CITY COUNCIL
APRIL 4, 2022
SAN PABLO GENERAL PLAN
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
CALENDAR YEAR 2021
CONTEXT: GENERAL PLAN APR
▪ Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 mandates that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress on its implementation to their legislative bodies, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year.
▪ The APR provides local legislative bodies and the public with information regarding the implementation of the General Plan for their city. APRs also inform the public of the progress in meeting the community’s goals.
▪ APRs must be presented to the local legislative body for its review and acceptance.
CITY OF SAN PABLO 2030 GENERAL PLAN
▪ Adopted April 18, 2011 by Resolution 2011-046
▪ Housing Element updated and adopted April 6, 2015 by Resolution 2015-068. ▪ Replaced previous general plan from 1998
▪ Includes 7 elements required by state law at the time of passage as well as 4 additional elements:
▪ Land Use & Physical Design
▪ Circulation
▪ Open Space & Conservation
▪ Safety & Noise
▪ Housing
▪ Health
▪ Economic Development
▪ Growth Management
▪ Parks, Schools, Community Facilities, & Utilities
GENERAL PLAN COMPLIANCE
▪ The San Pablo 2030 General Plan complies with the OPR’s General Plan Guidelines for being comprehensive, internally consistent, and long-range. ▪ Released prior to recent new guidelines such as required consultation with Native American tribes and the inclusion of an Environmental Justice element.
IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES
The City of San Pablo has taken a range of measures to implement the goals and policies of the General Plan. These measures include:
◦ Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
◦ Safe Routes to School Master Plan
◦ Rumrill Complete Streets Project
◦ Affordable Housing Strategy
◦ Accessory Dwelling Unit Ordinance
◦ Ordinance 2020-002: Various minor updates to land use ordinances ◦ Wireless Telecommunication Facilities ordinance update ◦ Disposition and Development Agreements (DDAs) for 13831 San Pablo Avenue, 1820 Rumrill Boulevard ◦ Bush Street Park
MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
▪One general plan amendment made in 2021
▪ Changed land use designation at 2600 Moraga Road to allow a self-storage facility on a portion of the parcel with the rest to be developed as a public park ▪ Parcel rezoned from Institutional and Open Space to just Institutional. ▪ City currently updating general plan and housing element ▪ Housing element to be completed late 2022
▪ General Plan Update to be completed mid-2023
MAJOR DEVELOPMENT
APPLICATIONS PROCESSED
A number of major development proposals have been processed under the 2030 General Plan, advancing goals and policies in the Housing Element and Land Use and Physical Design Element. These developments include:
Development Name Description
2812 Chattleton Lane 20 units of single-family attached homes with 8 ADUs 13717 San Pablo Avenue 91 units of multifamily housing (19 affordable), 9,175 sqft ground-floor commercial space
2432-2442 22nd Street 8 units of multifamily housing
2600 Moraga Road 125,159 sqft personal storage facility 2555 El Portal Drive 54 units of microunit supportive housing 3516 San Pablo Dam Road Replacement of existing storage facility with new 91,650 sqft storage facility
Alvarado Gardens 100 affordable housing units with 7000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space
HOUSING ELEMENT APR
▪The Annual Progress Report for the City of San Pablo Housing Element was approved by City Council on Monday, March 21st, 2022. ▪The APR has been submitted to HCD and OPR and is currently being reviewed.
ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
SUBMITTAL
• HCD requires that all Annual Progress Reports be submitted to HCD and OPR by April 1, 2022
• HCD and OPR require that the City Council hold a Public Hearing and adopt a Resolution authorizing the submittal of the City of San Pablo General Plan Annual Progress Report
• The Public Hearing and consideration of the Resolution is scheduled for City Council on April 4, 2022
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation:
❖Conduct Public Hearing
❖Adopt Resolution authorizing the submittal of the City of San Pablo General Plan Annual Progress Report for Calendar Year 2021 to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
QUESTIONS?