under this alternative located within the Gillespie Field and MCAS Miramar ALUCPs would be required to adhere to applicable City policies and regulations, as well as policies of the ALUCP. The Reduced Project Alternative does not propose any changes to the City’s existing circulation network, and no land uses are proposed that would impair implementation of or physically interfere with the City’s emergency response plan, evacuation routes, or conflict with any of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan specific hazard mitigation goals, objectives, and related actions. Furthermore, applications for all future projects within the Rezone Sites, whether discretionary or by-right, would be reviewed and approved by the Santee Fire Department prior to issuance of a building permit.
This alternative would remove Rezone Sites 1 through 10, which are located within an area mapped as VHFHSZ, and thereby reduce risk associated with wildfire compared to the project. The only remaining Rezone Site located within the VHFHSZ would comply with applicable California Fire Code, City General Plan, and City Municipal Code requirements. Therefore, impacts associated with hazards and hazardous materials under the Reduced Project Alternative would be less than significant, and incrementally reduced compared to the project due to the removal of Rezone Sites 1 through 10 located within the VHFHSZ.
Hydrology and Water Quality. Future discretionary and/or by-right development under this alternative would be required to adhere to all applicable water quality standards as provided in various water quality regulations and plans including all pertinent requirements of the City’s Jurisdictional Runoff Management Plan, BMP Design Manual, NPDES General Construction Permit, as well as all regulations related to water quality. Both redevelopment and new development on vacant sites would be required to comply with applicable stormwater management requirements which focuses on retention and infiltration of waters on-site.
Additionally, development under this alternative would be required to comply with City General Plan policies and regulations that prioritize infiltration and treatment of stormwater. Future development would also be required to implement applicable stormwater BMPs and erosion control measures to retain flows on-site and minimize the velocity of stormwater runoff. Such BMPs could include on-site drainage swales, bioretention features, use of permeable pavers in parking areas and streets, or infiltration basins which also serve as a means for pollutant removal.
Development under this alternative would be required to adhere to all state and local development regulations including Municipal Code (Chapter 11.36), which establishes Flood Damage Prevention standards. Therefore, impacts associated with hydrology and water quality under the Reduced Project Alternative would be less than significant, the same as the project.
Land Use and Planning. Removal of Rezone Sites 1 through 10 under the Reduced Project Alternative would not avoid any land use impacts. The remaining Housing Sites are in urbanized areas that are already served by existing infrastructure. Implementation of the rezones would result in increased allowable residential density, or newly allowed residential density within all sites, except the Graves Avenue Sites (see Table 3-2). Although the additional density or change Findings
to residential use would increase the intensity of land uses at the sites, they would constitute infill development and would not divide an established community.
Additionally, this alternative would not require any new major infrastructure or improvements that could physically divide an established community.
Furthermore, development of the Rezone Sites within the TCSP would be required to adhere to all supplemental development regulations of those sites ensuring they would be compatible with the existing community.
The Reduced Project Alternative would implement the City’s Housing Element programs to meet the City’s RHNA requirements and comply with state housing mandates. Future discretionary development would require a subsequent sitespecific environmental review that would consider each project’s consistency with all applicable plans, including the City’s General Plan. Future by-right development would be required to adhere to the City’s proposed Objective Design Standards which includes design guidelines and regulations to ensure consistency with City plans and policies. Both future ministerial and discretionary review would be subject to review for consistency with the City’s General Plan and Municipal Code regulations that serve to reduce or avoid environmental impacts. Therefore, impacts associated with land use under the Reduced Project Alternative would be less than significant, the same as the project.
Noise. The Reduced Project Alternative would remove Rezone Sites 1 through 10.
Impacts related to noise at all the remaining Rezone Sites under this alternative would be the same as for the project. Implementation of mitigation measure NOS1 would reduce land use compatibility noise impacts associated with vehicle noise to a level less than significant. However, impacts associated with increases in ambient noise levels would remain significant and unavoidable. Implementation of mitigation measure NOS-2 would reduce impacts associated with construction of future development under this alternative to a level less than significant. Impacts associated with stationary noise would be less than significant. Implementation of mitigation measure NOS-3 would reduce impacts associated with vibration to a level less than significant. None of the Rezone Sites that would be developed under this alternative are within the 65 CNEL noise contours of Gillespie Field Airport or MCAS Miramar. Therefore, impacts related to noise under the Reduced Project Alternative would remain significant and unavoidable, the same as the project.
Population and Housing. Although this alternative would reduce the potential for development of approximately 124 residential units compared to the project, the Reduced Project Alternative would still potentially allow for development of approximately 1,821 residential units through rezones. This remaining development potential through future rezones would exceed the 1,209 units that are needed through rezones to accommodate the City’s RHNA allocation.
Therefore, while this alternative would provide less flexibility for potential rezone sites, the Reduced Project Alternative would ultimately result in development of the same number of residential units as the project since only a subset of the total Findings
sites will ultimately be selected for rezoning. As with the project, buildout of the Reduced Project Alternative would facilitate land use changes in the City that would allow the City to achieve their housing goals. The project would further implement state requirements to allow for ministerial approvals of certain housing projects that include an affordable component, which would facilitate and encourage construction of housing in the City. The project would not induce substantial unplanned population growth as all rezones are located within existing developed areas with access to services, roadways, and utilities. Therefore, impacts associated with population and housing under the Reduced Project Alternative would be less than significant, the same as the project.
Public Services and Recreation. Future discretionary and/or by-right development under the Reduced Project Alternative would not directly result in sufficient demand to require construction of new fire protection, police protection, school, library, or park and recreation facilities. While each incremental housing development would pay development impact fees toward anticipated facility needs, this alternative would not warrant construction of a new facility at this time.
Construction of any future public service or recreation facilities would be evaluated under a separate environmental review and approval. Although this alternative would reduce the potential for development of approximately 124 residential units, the Reduced Project Alternative would still potentially allow for development of approximately 1,821 residential units through rezones. This remaining development potential through future rezones would exceed the 1,209 units that are needed through rezones to accommodate the City’s RHNA allocation.
Therefore, while this alternative would provide less flexibility for potential rezone sites, the Reduced Project Alternative would ultimately result in development of the same number of residential units as the project. Therefore, impacts associated with public services and recreation would be less than significant, the same as the project.
Transportation. Future discretionary and/or by-right development at the Rezone Sites would adhere to an engineering and policy review that would ensure consistency with applicable policies related to transit, roadway, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities. Although this alternative would reduce the potential for development of approximately 124 residential units, the Reduced Project Alternative would still potentially allow for development of approximately 1,821 residential units through rezones. This remaining development potential through future rezones would exceed the 1,209 units that are needed through rezones to accommodate the City’s RHNA allocation. Therefore, while this alternative would provide less flexibility for potential rezone sites, the Reduced Project Alternative would ultimately result in development of the same number of residential units as the project.
Removal of Rezone Sites 1 through 10 under the Reduced Project Alternative would potentially have some incremental benefit in terms of VMT reductions since these sites are the most removed from activity centers and could generate more Findings
VMT per capita compared to other sites located within job centers and commercial areas. However, the degree of this VMT reduction is uncertain, and it is unknown whether individual projects would be able to fully mitigate potential VMT impacts through implementation of Transportation Demand Management measures listed in mitigation measure TRA-1. Therefore, it is assumed that the Reduced Project Alternative would generate the same amount of VMT as the project, which would exceed 85 percent of the regional average, and impacts would remain significant and unavoidable.
This alternative does not propose any changes to the existing roadway network.
Future discretionary and/or by-right development would be designed consistent with established roadway design standards, and access to the existing roadway network would be configured consistent with established roadway design standards that would allow for emergency access. Therefore, impacts associated with transportation would be significant and unavoidable, the same as the project.
Utilities and Service System. Although this alternative would reduce the potential for development of approximately 124 residential units, the Reduced Project Alternative would still potentially allow for development of approximately 1,821 residential units through rezones. This remaining development potential through future rezones would exceed the 1,209 units that are needed through rezones to accommodate the City’s RHNA allocation. Therefore, while this alternative would provide less flexibility for potential rezone sites, the Reduced Project Alternative would ultimately result in development of the same number of residential units as the project.
Future discretionary and/or by-right development would be located within existing developed areas with access to utility infrastructure; however, like the project new development would require connections to existing lines, thee physical impacts of which would be evaluated at the time of future project submittal. Regulatory conformance and application of the same mitigation framework in this PEIR, including MM-VIS-1, MM-AQ-1, MM-BIO-1 through MM-BIO-6, MM-CUL-1 through MM-CUL-3, MM-GEO-1, MM-GHG-1 and MM-GHG-2, MM-HAZ-1, MMNOS-1 through MM-NOS-3, and MM-TRA-1, would ensure impacts associated with the relocation or construction of utility infrastructure would be less than significant.
With respect to adequacy of water supply, future discretionary and/or by-right development would be required to adhere to state and local water conservation and efficiency measures. Based on the water efficiency of multi-family development and existing regulations that require new construction to be water efficient, future development under this alternative would not affect the ability of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District (PDMWD) to plan for adequate water supplies within the City during normal, dry, and multiple dry years. Based on the PDMWD existing facility capacity and expansion plans for the Ray Stoyer Water Recycling Facility, the water efficiency of multi-family residential development, and Findings
review of future development for conformance with local regulations and adherence to General Plan policies, this alternative would not result in a determination by the wastewater treatment provider that it does not have adequate capacity to serve the project’s projected demand in addition to the provider’s existing commitments. Future discretionary and/or by-right development would be reviewed for conformance with state and local regulations and adherence to General Plan policies regarding solid waste. Therefore, impacts associated with utilities and service system would be less than significant, the same compared to the project.
Wildfire. The Reduced Project Alternative does not propose any changes to the City’s existing circulation network, and no land uses are proposed that would impair implementation of or physically interfere with the City’s emergency response plan, evacuation routes, or conflict with any of the MHMP specific hazard mitigation goals, objectives, and related actions. Additionally, future development would be required to adhere to the City’s General Plan (Safety Element) policies including,
4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.11, and 4.12, which address emergency response and emergency evacuation. This alternative would remove Rezone Sites 1 through 10, which are located within an area mapped as VHFHSZ, and thereby reduce risk associated with wildfire compared to the project. The only remaining Rezone Site located within the VHFHSZ would comply with applicable California Fire Code and City General Plan requirements, and include enhanced fire protection measures as detailed in the City’s building and fire codes. Future development under this alternative would also be required to comply with applicable regulations and policies related to flooding, drainage patterns, and landslides. Therefore, impacts associated with wildfire under the Reduced Project Alternative would be less than significant, and incrementally reduced compared to the project due to the removal of Rezone Sites 1 through 10 located within the VHFHSZ.
