Other Ongoing Tasks (i.e.
Floodplain Management, CIP
Consistency, etc.)
240 Council Directed Low Annual Staff Reports to Commission and City Council
Total Long Range Hours 20,330 (11.61
FTE)
Total Zoning Hours 4,155 (2.3 FTE)
Total FTE Required 13.91
Potential or Future Initiatives
Project Estimated
Hours (Within
Time Period)
Reason for Being
in the Work
Program
Level of Outreach
(High/Med/Low)
Commission/Council Milestones
Entertainment Overlay/District 250 Staff Initiated Medium TBD 2024 Planning and Zoning Work Program
6 Sound attenuation
standards
Standard conditions
Lighting Standards for
Buildings
TBD Staff Initiated
Review of CPTED design
review and conditions to
address privacy and profiling
concerns.
TBD Commissioner
Initiated
Central City Specific Plan TBD City Policy to
update the Specific
Plan every five
years.
High 2025
65th Street Specific Plan TBD High 2026