RESOLUTION NO. RES- 2019- 066
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. RES-2018-167, AND SETTING FORTH A REVISED SCHEDULE OF CAPITAL FACILITIES FEES CHARGED PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21- 04 OF THE
SANTA ROSA CITY CODE AND ESTABLISHING REVISED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT
INCENTIVE PROGRAM TO INCREASE HIGH DENSITY DEVELOPMENT AND
AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOWNTOWN
WHEREAS, Chapter21-04of theSantaRosaCity Code (City Code) includesformulas for establishing Capital Facilities impact fees (CFF) to pay for certain public infrastructure facilities required to serve new development within the City of SantaRosa; and WHEREAS, Chapter21-04.050(D) of theCity Codeidentifiestheapplicationand calculationof CFFandenablestheCitycounciltoestablishandadjusttheamountoftheCFFby resolution; and
WHEREAS, onMay 22, 2018theCity CouncilpassedResolutionRES-2018-082, adoptingtheImpactFeeProgramUpdatereportdatedFebruary2018, andestablishingCFF; and WHEREAS, on September25, 2018, the City Council passedResolution No. RES-2018- 161, establishingaresidentialprojectincentiveprogramto increasehighdensitydevelopment and affordable housing Downtown by setting forth the scheduleof Capital Facilities Fees chargedpursuantto Chapter21-04 of theSantaRosaCity CodeandAmendingResolutionNo.
RES- 2018- 082; and
WHEREAS, following theadoptionof RES-2018-167, it wasdiscoveredthatseveralof theCity'szoningdistrictsthatallow multi -storyresidentialdevelopment, andWouldotherwise be eligible to receive benefits from the Incentive Program, were inadvertently omitted from the Resolution; and
WHEREAS, there is a need for additional housing units and the City embarkedon a major effort to address the current housing crisis that has existed since before the October 2017 fires; and
WHEREAS, theCity Councilhasaninterestin incentivizingthelocationand developmentof high density residential units within the downtown areaand closeto transit pursuantto ahigh -densityresidentialincentiveprogram (IncentiveProgram); and WHEREAS, theCity Councilhasaninterestin incentivizingdevelopmentof affordable housingprojectsthatincludeconstructionof on -siteaffordableunits; and WHEREAS, anindependentassessmentof theneedfor anIncentiveProgramprovided by realestateconsultant, KeyserMarstonAssociates, Inc., illustratestheuniquechallenges facinghigh -densityprojectsin theDowntownStationAreaSpecificPlanandGeneralPlan Reso. No. RES- 2019- 066
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DowntownCoreBoundaryandaffirms theneedfor incentivesto enableprojectsto move forward in the near term; and
WHEREAS, theCity hasaninterestin rescindingRES2018-167andadoptingthe revisedCFFto ensurethatall eligibleresidentialprojectswithin theDowntownboundaries receive program benefits consistent with the intent of the Incentive Program; and WHEREAS, residential projects located within the boundariesof the Downtown Station Area Specific Plan or General Plan Downtown Core Boundary asdepicted on Exhibit A attached hereto (collectively, theDowntown) shallbeeligiblefor theIncentiveProgramif suchprojects meetthe following criteria:
1. The project must include primarily residential uses:
a) ForprojectslocatedDowntownonparcel(s) zonedCD-7 and/or CD-10: the projectmustbefour or morestoriesin height, with at leastthreefloorsdedicated to residential use.
b) For all other projects located Downtown: the project must be three or more stories in height, with at least two floors dedicated to residential use. c) For affordable/inclusionary housing projects located Downtown: the project must constructaffordableunitson -sitepursuantto theCity' sHousingAllocationPlan.
2. The residential project must break ground before August 31, 2023. "Breaking ground" is defined as securinga foundation permit; and
WHEREAS, for purposesof the. IncentiveProgram, floors areconsidered "residential" if atleasttwenty-five (25%) of grossfloor areais dedicatedto habitablespace; and WHEREAS, the City Council determinesthat this Incentive Program is not a "project" underCEQA and is therefore exempt from review pursuantto CEQA Guidelines section. 15378( b)( 4), and further determinesthe fee modification is exempt from CEQA pursuantto Public Resources Code section 21080( b)( 8) and CEQA Guidelines section 15273( a)(4) in that thefeemodificationis for thepurposeof obtainingfundsfor capitalprojectsnecessaryto maintainservicewithin existingserviceareas, andfurtherdeterminesthefeeis exemptfrom CEQA pursuantto CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) in that the activity in question will not have a significant effect on the environment.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of SantaRosa herebyrescindsResolution RES-2018-167 and adoptsthe following revised CFF aspart of the Incentive Program:
a) For residential projects located Downtown on parcel(s) zoned CD-7 and/or CD- 10: CFF for projects proposing four or more stories, with at leastthree storiesdedicatedto residentialuse, shallbecalculatedbaseduponthefirst threeresidentialfloors only, and any additional floors dedicatedto residential useshall be exempt from additional CFF. b) For all other residential projects located Downtown: CFF for projects proposing three or more stories, with at least two stories dedicated to residential use, shall be calculated basedupon the first two residential floors only, and any additional floors dedicatedto residential use shall be exempt from additional CFF.
c) For Downtown affordable/inclusionary housing projects that construct the affordable units on -site pursuant to the City' s Housing Allocation Plan: CFF for non-exempt units shall be reducedto $2 per squarefoot. The reducedCFF Feesfor non-exempt units shall be applied basedupon the project' s classification under subsection (a) or (b) above.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 18th day of June, 2019.
AYES: ( 6) Mayor Schwedhelm, Vice Mayor Rogers, Council Members Combs, Fleming, Sawyer, Tibbetts
NOES: ( 0)
ABSENT: ( 1) Council Member Olivares
ABSTAIN: ( 0)
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Jerk Mayor
APPR D AS TO FORM:
City Attorne
Exhibit A - Downtown Station Area Specific Plan and GeneralPlan Downtown Core Boundary Reso. No. RES- 2019- 066