The Reduced Project Alternative would result in similar impacts compared to the project. The Reduced Project Alternative would remove potential rezone sites A and U that are proposed under the project. Adherence to applicable regulations and implementation of the mitigation measures identified in this PEIR would reduce impacts associated with aesthetics, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, geology and soils, hazards and hazardous materials, hydrology and water quality, population and housing, public services and recreation, utilities and service systems, and wildfire to a level less than significant, the same as the project. The Reduced Project Alternative would have the same significance conclusions as the project. However, removal of Rezone Sites 1 through 10 would incrementally reduce impacts associated with aesthetics, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, hazards and hazardous materials, and wildfire. This alternative would ultimately result in development of the same number of residential units on all other Rezone Sites besides Rezone Sites 1 through 10 and therefore would result in the same level of impacts related to air quality, GHG, hydrology and water quality, land use, noise, population and housing, public services and recreation, transportation, and utilities and service Findings
system. As under the project, impacts associated with air quality, GHG, noise and transportation would remain significant and unavoidable.
Attainment of Project Objectives: The Reduced Project Alternative would meet most project objectives, although it would provide slightly less flexibility for implementation of rezoning adequate to meet the City’s remaining RHNA allocation of 1,209 units (objective 5)
Finding: The City Council rejects Alternative 2: Reduced Project Alternative, on the following grounds, each of which individually provides sufficient justification for rejection of this alternative: (1) the alternative partially meets the Project objectives; and (2) the alternative fails to avoid or reduce the Project’s significant and unavoidable impacts relating to air quality, GHG, noise and transportation.
E. ENVIRONMENTALLY SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE
Section 15126.6(e)(2) of the State CEQA Guidelines indicates that an analysis of alternatives to a proposed Project shall identify an environmentally superior alternative among the alternatives evaluated in an EIR. Based on the alternatives analysis contained within the Draft EIR) the Reduced Project Alternative is identified as the Environmentally Superior Alternative.
The Reduced Project Alternative would be the environmentally superior alternative because it would incrementally reduce significant impacts associated with aesthetics, biological resources, cultural and tribal cultural resources, hazards and hazardous materials, and wildfire compared to the project. However, none of the potentially significant impacts of the project would be completely avoided. Although this alternative would provide less flexibility for potential rezone sites, the Reduced Project Alternative would ultimately result in development of the same number of residential units as the project based on the ultimate selection of sites to be rezoned. The Reduced Project Alternative would meet most project objectives, although it would provide slightly less flexibility for implementation of rezoning adequate to meet the City’s remaining RHNA allocation of 1,209 units (objective 5). (Draft PEIR, p. 9-17) Findings
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ADOPTION OF STATEMENT OF OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS
Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15093(a), the City Council must balance, as applicable, the economic, legal, social, technological, or other benefits of the Project against its unavoidable environmental risks in determining whether to approve the project. If the specific benefits of the project outweigh the unavoidable adverse environmental effects, those environmental effects may be considered acceptable.
Having reduced the adverse significant environmental effects of the Project to the extent feasible by adopting the mitigation measures; having considered the entire administrative record on the project; the City Council has weighed the benefits of the Project against its unavoidable adverse impacts after mitigation in regards to noise, air quality – operations, and transportation/traffic. While recognizing that the unavoidable adverse impacts are significant under CEQA thresholds, the City Council nonetheless finds that the unavoidable adverse impacts that will result from the Project are acceptable and outweighed by specific social, economic and other benefits of the Project.
In making this determination, the factors and public benefits specified below were considered. Any one of these reasons is sufficient to justify approval of the Project. Thus, even if a court were to conclude that not every reason is supported by substantial evidence, the City Council would be able to stand by its determination that each individual reason is sufficient. The substantial evidence supporting the various benefits can be found in the preceding findings, which are incorporated by reference into this section, and in the documents found in the Records of Proceeding.
The City Council therefore finds that for each of the significant impacts which are subject to a finding under CEQA Section 21081(a)(3), that each of the following social, economic, and environmental benefits of the Project, independent of the other benefits, outweigh the potential significant unavoidable adverse impacts and render acceptable each and every one of these unavoidable adverse environmental impacts:
A. Implement Program 9 of the 6th Cycle 2021-2029 Housing Element to provide for the opportunity for future residential development on various sites throughout the City as identified by the Sites Inventory, with a density range of 30 to 36 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) on selected sites.
B. Also consistent with Program 9 and Program 10 of the 6th Cycle 2021- 2029 Housing Element, provide a minimum of 25 acres to be rezoned (within 18 months of Housing Element adoption) to permit multi-family housing by right (without discretionary action) and to meet the requirements of Government Code 65583.2, including but not limited to a minimum density of 20 units per acre.
C. Maintain adequate housing sites for all income groups throughout the eight-year planning period.
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D. Minimize potential land use compatibility conflicts associated with the proposed change to existing land use designations and zoning.
E. Increase the City of Santee’s (City) overall housing capacity and capability to accommodate housing as required per the adopted Housing Element for the 2021-2029 housing cycle.
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Letters of Comment and Responses
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City of Santee Housing Element
Rezone Program Implementation PEIR
SCH #2021100263
Letter of Comments and Responses
The following letter of comments were received from agencies, organizations, and individuals during the Public Review period (June 17, 2022 through August 1, 2022) of the Draft PEIR. A copy of each comment letter along with corresponding staff responses is included here. Some of the comments did not address the adequacy of the environmental document; however, staff has attempted to provide appropriate responses to all comments as a courtesy to the commenter.
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A California Department of Transportation RTC-2
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A-1 Introductory comments are noted.
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-2 This comment is consistent with the analysis and conclusion in the PEIR. The Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies identified in the Transportation Impact Study have been included in the PEIR as mitigation measure MM-TRA-1 (see PEIR Section 4.13.6.3). Implementation of MM-TRA- 1 is ensured through adoption of the project’s Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan. Specifically, MM-TRA-1 will ensure future project’s consistency with the City’s Mobility Element policies encouraging the use of TDM strategies, including those listed in the mitigation measure. Mitigation measure MM-TRA-1 is also included to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with VMT impacts.
A-3 As detailed in mitigation measure MM-TRA-1, the project will implement TDM strategies consistent with the City’s Mobility Element Policies 9.1 through 9.5. As detailed in the mitigation measure, strategies could include the following: • Increase mixed-use development • Increase transit accessibility • Provide pedestrian network improvement along project frontage • Provide bicycle network improvement along project frontage • Provide bicycle parking and bike lockers • Implement subsidized or discounted transit passes • Provide rider-sharing programs • Implement commute trip reduction marketing • Implement school pool program • Implement bike-sharing or micro mobility program • Provide local shuttle to connect visitors to different attractions throughout the City
Implementation of these measures by future projects would assist the City in achieving conformance with state GHG emission and VMT reduction goals.
A-4 Future projects will be required to provide project-level development plans that will be reviewed for consistency with the City Housing Element Rezone Program Implementation PEIR and all City regulations and policies. Future projects that could impact Caltrans right-of-way will be required to adhere to all Caltrans encroachment permit processes and mitigation requirements.
A-5 The current project would not result in impacts to the State Highway network. See response to comment A-4.
A-6 See response to comment A-4.
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A-7 The City is appreciative of the references and manuals provided. No further response is required.
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The Draft Program EIR is available via the below link:
https://www.cityofsanteeca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/22750
RESOLUTION
1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTEE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT GPA2021-2
MODIFYING LAND USES AND RESIDENTIAL DENSITY RANGES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE PROGRAM
IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
(APPLICANT: CITY OF SANTEE)
APNs: 378-190-01, 378-180-10, 378-180-09, 378-180-08, 378-180-07, 378-180-29, 378-210-21, 378-210-20, 378-180-28, 378-180-20, 381-031-07, 381-690-28, 384-162-04, 384-020-07, 384-020-12, 386-300-31, 386-300-09, 386-300-10, 379-030-31, 387-061-11, & 387-061-12
RELATED CASE FILES: TCSPA2021-2, R2021-2, ZA2021-2, AEIS2021-3 WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022 the City Council adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element (“Housing Element”), a mandatory element of the City’s General Plan and the City’s main housing policy and planning document that identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City’s assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a Sites Inventory, which identifies 34 suitable sites throughout the City that can adequately accommodate the required housing capacity set forth by the City’s RHNA which for the 2021-2029 6th Cycle planning period is 1,219 housing units; and
WHEREAS, of the 34 sites identified in the Housing Element Sites Inventory, 25 require rezones in order to achieve the City’s required RHNA capacity; and WHEREAS, of the 25 sites requiring rezones, eight are located within the Town Center Specific Plan are not a part of this General Plan Amendment; WHEREAS, of the 25 sites requiring rezones, 17 sites require General Plan land use amendments to various residential designations to maintain consistency between the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance and are identified as Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 35 in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and further identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 378-190-01, 378-180-10, 378-180-09, 378-180- 08, 378-180-07, 378-180-29, 378-210-21, 378-210-20, 378-180-28, 378-180-20, 381- 031-07, 381-690-28, 384-162-04, 384-020-07, 384-020-12, 386-300-31, 386-300-09, 386-300-10, 379-030-31; and
WHEREAS, two additional sites along Graves Avenue, identified by APNs 387- 061-11, & 387-061-12 also require General Plan land use amendments from the R-14 land use designation to the General Commercial land use designation as part of the Housing Element Rezone Program Implementation Project (“Project”) in order to remove them from consideration as housing sites due to airport land use constraints; and
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2 WHEREAS, Programs 9 and 10 of the Housing Element are collectively referred to as the Housing Element Rezone Program; and
WHEREAS, Program 9 of the Housing Element requires the City to rezone these sites within one year of Housing Element adoption to achieve adequate housing capacity as mandated by the State and in order to achieve certification of the adopted Housing Element by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, as part of the Housing Element Rezone Program, a General Plan Amendment is required to modify the land uses throughout the City as reflected in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and to establish a density range for the R-30 residential designation; and
WHERES, upon adoption of the Housing Element, the City has endeavored to implement the Housing Element Rezone Program in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, the Project was assessed for potential environmental impacts on a programmatic level and a Program Environmental Impact Report (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the Program Environmental Impact Report (“Program EIR”) identifies all potential impacts that would result from Project implementation at a programmatic level and identifies mitigation measures that future development would implement to reduce identified potentially significant effects; and
WHEREAS, the Program EIR identifies potential impacts that would remain significant and unavoidable with Project implementation for issue areas including Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use & Planning, Noise, and Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Program EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review and comment period from June 17, 2022 to August 1, 2022 during which time one comment letter was received, which did not identify any new environmental issues requiring substantial revisions to the Program EIR or further environmental review; and WHEREAS, a Final Program EIR has been prepared with responses to comments received on the Draft Program EIR, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022 a notice of public hearing on the Project was published in the East County Californian newspaper and mailed to property owners, agencies, and other interested parties; and
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3 WHEREAS, on October 12, 2022, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on the Project, consisting of GPA2021-2 and the related case files; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the staff report, all recommendations by staff, the Final Revised EIR, the entire record, and all public testimony; and WHEREAS, the City Council has certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the Project and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project. The City Council hereby incorporates by reference, as if fully set forth herein, the Resolution certifying the Final Program EIR and adopting the Findings of Fact, and Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Santee City Council, after considering the evidence presented at the public hearing, as follows:
SECTION 1: The General Plan Land Use Map is hereby amended to change the land use designations of Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 35 as listed and described in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and as depicted in Exhibits A through M, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The amended land use designations are compatible with adjacent land uses and the goals of the General Plan, specifically Goal 6.0 of the Land Use Element to promote development of a well-balanced and functional mix of residential, commercial, open space, recreation, and civic uses that will create and maintain a high quality environment and Objective 5.0 of the Housing Element to encourage the provision of a wide range of housing by location, type of unit, and price to meet the existing and future needs of Santee residents to the maximum extent possible.
SECTION 2: The General Plan Land Use Map is hereby amended to change the land use designation of two sites along Graves Avenue, identified by APNs 387-061-11 & 387- 061-12, respectively 3.69 and 2.26 acres in size, from the R-14 land use designation to the General Commercial land use designation, as depicted in Exhibits A, N & O, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Both sites were identified in the 5th Cycle Housing Element Sites Inventory, but due to difficulty in developing homes on the sites due to airport land use constraints, remain undeveloped and, as such, the sites are proposed for redesignation to the more appropriate General Commercial land use designation which would allow uses more compatible with the Gillespie Field Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
SECTION 3: The General Plan Land Use Element is hereby amended to add a density range of 30 to 36 dwelling units per gross acre to the R-30 land use designation. The application of this density range will allow for greater design flexibility for multifamily residential development and allow for consistency between the Town Center Specific Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and General Plan.
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4 SECTION 4: The General Plan Amendment (GPA2021-2) furthers the State-wide goal of providing additional housing and is consistent with the adopted Housing Element of the General Plan. In the current 6th Housing Element cycle (2021-2029), Santee is required to provide capacity to add 1,219 housing units serving a variety of income levels. To achieve this, vacant and underutilized properties are identified in the Housing Element for potential residential development. The change in General Plan Land Use Designations would provide the capacity for approximately 498 additional housing units which assists the City in achieving the State-mandated housing targets.
SECTION 4: On October 12, 2022, the City Council certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, which fully disclosed, evaluated and mitigated the environmental impacts of the proposed Project to the extend feasible, including the General Plan Amendment contemplated in this Resolution. No further environmental review is required for the City to adopt this Resolution.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santee, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held this 12th day of October, 2022 by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
JOHN W. MINTO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANNETTE ORTIZ, CMC, CITY CLERK
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A: General Plan Land Use Amendment Sites List
Exhibits B through O: Existing Land Use Designations and Proposed Land Use Designations Maps
EXHIBIT A: GENERAL PLAN LAND USE AMENDMENT SITES
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APN Address Lot Size
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Proposed
Land Use
Designation
1 378-190-01 10939 Summit Ave 4.65 R-1A R-7
2 378-180-10 11009 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
3 378-180-09 11025 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
4 378-180-08 11041 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
5 378-180-07 11059 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
6 378-180-29 10215 Summit Crest 1.16 R-1 R-7
7 378-210-21 11010 Summit Ave 1.15 R-1 R-7
8 378-210-20 11020 Summit Ave 1.02 R-1 R-7
9 378-180-28 11115 Summit Ave 1.16 R-1 R-7
10 378-180-20 11129 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1 R-7
11 381-031-07 9945 Conejo Rd 1.19 R-2 R-7
12 381-690-28 9960 Conejo Rd 0.86 R-2 R-7
24 384-162-04 9953 Buena Vista 4.80 R-2 R-22
25 384-020-07 & -12 8801 Olive Ln 2.93 IL R-14
29 386-300-31 7737 Mission Gorge 3.25 GC R-22
30 386-300-09 & -10 8714 Starpine Dr 1.30 R-7/GC R-22
35 379-030-31 Mast Blvd 47.45 POS/R-2/IL POS/R-7
X1 387-061-11 Graves Ave 3.69 R-14 GC
X2 387-061-12 Graves Ave 2.26 R-14 GC
EXHIBIT B: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
1 378-190-01 10939 Summit Ave
2 378-180-10 11009 Summit Ave
3 378-180-09 11025 Summit Ave
4 378-180-08 11041 Summit Ave
5 378-180-07 11059 Summit Ave
6 378-180-29 10215 Summit Crest
7 378-210-21 11010 Summit Ave
8 378-210-20 11020 Summit Ave
9 378-180-28 11115 Summit Ave
10 378-180-20 11129 Summit Ave
EXHIBIT C: PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
1 378-190-01 10939 Summit Ave
2 378-180-10 11009 Summit Ave
3 378-180-09 11025 Summit Ave
4 378-180-08 11041 Summit Ave
5 378-180-07 11059 Summit Ave
6 378-180-29 10215 Summit Crest
7 378-210-21 11010 Summit Ave
8 378-210-20 11020 Summit Ave
9 378-180-28 11115 Summit Ave
10 378-180-20 11129 Summit Ave
EXHIBIT D: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
11 381-031-07 9945 Conejo Rd
12 381-690-28 9960 Conejo Rd
EXHIBIT E: PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
11 381-031-07 9945 Conejo Rd
12 381-690-28 9960 Conejo Rd
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
24 384-162-04 9953 Buena Vista
EXHIBIT F: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
24 384-162-04 9953 Buena Vista
EXHIBIT G: PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
EXHIBIT H: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
25 384-020-07 & -12 8801 Olive Ln
EXHIBIT I: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
25 384-020-07 & -12 8801 Olive Ln
EXHIBIT J: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
29 386-300-31 7737 Mission Gorge
30 386-300-09 & -10 8714 Starpine Dr
EXHIBIT K: PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
29 386-300-31 7737 Mission Gorge
30 386-300-09 & -10 8714 Starpine Dr
EXHIBIT L: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
35 379-030-31 Mast Blvd
EXHIBIT M: PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
35 379-030-31 Mast Blvd
EXHIBIT N: EXISTING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
X1 387-061-11 Graves Ave
X2 387-061-12 Graves Ave
EXHIBIT O: PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
X1 387-061-11 Graves Ave
X2 387-061-12 Graves Ave
RESOLUTION
1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTEE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING A TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT TCSPA2021-2 MODIFYING LAND USES AND RESIDENTIAL
DENSITY RANGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
(APPLICANT: CITY OF SANTEE)
APNs: 381-040-36, 381-050-82, 381-05-117, 381-032-07, 381-032-08, & 381-050-81 RELATED CASE FILES: GPA2021-2, R2021-2, ZA2021-2, AEIS2021-3 WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022 the City Council adopted the Sixth Cycle Housing Element (“Housing Element”), a mandatory element of the City’s General Plan and the City’s main housing policy and planning document that identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City’s assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a Sites Inventory, which identifies 34 suitable sites throughout the City that can adequately accommodate the required housing capacity set forth by the City’s RHNA which for the 2021-2029 6th Cycle planning period is 1,219 housing units; and
WHEREAS, of the 34 sites identified in the Housing Element Sites Inventory, 25 require rezones in order to achieve the City’s required RHNA capacity; and WHEREAS, of the 25 sites requiring rezones, eight are located within the Town Center Specific Plan and are identified as Sites 15, 16A, 16B, 17, 18, 19, 20A, and 20B in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and further identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 381-040-36, 381-050-82, 381-05-117, 381-032-07, 381-032-08, & 381- 050-81; and
WHEREAS, Programs 9 and 10 of the Housing Element are collectively referred to as the Housing Element Rezone Program; and
WHEREAS, Program 9 of the Housing Element requires the City to rezone these sites within one year of Housing Element adoption to achieve adequate housing capacity as mandated by the State and in order to achieve certification of the adopted Housing Element by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, as part of the Housing Element Rezone Program, a Town Center Specific Plan Amendment is required to modify the land uses within the Town Center as reflected in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and to establish density ranges within the Town Center for the R-22 and R-30 residential designations; and
RESOLUTION
2 WHERES, upon adoption of the Housing Element, the City has endeavored to implement the Housing Element Rezone Program Project (“Project”) in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, the Project was assessed for potential environmental impacts on a programmatic level and a Program Environmental Impact Report (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) identifies all potential impacts that would result from Project implementation at a programmatic level and identifies mitigation measures that future development would implement to reduce identified potentially significant effects; and
WHEREAS, the Program EIR identifies potential impacts that would remain significant and unavoidable with Project implementation for issue areas including Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use & Planning, Noise, and Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Program EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review and comment period from June 17, 2022 to August 1, 2022 during which time one comment letter was received, which did not identify any new environmental issues requiring substantial revisions to the Program EIR or further environmental review; and WHEREAS, a Final Program EIR has been prepared with responses to comments received on the Draft Program EIR, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022 a notice of public hearing on the Project was published in the East County Californian newspaper and mailed to property owners, agencies, and other interested parties; and
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2022, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on the Project, consisting of TCSPA2021-2 and the related case files; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the staff report, all recommendations by staff, the Final Revised EIR, the entire record, and all public testimony; and WHEREAS, the City Council has certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the Project and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project. The City Council hereby incorporates by reference, as if fully set forth herein, the Resolution certifying the Final Program EIR and adopting the Findings of Fact, and Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project.
RESOLUTION
3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Santee City Council, after considering the evidence presented at the public hearing, as follows:
SECTION 1: The Town Center Specific Plan is hereby amended, to change the land use designation of Sites 15, 16A, 16B, 17, 18, 19, 20A, and 20B and to apply the Mixed Use Overlay District to Sites 16A & 16B as listed and described in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and as depicted in Exhibits A and B, attached hereto and incorporated herein.
The amended land use designations and Mixed Use Overlay are compatible with adjacent land uses and the overall goal of the Town Center Specific Plan, which is to further the balance of development with conservation while creating opportunities for people to live, work and play. The re-designation of land in Town Center and application of the Mixed Use Overlay District on specified sites, will further the land use goals and objectives of the Town Center Specific Plan, including: 1) providing for a variety of housing types and sizes and a mixture of ownership and rental housing (Residential Goal); and 2) locating residential sites close to services, public transit and employment centers in conjunction with pedestrian corridors and amenities (Residential Objective 6.1). The amendment will also further the goals of the General Plan, specifically Goal 6.0 of the Land Use Element to promote development of a well-balanced and functional mix of residential, commercial, open space, recreation, and civic uses that will create and maintain a high quality environment.
SECTION 2: The Town Center Specific Plan is hereby amended to add a density range of 30 to 36 dwelling units per gross acre to the R-30 land use designation, and a density range of 22 to 30 dwelling units per gross acre to the R-22 land use designation applicable to Town Center properties along Park Avenue. The application of these density ranges will allow for greater design flexibility for multifamily residential development and allow for consistency between the Town Center Specific Plan, Zoning Ordinance, and General Plan.
SECTION 3: The Town Center Specific Plan Amendment (TCSPA2021-2) furthers the State-wide goal of providing additional housing and is consistent with the adopted Housing Element of the General Plan. In the current 6th Housing Element cycle (2021- 2029), Santee is required to provide capacity to add 1,219 housing units serving a variety of income levels. To achieve this, vacant and underutilized properties are identified in the Housing Element for potential residential development. The change in Town Center Specific Plan Land Use Designations would provide the capacity for approximately 1,447 additional housing units which assists the City in achieving the State-mandated housing targets.
SECTION 4: On October 12, 2022, the City Council certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, which fully disclosed, evaluated and mitigated the environmental impacts of the proposed Project to the extend feasible, including the Town Center Specific Plan
RESOLUTION
4 Amendment contemplated in this Resolution. No further environmental review is required for the City to adopt this Resolution.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santee, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held this 12th day of October, 2022 by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
JOHN W. MINTO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANNETTE ORTIZ, CMC, CITY CLERK
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A – Town Center Specific Plan Amendment Sites List Exhibit B – Existing Land Use Designations
Exhibit C – Proposed Land Use Designations
EXHIBIT A
TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT SITES LIST
Site
Map
ID#
APN Address Lot Size
(Acres)
Current
Zoning
Proposed
Zoning
15 381-040-36 Walmart 5.26 TC-C TC-R-22
16A 381-050-82 Civic Center Site I 11.11 TC-O/C TC-R-30 16B 381-05-082 Civic Center Site II 8.61 TC-O/C TC-R-14 17 381-051-18 Cottonwood Ave 22.15 TC-R-30 TC-R-14
18 381-051-17 Cottonwood Ave 11.71 TC-R-30 TC-R-14
19 3810-32-07 & -08 Park Center Dr 2.35 TC-R-22 TC-R-14 20A 381-050-81 9200 Magnolia Ave 7.75 TC-O/I TC-R-22
20B 381-050-81 9200 Magnolia Ave 10.00 TC-O/I TC-R-30
EXHIBIT B
EXISTING TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS R2 – Residential 2-6 DU/AC P – Park
R-7 – Residential 7-14 DU/AC OS – Open Space
R-14 – Residential 14-22 DU/AC Comm – Commercial
R-22 – Residential 22-30 DU/AC Flood – Floodway
R-30 – Residential 30 DU/AC Inst – Institutional
Arts & Entertainment Overlay District
RiverView Office Park Area
EXHIBIT C
PROPOSED TOWN CENTER SPECIFIC PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS R2 – Residential 2-6 DU/AC P – Park
R-7 – Residential 7-14 DU/AC OS – Open Space
R-14 – Residential 14-22 DU/AC Comm – Commercial
R-22 – Residential 22-30 DU/AC Flood – Floodway
R-30 – Residential 30 DU/AC Inst – Institutional
Arts & Entertainment Overlay District
RiverView Office Park Area
ORDINANCE NO.
1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTEE, CALIFORNIA APPROVING REZONE R2021-2 TO AMEND THE ZONING
DISTRICT MAP IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE
PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION PROJECT
(APPLICANT: CITY OF SANTEE)
APNs: 378-190-01, 378-180-10, 378-180-09, 378-180-08, 378-180-07, 378-180-29, 378-210-21, 378-210-20, 378-180-28, 378-180-20, 381-031-07, 381-690-28, 384-162-04, 384-020-07, 384-020-12, 386-300-31, 386-300-09, 386-300-10, 379-030-31, 387-061-11, & 387-061-12
RELATED CASE FILES: TCSPA2021-2, GPA2021-2, ZA2021-2, AEIS2021-3 WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022 the City Council adopted the Sixth Cycle Housing Element (“Housing Element”), a mandatory element of the City’s General Plan and the City’s main housing policy and planning document that identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City’s assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and WHEREAS, the Housing Element includes a Sites Inventory, which identifies 34 suitable sites throughout the City that can adequately accommodate the required housing capacity set forth by the City’s RHNA which for the 2021-2029 6th Cycle planning period is 1,219 housing units; and
WHEREAS, of the 34 sites identified in the Housing Element Sites Inventory, 25 require rezones in order to achieve the City’s required RHNA capacity; and WHEREAS, of the 25 sites requiring rezones, eight are located within the Town Center Specific Plan are not a part of this Ordinance;
WHEREAS, of the 25 sites requiring rezones, 17 sites require Zoning District Map amendments to various residential zoning classifications to maintain consistency between the General Plan and Zoning Ordinance and are identified as Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 35 in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and further identified by Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 378-190-01, 378-180-10, 378- 180-09, 378-180-08, 378-180-07, 378-180-29, 378-210-21, 378-210-20, 378-180-28, 378-180-20, 381-031-07, 381-690-28, 384-162-04, 384-020-07, 384-020-12, 386-300- 31, 386-300-09, 386-300-10, 379-030-31; and
WHEREAS, two additional sites along Graves Avenue, identified by APNs 387- 061-11, & 387-061-12 also require Zoning District Map amendments from the R-14 Zone to the General Commercial Zone as part of the Housing Element Rezone Program Implementation Project (“Project”) in order to remove them from consideration as housing sites due to airport land use constraints; and
ORDINANCE NO.
2 WHEREAS, Programs 9 and 10 of the Housing Element are collectively referred to as the Housing Element Rezone Program; and
WHEREAS, Program 9 of the Housing Element requires the City to rezone these sites within one year of Housing Element adoption to achieve adequate housing capacity as mandated by the State and in order to achieve certification of the adopted Housing Element by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, as part of the Housing Element Rezone Program, a Zoning District Map amendment is required to modify the land uses throughout the City as reflected in the Housing Element Sites Inventory; and
WHERES, upon adoption of the Housing Element, the City has endeavored to implement the Housing Element Rezone Program in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, the Project was assessed for potential environmental impacts on a programmatic level and a Program Environmental Impact Report (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) identifies all potential impacts that would result from Project implementation at a programmatic level and identifies mitigation measures that future development would implement to reduce identified potentially significant effects; and
WHEREAS, the Program EIR identifies potential impacts that would remain significant and unavoidable with Project implementation for issue areas including Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use & Planning, Noise, and Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Program EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review and comment period from June 17, 2022 to August 1, 2022 during which time one comment letter was received, which did not identify any new environmental issues requiring substantial revisions to the Program EIR or further environmental review; and WHEREAS, a Final Program EIR has been prepared with responses to comments received on the Draft Program EIR, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022 a notice of public hearing on the Project was published in the East County Californian Newspaper and mailed to property owners, agencies, and other interested parties; and
ORDINANCE NO.
3 WHEREAS, on October 12, 2022, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on the Project, consisting of Rezone R2021-2 and the related case files; and WHEREAS, the City Council considered the staff report, all recommendations by staff, the Final Revised EIR, the entire record, and all public testimony; and WHEREAS, the City Council has certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the Project and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project. The City Council hereby incorporates by reference, as if fully set forth herein, the Resolution certifying the Final Program EIR and adopting the Findings of Fact, and Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Santee City Council, after considering the evidence presented at the public hearing, as follows:
SECTION 1: The Zoning District Map is hereby amended to change the zoning classifications of Sites 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24, 25, 29, 30, and 35 as listed and described in the Housing Element Sites Inventory and as depicted in Exhibits A through M, attached hereto and incorporated herein. The amended zoning classifications are compatible with adjacent land uses and the goals of the General Plan, specifically Goal 6.0 of the Land Use Element to promote development of a well-balanced and functional mix of residential, commercial, open space, recreation, and civic uses that will create and maintain a high quality environment and Objective 5.0 of the Housing Element to encourage the provision of a wide range of housing by location, type of unit, and price to meet the existing and future needs of Santee residents to the maximum extent possible.
SECTION 2: The Zoning District Map is hereby amended to change the zoning classification of two sites along Graves Avenue, identified by APNs 387-061-11 & 387- 061-12, respectively 3.69 and 2.26 acres in size, from the R-14 Zone to the General Commercial Zone, as depicted in Exhibits A, N & O, attached hereto and incorporated herein. Both sites were identified in the 5th Cycle Housing Element Sites Inventory, but due to difficulty in developing homes on the sites due to airport land use constraints, remain undeveloped and, as such, the sites are proposed for re-designation to the more appropriate General Commercial land use designation which would allow uses more compatible with the Gillespie Field Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan.
SECTION 3: The Rezone R2021-2 furthers the State-wide goal of providing additional housing and is consistent with the adopted Housing Element of the General Plan. In the current 6th Housing Element cycle (2021-2029), Santee is required to provide capacity to add 1,219 housing units serving a variety of income levels. To achieve this, vacant and underutilized properties are identified in the Housing Element for potential residential development. The change in Zoning District Map zoning classifications would provide the ORDINANCE NO.
4 capacity for approximately 498 additional housing units which assists the City in achieving the State-mandated housing targets.
SECTION 4: On October 12, 2022, the City Council certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, which fully disclosed, evaluated and mitigated the environmental impacts of the proposed Project to the extend feasible, including the Rezone contemplated in this Resolution. No further environmental review is required for the City to adopt this Resolution.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santee, California, at a Regular Meeting thereof held this 12th day of October, 2022 by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
JOHN W. MINTO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANNETTE ORTIZ, CMC, CITY CLERK
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A: Zoning District Map Amendments List
Exhibits B through O: Existing Zones and
Proposed Zones
EXHIBIT A: ZONING DISTRICT MAP AMENDMENTS LIST
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address Lot Size
(Acres)
Current
Zone
Proposed
Zone
1 378-190-01 10939 Summit Ave 4.65 R-1A R-7
2 378-180-10 11009 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
3 378-180-09 11025 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
4 378-180-08 11041 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
5 378-180-07 11059 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1A R-7
6 378-180-29 10215 Summit Crest 1.16 R-1 R-7
7 378-210-21 11010 Summit Ave 1.15 R-1 R-7
8 378-210-20 11020 Summit Ave 1.02 R-1 R-7
9 378-180-28 11115 Summit Ave 1.16 R-1 R-7
10 378-180-20 11129 Summit Ave 2.32 R-1 R-7
11 381-031-07 9945 Conejo Rd 1.19 R-2 R-7
12 381-690-28 9960 Conejo Rd 0.86 R-2 R-7
24 384-162-04 9953 Buena Vista 4.80 R-2 R-22
25 384-020-07 & -12 8801 Olive Ln 2.93 IL R-14
29 386-300-31 7737 Mission Gorge 3.25 GC R-22
30 386-300-09 & -10 8714 Starpine Dr 1.30 R-7/GC R-22
35 379-030-31 Mast Blvd 47.45 POS/R-2/IL POS/R-7
X1 387-061-11 Graves Ave 3.69 R-14 GC
X2 387-061-12 Graves Ave 2.26 R-14 GC
EXHIBIT B: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
1 378-190-01 10939 Summit Ave
2 378-180-10 11009 Summit Ave
3 378-180-09 11025 Summit Ave
4 378-180-08 11041 Summit Ave
5 378-180-07 11059 Summit Ave
6 378-180-29 10215 Summit Crest
7 378-210-21 11010 Summit Ave
8 378-210-20 11020 Summit Ave
9 378-180-28 11115 Summit Ave
10 378-180-20 11129 Summit Ave
EXHIBIT C: PROPOSED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
1 378-190-01 10939 Summit Ave
2 378-180-10 11009 Summit Ave
3 378-180-09 11025 Summit Ave
4 378-180-08 11041 Summit Ave
5 378-180-07 11059 Summit Ave
6 378-180-29 10215 Summit Crest
7 378-210-21 11010 Summit Ave
8 378-210-20 11020 Summit Ave
9 378-180-28 11115 Summit Ave
10 378-180-20 11129 Summit Ave
EXHIBIT D: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
11 381-031-07 9945 Conejo Rd
12 381-690-28 9960 Conejo Rd
EXHIBIT E: PROPOSED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
11 381-031-07 9945 Conejo Rd
12 381-690-28 9960 Conejo Rd
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
24 384-162-04 9953 Buena Vista
EXHIBIT F: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
24 384-162-04 9953 Buena Vista
EXHIBIT G: PROPOSED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
EXHIBIT H: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
25 384-020-07 & -12 8801 Olive Ln
EXHIBIT I: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
25 384-020-07 & -12 8801 Olive Ln
EXHIBIT J: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
29 386-300-31 7737 Mission Gorge
30 386-300-09 & -10 8714 Starpine Dr
EXHIBIT K: PROPOSED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
29 386-300-31 7737 Mission Gorge
30 386-300-09 & -10 8714 Starpine Dr
EXHIBIT L: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
35 379-030-31 Mast Blvd
EXHIBIT M: PROPOSED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
35 379-030-31 Mast Blvd
EXHIBIT N: EXISTING ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
X1 387-061-11 Graves Ave
X2 387-061-12 Graves Ave
EXHIBIT O: PROPOSED ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS
Site
Map ID
#
APN Address
X1 387-061-11 Graves Ave
X2 387-061-12 Graves Ave
ORDINANCE NO.______
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTEE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 13 (“ZONING ORDINANCE”) OF THE CITY OF SANTEE MUNICIPAL CODE (CASE FILE: ZOA 2021-2)
WHEREAS, on May 11, 2022 the City Council adopted the Sixth Cycle Housing Element (“Housing Element”), a mandatory element of the City’s General Plan and the City’s main housing policy and planning document that identifies housing needs and constraints, sets forth goals, policies and programs that address these needs and constraints, and plans for projected housing needs for all income levels based on the City’s assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); and WHEREAS, Program 10 of the Housing Element requires the City to amend the Zoning Ordinance (Title 13 of the Santee Municipal Code) within one year of Housing Element adoption to allow for by-right approval of qualifying affordable housing projects; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to amend Title 13 of the Santee Municipal Code to implement the Sixth Cycle Housing Element and to achieve the goals and objectives of the General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the amendments to Title 13 (“Zoning Ordinance”) of the Santee Municipal Code include amending Section 13.10.020 (“Residential consistency districts”) and Section 13.10.040 (“Site development criteria”) to add a density range to the R-30 zone; and
WHEREAS, the amendments to Title 13 include adding Chapter 13.11 (“By-Right Housing Projects”) to establish objective design criteria for by-right housing projects; and WHEREAS, the amendments to Title 13 include amending Section 13.12.030 (“Commercial and office use regulations”), Table 13.12.030.A, (“Use Regulations for Commercial/Office Districts”), to add subsection B.10(g) to allow recreational vehicle storage facilities in the General Commercial District as a conditionally permitted use; and WHEREAS, the amendments to Title 13 include amending Section 13.22.060 (“Mixed use overlay district”) to allow mixed land uses in the R-7, R-14, R-22, and R-30 zones, and provide an incentive for affordable housing production, and making minor clerical revisions; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Title 13 of the Santee Municipal Code are consistent with Goal 6.0 of the Land Use Element of the General Plan to promote development of a well-balanced and functional mix of residential, commercial, industrial, open space, recreation, and civic uses that will create and maintain a high-quality environment; and
ORDINANCE NO.______
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WHEREAS, the proposed amendments to Title 13 of the Santee Municipal Code are a component of Housing Element Rezones Program Implement Project (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, the Project was assessed for potential environmental impacts on a programmatic level and a Program Environmental Impact Report (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, the Program Environmental Impact Report (Program EIR) identifies all potential impacts that would result from Project implementation at a programmatic level and identifies mitigation measures that future development would implement to reduce identified potentially significant effects; and
WHEREAS, the Program EIR identifies potential impacts that would remain significant and unavoidable with Project implementation for issue areas including Air Quality, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use & Planning, Noise, and Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Draft Program EIR was circulated for a 45-day public review and comment period from June 17, 2022 to August 1, 2022 during which time one comment letter was received, which did not identify any new environmental issues requiring substantial revisions to the Program EIR or further environmental review; and WHEREAS, a Final Program EIR has been prepared with responses to comments received on the Draft Program EIR, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program and a Statement of Overriding Considerations; and
WHEREAS, on September 30, 2022 a notice of public hearing on the Project was published in the East County Californian newspaper and mailed to property owners, agencies, and other interested parties; and
WHEREAS, on October 12, 2022, the City Council held a duly advertised public hearing on the Project, consisting of Zoning Ordinance Amendment ZOA2021-2 and the related case files; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the staff report, all recommendations by staff, the Final Revised EIR, the entire record, and all public testimony; and WHEREAS, the City Council has certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act for the Project and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project. The City Council hereby incorporates by reference, as if fully set forth herein, the Resolution certifying the Final Program EIR and adopting the Findings of Fact, and ORDINANCE NO.______
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Statement of Overriding Considerations and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Santee City Council, after considering the evidence presented at the public hearing, as follows:
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santee, California, does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. On October 12, 2022, the City Council certified the Final Program EIR (AEIS2021-3; State Clearinghouse Number SCH# 2021100263) pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and adopted Findings of Fact, a Statement of Overriding Considerations and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the Project, which fully disclosed, evaluated and mitigated the environmental impacts of the proposed Project to the extend feasible, including the Zoning Ordinance Amendment contemplated in this Ordinance. No further environmental review is required for the City to adopt this Ordinance.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby finds that all of the foregoing recitals and the staff report presented herewith are true and correct and are hereby incorporated and adopted as findings of the City Council as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 3. Section 13.10.020 (“Residential consistency districts”) and Section
13.10.040 (“Site development criteria”) of Title 13 (“Zoning Ordinance”) of the Santee Municipal Code are hereby amended to add a density range to the R-30 zone as follows (additions shown in underlined text):
Subsection 13.10.020.H:
13.10.020 Residential consistency districts.
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H. Urban Residential (R-30) — (30 to 36 Dwelling Units/Gross Acre). This designation is intended for residential development characterized by mid-rise apartment and condominium development typical of urban development at higher densities than R-22.
This designation is intended for architecturally designed residential development, up to four stories, with parking facilities integrated in the building design. Areas developed under this designation would be located in close proximity to major community facilities, commercial and business centers and streets of at least major capacity. Development amenities would include on-site business centers, fitness and community rooms, and indoor and outdoor recreation facilities. Site design would implement pedestrian-friendly design concepts, including separated sidewalks, landscaped parkways, traffic calming measures, and enhanced access to transit facilities and services. Measures that reduce energy and water consumption are required. New development in this zone is required to meet the minimum density of the zone.
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Subsection 13.10.040:
13.10.040 Site development criteria.
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Table 13.10.040A
Basic Development Standards—Residential
HL R-1 R-1A R-2 R-7 R-14 R-22 R-30
2. Density Ranges (in
du/gross acre)
0-1 1-2 2-4 2-5 7-14 14-22 22-30 30-36
SECTION 4. Title 13 (“Zoning Ordinance”) of the Santee Municipal Code is hereby amended to add Chapter 13.11 (“By-Right Housing Projects”) to read as follows (additions shown in underlined text):
Chapter 13.11 – By-Right Housing Projects
A. Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a ministerial procedure for processing qualifying by-right housing projects and corresponding objective design standards that provide the public, building and design professionals, and the City with objective criteria for eligible multifamily and mixed-use development in the City. The intent is to provide a clear process that allows for the streamlining of eligible projects while ensuring high-quality development with design criteria that enhances an area’s unique character and sense of place, respects existing neighborhood compatibility and privacy, and ensures a high-quality living environment.
B. Applicability. The provisions of this Chapter apply to all eligible by-right housing projects that qualify for streamlined, ministerial processing under Government Code section 65583.2 and which meet the definition of “housing development projects” under California Government Code §65589.5(h)(2). These include multifamily housing project with two or more units, and mixed-use projects with a minimum of two-thirds of the project dedicated to residential square footage. Such projects may include a tentative map or tentative parcel map. Eligible residential projects are those meeting the criteria set forth in the Housing Element, including 20% affordability to low-income households, and proposed on by-right sites as identified in the Housing Element Sites Inventory. Eligible residential projects shall comply with all objective development standards of this Chapter and all applicable design, performance, improvement and development standards of the Santee Municipal Code, Santee Town Center Specific Plan, applicable Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Programs and the Santee General Plan. Where applicable, projects shall obtain regulatory permits and/or clearances as required by state or Federal law, including, but not limited from agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the United States Fish and Wildlife Agency, the California ORDINANCE NO.______
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Department of Fish and Wildlife, the San Diego Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), and the State Water Resources Control Board.
1. Conflicting Standards. Projects must meet objective development standards in this Chapter, in addition to all pertinent sections of the Santee Municipal Code and the California Building Code (CBC). If there is any conflict between these objective standards and existing City and/or State requirements, the more restrictive objective standard applicable to the project shall apply.
2. Severability. In the event that a development standard is found to be unenforceable, invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Chapter, and all other development standards will remain enforceable.
C. Definitions.
By-Right means that the project is subject to ministerial processing and not subject to discretionary review by the City and no review is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Cal. Gov. Code, § 65583.2(i). By-Right projects do not require a public hearing.
Discretionary review means a process for project entitlement where the City has the discretion to approve, modify or deny a project based on personal judgment. Projects subject to discretionary review are subject to CEQA and the discretionary review process for multifamily projects typically requires a public hearing.
Ministerial processing means a process for project approval involving little or no personal judgment by the City as to the wisdom or manner of carrying out the project. The City merely ensures that the proposed development meets all objective standards without using special discretion or judgment.
Mixed-use means a development consisting of residential and non-residential uses (e.g., commercial retail, retail service, office, civic, and institutional) with at least two-thirds of the square footage designated for residential use. For purposes of this Chapter a mixeduse development may be classified as a By-Right Housing Project.
Multifamily housing means a development containing two or more residential dwelling units, each of which is for the occupancy by one or more persons, including duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, apartments, condominiums, and townhouses.
D. By-Right Housing Application and Procedure. An application made to the Department of Development Services shall be required for a proposed multifamily housing or mixed use project to move forward as a by-right housing project. The application shall include all information necessary for the City to determine the ORDINANCE NO.______
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eligibility of a proposed multifamily housing or mixed-use development as a byright housing project. The application shall include all necessary information and plans to ensure that a proposal complies with all objective development standards in this Chapter and all applicable design, performance, improvement and development standards of the Santee Municipal Code and the Santee General Plan and, where applicable, that the project has obtained all regulatory permits and/or clearances as required by state or Federal law. Upon submittal of a ByRight Housing Application the City shall make a determination on the completeness of the application within 30 days in accordance with the provisions of the Permit Streamlining Act (California Government Code § 65920 et seq.).
Once a By-Right Housing Application has been deemed complete, the Director of Development Services shall issue a written determination within 30 days of the project being deemed complete, denying or approving the proposed multifamily or mixed-use development as a By-Right Housing Project with a list of requirements for moving the project forward through the grading permit and building permit process. A tentative map or tentative parcel map application associated with a ByRight Housing Project application shall follow the procedures set forth in Title 12.
The tentative map or tentative parcel map application shall be processed concurrently with the By-Right Housing Application. A public hearing shall not be required for approval of a tentative map or tentative parcel map associated with a By-Right Housing Project. An application for a tentative map or tentative parcel map for a By-Right Housing Project shall be approved or denied ministerially, by the City Engineer, without discretionary review. The final map or final parcel map associated with the By-Right Housing Project shall be approved ministerially by the City Engineer, as well, but not until all applicable requirements for filing of a final map or final parcel map are met.
E. Objective Design Standards.
1. Architectural elements. To create a sense of place with buildings that are cohesive, well-crafted, and enhance the public’s experience, buildings shall be designed to meet the following objective criteria
a. Corner buildings that are two stories in height shall include at least one of the following features within 15 feet from each edge of the building corner. Buildings that are three or more stories in height shall incorporate a minimum of two of the following features within 15 feet from each edge of the building corner:
i. change in primary wall material and color;
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v. different fenestration pattern from the primary façade; vi. open space with a minimum dimension of 16 feet and
minimum area of 450 square feet, which accommodates
either a publicly accessible courtyard/plaza, or outdoor seating for public dining.
b. End units shall include the following features on their side elevations:
a minimum of 15 percent fenestration area, and at least one facade modulation with a minimum depth of 18 inches and a minimum width of two feet.
c. All ground floor residential units and a minimum of 51 percent of the upper floor residential units shall include a balcony, patio, porch, or stoop, and this feature shall be a minimum 48 square feet in area.
Fractional calculations shall be rounded up. Balconies shall be enclosed by a balustrade, such as wrought-iron or glass balustrades.
Solid walls as balcony balustrades shall be prohibited. d. At least 60 percent of the ground floor, street facing walls of nonresidential units shall include transparent window or door glazing.
Where it is infeasible to provide glazing, such as a parking garage, trash room, mechanical room, or electrical room, landscaping with a minimum dimension of 18-inches in depth and a width equivalent to 70 percent of the wall shall be provided to soften the appearance of a blank wall on the ground floor. Architectural exterior reveals shall be required.
e. Windows and doors shall either be trimmed or recessed. When trimmed, the trim material shall not be less than 3.5" in width by ¾" in depth when protruding from the wall. Foam trim molding is prohibited on the ground floor. When recessed, the building primary siding material (masonry or stucco) shall cover the recessed edge faces and wrap toward the interior face of the window glazing or door face by not less than 3" in depth.
f. Utilities and utility vaults, and all mechanical equipment shall be screened or hidden from view from the ground level.
g. Trash enclosures shall be constructed of the same primary wall material and color as the most adjacent building within the development.
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the aesthetic quality of the development and the neighborhood, buildings shall be designed to meet the following objective criteria:
a. The primary wall finish material shall be wood, stone, brick, stucco, fiber cement or other cementitious material, or stone.
b. Structures shall incorporate a minimum of two building materials on each building elevation. Trim does not count as the second material. c. Structures shall have a color palette that consists of at least two body colors and two accent colors (not including roof color). Projects with two or more residential structures shall include a minimum of two color palettes and shall not use a single palette on more than 70 percent of the residential structures. Stone materials shall not be painted.
d. Chain link fences, wooden fences and unfinished freestanding or retaining cinderblock walls shall be prohibited.
e. Carports shall be painted with the approved color palette for the project.
3. Massing and articulation. To create a human-scale environment and buildings that are compatible with and enhance the surrounding area, building design shall meet the following objective criteria:
a. Buildings shall have major massing breaks at least every 56 feet along any street frontage or publicly visible area, by incorporating at least one of the following features.
i. stepping back at least 51 percent of the upper floors by a minimum of 10 feet for at least 70 percent of the facade; ii. recessed or projected covered entries with a minimum area of 24 square feet;
iii. exterior arcades or other ground floor building recessions that provide sheltered walkways within the building footprint with a minimum width of eight feet;
iv. ground floor courtyards within the building footprint with a minimum area of 48 square feet; or
v. architectural features that are at least four feet wide and extend a minimum of one floor in height.
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b. Buildings shall have minor massing breaks at least every 30 feet along any elevation, by incorporating at least one of the following features:
i. doors and windows recessed by a minimum of four inches; ii. variations in wall plane (projection or recess) by a minimum of two feet in depth for at least 30 percent of the facade; iii. vertical elements, such as pilasters, that protrude a minimum of one foot from the wall surface and extend the full height of the structure; or
iv. Any of the major massing breaks noted above can be double counted as a minor massing break, so long as it is located within the 30-foot section.
c. Rooflines shall be vertically articulated at least every 48-feet along the street frontage through one of the following techniques:
i. A change in wall or roof height of a minimum four feet; ii. A change in roof pitch or form; or
iii. The inclusion of dormers, gables, parapets, and/or varying cornices.
d. Buildings three stories or taller and wider than 30 feet shall be designed to differentiate the ground floor, middle body, and top floor or cornice/parapet cap. Each of these elements shall be distinguished from one another through use of one of the following techniques:
i. Variation in building modulation for a minimum 70 percent of the length of the façade, through changes in wall planes that protrude and/or recess with a minimum dimension of four feet; ii. Balconies or habitable projections with a minimum two feet in depth for a minimum 25 percent of the length of the façade; iii. Variation in façade articulation, through horizontal and/or vertical recesses or projections; (minimum four inches in depth) such as shading and weather protection devices,
decorative architectural details, or a pattern or grouping of windows, panels, or bay windows;
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iv. Variation in fenestration, through at least two of the following:
size, proportion or pattern; or
v. Variation in façade material, through at least two of the following: size, texture, pattern, or color.
4. Building entries, stairwells, and garages. To create an attractive, welcoming, safe, and active interface between private development and the public realm, buildings and site design shall meet the following objective criteria:
a. Residential units that are not adjacent to the street shall have front entries that are oriented to common areas such as paseos, courtyards, parking areas, and active landscape areas.
b. Exterior stairwells shall not be oriented to the street. For safety and security, exterior stairwells shall face interior spaces, such as plazas and gathering areas, parking areas, and pedestrian pathways and shall not be separated from these areas by landscaping, fences, or walls taller than three feet.
c. Gated, fenced, or underground parking facilities, and gated exterior stairwells shall incorporate access control technology (e.g., access card or key).
d. Buildings positioned along the street shall orient front entries to the street. Street facing residential units shall have covered front entries with a minimum recess or projection of 48 square feet in area. e. Street facing entries shall be accentuated by a minimum of one of the following: a change in roof pitch or form, such as a gable, that extends a minimum of one foot past the sides of the door jamb. i. an increase in roof height of at least one foot to accentuate the entry.
ii. wood, stone, tile, or brick accent materials covering a minimum of 30 percent of the entryway wall surface area, inclusive of windows and doors.
f. For projects containing five or more units, garage doors shall not face a public street(s) but may be oriented toward an alley or a private street/driveway that is internal to the project. All garage doors shall be recessed a minimum of six inches from the surrounding building wall and shall include trim of at least one and a half inches in depth.
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g. Commercial/Office unit entrances in a mixed-use development shall face the street, a parking area, or an interior common space. h. Residential units in a mixed-use development shall be located on the upper floors of any elevation that faces a public street with residential access provided through a separate entry along each street frontage or a single entry at the corner.
5. Circulation. To provide pedestrians, vehicles, and cyclists with safe and efficient site access and circulation, site design shall meet the following objective criteria:
a. All structures, entries, facilities, amenities, and parking areas shall be internally connected with pedestrian pathways. Pedestrian pathways shall connect to the public sidewalk along each street frontage. Pedestrian pathways shall be separated from roads and parking areas by a physical barrier, such as a grade-separation, of six inches or more or a raised planting strip.
b. All parking areas shall be internally connected and shall use shared driveways within the development.
c. Parking shall not be located between the building frontage and a public sidewalk.
d. Uncovered parking areas shall include a landscaped break with one tree and a minimum planter width of five feet at intervals of at least every five parking stalls.
6. Open space and common areas. To ensure that residents and visitors have access to usable open space and common facilities that provide recreational opportunities, promote a safe environment, and enhance the pedestrian experience, common area and open space design shall meet the following objective criteria:
a. Landscaping shall be located in all outdoor areas that are not specifically used for parking, driveways, walkways, patios, or other outdoor amenities as described below.
b. Paved areas shall not exceed 50 percent of the required front or street side setback area.
c. Internal courtyards and common areas shall be visible from the street, parking areas, pedestrian pathways, and/or interior building entries.
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SECTION 5. Title 13 (“Zoning Ordinance”), Section 13.12.030 (“Commercial and office use regulations”), Table 13.12.030.A (“Use Regulations for Commercial/Office Districts”), is hereby amended to add subsection B.10(g) to allow recreational vehicle storage facilities in the General Commercial District as conditionally permitted uses as follows (additions shown in underlined text, deletions shown in strike-through text):
Table 13.12.030A
Use Regulations for Commercial/Office Districts
B. General Commercial Uses OP NC GC
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10. Automotive services including automobiles, trucks,
motorcycles, boats, trailers, mopeds, recreational vehicles or other similar vehicles as determined by the Director …
g. Recreational vehicle storage facility -- -- C
SECTION 6. Title 13 (“Zoning Ordinance”) of the Santee Municipal Code is hereby amended with the following additions to Section 13.22.060 (“Mixed Use Overlay District”) to read as follows (additions shown in underlined text, deletions shown in strike-through text):
13.22.060 Mixed use overlay district.
A. Purpose. The purpose of the mixed use overlay district is to provide the option to include complementary ground level commercial uses in conjunction with R30—Urban residential development. The mixed-use overlay encourages innovative and attractive development to promote smart growth principles through the vertical integration of complementary land uses which can take advantage of mutual site planning and public service requirements, and which increases the economic viability of development.
Complementary commercial uses include professional and personal services.
B. Establishment. The mixed use overlay district is applied to the following zones: Medium Density (R-7), Medium-High Density (R-14), High Density (R-22) and Urban Residential (R-30) may be applied in combination with the urban residential (R-30) zone pursuant to Chapter 13.10. A mixed use overlay district shall be indicated on the zoning district map by the letters “MU” after the reference number identifying the base district.
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maximum of thirty-three percent. A minimum of two-thirds of the gross floor area in any mixed use development shall be devoted to residential use.
D. Affordability Incentive. As an incentive for the provision of affordable housing on mixed use development sites, the percentage of commercial development required in Section 13.22.060.C is reduced as shown on Table 13.22.060.A:
Table 13.22.060.A
Affordability Incentive
Affordability Percentage (Low Income) Commercial use requirement 0% 25%
20% 20%
40% 15%
60% 10%
80% 5%
100% 0%
CE. Use Regulations. Uses listed in Table 13.22.060A shall be allowable. Where indicated with the letter “P,” the use shall be a permitted use in that district. Where indicated with the letter “C,” the use shall be a conditional use subject to a conditional use permit in that district. Where indicated with the letters “MC,” the use shall be a conditional use subject to a minor conditional use permit in that district. Where indicated with a dash “—”, or if the use is not specifically listed in Table 13.22.060A and is not subject to the use determination procedures contained in Section 13.04.040, the use shall not be permitted in that district. This section shall not be construed to supersede more restrictive use regulations contained in the conditions, covenants, and restrictions of any property.
In the event a given use cannot be categorized in one of the districts by the Director, the use determination procedure outlined in Section 13.04.040 shall be followed.
Table 13.22.060.A B
Use Regulations for Mixed Use Overlay District
USE MU
District
A. Offices and Related Uses.
1. Administrative and executive offices P
2. Bail bonds office --
3. Clerical and professional offices P
4. Financial services and institutions P
5. Medical, dental and related health administrative and professional office services (non-animal related) including laboratories and clinics; only the sale of articles clearing incidental to the services provided shall be permitted
P
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USE MU
District
6. Accessory commercial uses when incidental to an office building or complex (blueprinting, stationary, quick copy, etc.) P
B. General Commercial Uses.
1. Antique shops --
2. Animal care facility, small animal only (animal hospital, veterinarian, commercial kennel, grooming)
a. Excluding exterior kennel, pens or runs MC
b. Including exterior kennel, pens or runs --
3. Apparel stores P
4. Art, music and photographic studies and/or supply stores P a. With class instruction MC
5. Appliance repair and incidental sales including, but not limited to, small household appliances, computers and vending machines, and provided all work activities and storage occurs entirely within an enclosed building
P
6. Arcades, more than amusement devices (see special
requirements per Section 13.12.030(F)); also subject to the provisions contained in Title 4 of this code
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7. Athletic and health clubs P
8. Auction house (conducted completely within an enclosed building and subject to the provisions contained in Title 4 of this code) --
9. Automotive services including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, boats, trailers, mopeds, recreational vehicles or other similar vehicles as determined by the Director
a. Sales --
b. Rentals --
c. Repairs including painting, body work and services -- d. Washing (coin and automatic) --
e. Service or gasoline dispensing stations including minimarts, accessory car washes, and minor repair services accessory to the gasoline sales
--
f. Parts and supplies excluding auto recycling or wrecking --
10.Bakeries P
11.Barber and beauty shops and/or supplies P
12.Bicycle sales and shops (nonmotorized) P
13.Blueprint and photocopy services P
14.Book, gift and stationary stores (other than adult related material) P
15.Candy stores and confectioneries P
16.Catering establishments (excluding mobile catering trucks) --
17.Cleaning and pressing establishments, retail P
18.Cemeteries --
19.Commercial recreation facilities
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USE MU
District
a. Indoor public uses including, but not limited to, bowling lanes, community theaters and billiard parlors
--
P
b. Outdoor drive-in theaters --
20.Contractor (all storage of material, equipment within an enclosed building)
--
21.Dairy products store P
22.Department stores --
23.Drive-in or drive-through business (excluding theaters and fast food restaurants)
--
24.Drug stores and pharmacies P
25.Equipment sales / rental yards (light equipment only) --
26.Farmer’s market --
27.Feed and tack stores (all supplies and materials within an enclosed building)
--
28.Florist shops P
29.Food and beverage sales or service
(a) A. Cocktail lounge, bar, tavern or winery --
(i) Not accessory to a restaurant and with or without
entertainment, other than adult related
--
P
(ii) Accessory to a restaurant, coffee shop and with or without entertainment, other than adult related
--
P
(b) Nightclubs or dance halls, not including adult related entertainment
--
P
(c) Snack bars, delicatessens, or refreshment stands, take-out only, and accessory to an office use
P
(d) Fast food restaurants with drive-in or drive-through service -- (e) Restaurants or coffee shops, other than fast food with or without alcoholic beverages and without entertainment
P
(f) Supermarkets (including the sale of alcoholic beverages) C P
(g) Convenience markets P
(h) Liquor stores C
(i) Clubs and lodges with alcoholic beverage service --
30.Furniture stores, repair and upholstery --
31.General retail stores P
32.Hardware stores P
33.Home improvement centers
(a) Material stored and sold within enclosed buildings -- (b) Outdoor storage of material such as lumber and building supplies
--
34.Hotels and motels --
35.Interior decorating service P
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USE MU
District
36.Janitorial services and supplies --
37.Jewelry stores P
38.Kiosks for general retail and food sales, key shops, film drops, automatic teller machines, etc. in parking lots
MC
39.Laundry, self-service P
40.Limousine service (limousines shall not be stored in any required parking spaces)
--
41.Locksmith shop P
42.Mining --
43.Mobile homes sales --
44.Mortuaries, excluding crematoriums --
45.Newspaper and magazine stores P
46.Nightclub, teenage --
47.Nurseries (excluding horticultural nurseries) and garden supply stores; provided all equipment, supplies and material are kept within an enclosed building
--
(a) With outdoor storage and supplies --
48.Office and business machine stores and sales --
49.Parking facilities (commercial) where fees are charged --
50.Pawnshop --
51.Parcel delivery service (excluding on-site truck storage and truck terminals)
--
52.Political or philanthropic headquarters P
53.Pet supply shop and pet grooming P
54.Plumbing shop and supplies (all material stored within an enclosed building)
P
55.Printing and publishing --
56.School, business or trade (all activities occurring within an enclosed building)
C
57.School, commercial (all activities occurring within an enclosed building)
C
58.Second hand store or thrift shop --
59.Shoe stores, sales and repair P
60.Shopping center --
61.Small collection facility P
62.Spiritualist readings or astrology forecasting --
63.Sporting goods stores P
64.Stamp and coin shops P
65.Swimming pool or spa sales and/or supplies --
66.Tailor or seamstress P
67.Tanning salon P
68.Tattoo parlor or body piercing salon --
69.Taxidermist --
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USE MU
District
70.Television, radio sales and service P
71.Tire sales and installation, not including retreading and recapping --
72.Toy stores P
73.Travel agencies P
74.Transportation facilities (trains, bus, taxi, depots) --
75.Variety stores P
C. Public and Semi-Public Uses.
1. Ambulance service --
2. Art galleries and museums, public or private P
3. Biological habitat preserves (unless otherwise approved by another entitlement)
(a) Mitigation for projects inside City boundaries MC
(b) Mitigation for projects outside City boundaries C
4. Religious institutions C
5. Clubs and lodges, including YMCA, YWCA and similar group uses without alcoholic beverage sales (clubs and lodges serving or selling alcoholic beverages shall come under the provisions of Section 13.12.030 (B)(3029) of this title)
--
6. Convalescent facilities and hospitals C
7. Day care center facilities C
P
8. Detention facility --
9. Educational facilities, excluding business or trade schools and commercial schools
C
10.Library MC
P
11.Parks and recreation facilities, public or private (excluding commercial recreation facilities)
--
12.Post office (private) P
13.Public buildings and facilities, other than a library --
14.Radio or television broadcast studio --
D. Accessory Uses.
1. Parking garage structures and other auxiliary structures and accessory uses customarily incidental to a permitted use and contained on the same site.
P
2. Caregiver’s living quarters only when incidental to and on the same site as a permitted or conditionally permitted use. --
3. Amusement devices, per Section 13.12.030(F) --
4. Live-work spaces accessory to dwelling units P
E. Temporary Uses.
1. Temporary uses subject to the provisions contained in Section
13.06.070
P
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F. Special Use Regulations.
1. Outdoor Displays and Sales of Merchandise. All businesses shall be conducted completely within an enclosed building. The following outdoor sales and commercial activities may be permitted to operate outdoors, subject to any required reviews and permits:
a. Outdoor display of merchandise as accessory to a current on-site business (subsection (F)(2));
b. Parking lot and sidewalk sales (subject to Section 13.06.070, Temporary uses);
c. Accessory outdoor eating areas in conjunction with a food establishment that features take-out service; see subsection (F)(3); and
d. Other activities and uses similar to those above as determined by the Director.
2. Outdoor Display of Merchandise Accessory to Current On-Site Business.
Any outdoor display must be done in conjunction with the business being conducted within the building and shall comply with the following regulations:
a. The aggregate display area shall not exceed 24 square feet; b. No item, or any portion thereof, shall be displayed on public property; unless, an encroachment permit has first been obtained from the City;
c. Items shall be displayed only during the hours that the business conducted inside the building on the premises is open for business; d. No item shall be displayed in a manner that causes a safety hazard; obstructs the entrance to any building; interferes with, or impedes the flow of pedestrian or vehicle traffic; is unsightly or creates any other condition that is detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare or causes a public nuisance.
3. Accessory Eating Areas Permitted. For the purpose of determining required parking, the accessory eating areas shall not count toward this determination. The seating may be provided indoors or outdoors. The following performance standards shall apply to outdoor eating:
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a. The outdoor eating area shall be arranged in such a way that it does not create a hazard to pedestrians or encroach on a required building exit;
b. The outdoor eating area cannot be located in any driveway, parking space, landscaped area, or required setback;
c. The outdoor eating area must be maintained so that it is not unsightly and does not create a condition that is detrimental to the appearance of the premises or surrounding property;
d. Signage may not be placed on the outdoor furniture or umbrellas, which advertise the business, service or use, or any product unless otherwise permitted by the sign ordinance.
J. Site Development Regulations.
1. Commercial or office development is permitted only in conjunction with residential development in accordance with the R-30 urban residential district.
2. For all uses allowed pursuant to Table 13.22.060A, all development standards shall be established through a development review permit, minor conditional use permit, or a conditional use permit.
3. All site development regulations shall be set forth in the R-30 urban residential base district.
4. All parking regulations shall be set forth in Chapter 13.24.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance for any reason is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 8. Upon adoption of the Ordinance, the additions and deletions shown above shall be incorporated into the Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION 9. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its passage.
SECTION 10. The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the adoption of this ordinance, to file a Notice of Determination, and cause the same to be published as required by law.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santee, California, on the 12th day of October, 2022, and thereafter ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of said City Council held on the 26th day of October, 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
JOHN W. MINTO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANNETTE ORTIZ, CMC, CITY CLERK
mFe CITY OF SANTEE
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
CALIFORNIA
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW € N/A IX Completed
Review the information provided on actions to date and provide direction to staff on possible future actions and strategies.
ATTACHMENT
Staff Report
Drafi San Diego River Corridor Ordinance
Homeless Strategies Report
October 12, 2022
In March of 2021 the City Council established several goals, two of which were to establish a San Diego River Bottom Safety Plan and to increase the focus on services and safety for those experiencing homelessness. The factual reality that the majority of homeless encampments in the City are in the river bottom allows for an integrated approach for a comprehensive response to overall homelessness in Santee. The City Council has approved $250,883 for non-profit groups to provide support and wraparound services to assist homeless persons. Additionally, $900,000 has been set aside as matching funds for a possible river clean-up grant and $923,000 remains earmarked for homeless support. The City has approved a Memorandum of Understanding with other east county cities and the County to support sheltering services for homeless persons on a regional east county level. The City has paid membership in the Regional Task Force on Homelessness for years, but has not been able to attend the meetings regularly. Santee is also a member of the East County Homeless Task Force. The City supported the CARE Court legislation recently signed into law which allows for an expansion of conservator services for those experiencing various forms of mental illness.
City staff has formed a working group to focus efforts and share information on problems and solutions in efforts to achieve the Council priorities. A subcommittee of the Council has been appointed to participate with staff on the working group. The group currently includes staff from the City Manager’s Office, City Attorney, San Diego Sheriff’s Department, Fire Department, Community Services, Planning, Code Enforcement, Stormwater, and CDBG. As new providers are funded to assist homeless responses in Santee, they are invited to join the working group.
As City Council is aware, there is a myriad of service providers, funding sources, data bases, and recommended approaches to “housing the homeless” and “ending homelessness.” Legal ramifications often define how homelessness can be addresses by municipalities. Santee residents have expressed overwhelming concern about fires in the San Diego River bed most frequently caused by homeless encampments. Concerns are rising about safety and trash accumulation on city trails and parks. Residents have been the eyes and ears on encampments forming around commercial centers and concerns are increasing for those living in these encampments and the effect on adjacent neighborhoods. The city has seen an increase in those living in recreational vehicles (RVs) on city streets, not as visiting guests of neighboring property owners, but as those using their RVs as housing. Staff has concerns regarding waste disposal from these units and possible impacts on river water quality. Unsheltered persons are often found to have addiction or mental health issues which further increases public safety concerns.
Following are steps currently underway to begin to address these concerns:
1. San Diego River Corridor: In an effort to create defensible space around the trail system and parcels abutting the corridor, staff has applied for a $7.3 million grant that would allow for work to be done throughout the riverbed. The City Council has declared emergencies in the past that have allowed for limited clearing of brush to create fire breaks in certain areas of the corridor. This grant, if the city is lucky enough to win the award, would allow for brush to be cleared, trees to be skirted, and protection of surrounding environmental preserve areas. Staff has created and is enhancing with available data bases a GIS corridor map that highlights the areas to be cleared and the proximity to homeless encampments and fire responses in these same areas. City Council has set aside ARPA funds to cover half the local match needed. The San Diego River Conservancy has agreed to fund the other half of the local match. The funding includes the cost to perform required environmental review. It could be the spring of 2023 before we know the outcome of the grant application.
2. River Encampments and Cleanups: Staff currently works with local churches, The San Diego River Foundation, and other groups to perform cleanups in the riverbed. Notices must be posted 72 hours in advance prior to a cleanup to allow for those camping in the San Diego River area to move out of the area with their belongings. Whatever is left is considered waste and can be removed. The HOPE Team from the Sheriff’s Department and other resource providers regularly accompany staff in posting at an encampment.
This provides safety for the support staff and can assist homeless persons, as well. Tons of trash are removed with each cleanup, which assists the city in meeting required storm water standards, as well as removing future human waste from the cleared area in the watershed. Through the working group, a new legal posting notice was developed and a cooperative process to coordinate the cleanups. The county has recently begun efforts to clean the riverbed as it flows through Lakeside. Working group staff have been participating in those organizational meetings as they may wish to advance into Santee, as well.
3. Draft Ordinance: The Boise Decision limited the ability of local governments to relocate those experiencing homelessness unless a shelter bed was available for the citizen. This has left law enforcement with few options unless a shelter bed is open when they interact with a homeless person. Other communities in California, such as Sacramento and Riverside, have looked at this decision and developed ordinances that will allow for law enforcement to relocate homeless persons from areas that are at risk for wildfires, environmental concerns such as water quality and habitat preservation, or that violate the Americans With Disabilities Act on public sidewalks. The City Attorney’s Office has developed a draft ordinance for review that would protect homeless persons and neighboring properties from risk of wildfire in the waterways in Santee, specifically the San Diego River, but others such as Woodglen Vista Creek and Forrester Creek could be included. If adopted, this type of ordinance would not prohibit or effect actions related to the homeless in other areas of the city, only those prone to wildfire risk and environmental concerns. A draft sample ordinance is attached for review.
4. San Diego Sheriff’s Department Efforts: Sheriff’s deputies have increased focused efforts related to citizen complaints and property owner concerns regarding the impact of homeless persons and encampments on private property. Most of the major shopping centers now have No Trespass Agreements on file with the Sheriff’s Department. While deputies are not on-site security for every property, this does allow deputies to provide aid to property owners trying to clear individuals from private property. Resources are provided as much as possible and shelter is offered if available. The HOPE Team travels the riverbed regularly attempting to develop relationships and trust with homeless individuals in efforts to get them to accept shelter and other resources. These visits will now be rotated with the other providers, such as PATH, that were recently funded by CDBG-CV and ARPA funds by the City Council. In addition, the Sheriff’s Department has begun regular shifts at the Trolley Station in Santee Trolley Square Shopping Center.
Working with MTS security, they have been able to increase safety on the trolley, near the trolley platform and throughout the area.
5. Recreational Vehicles: Santee has restrictions on how long and where an RV can be parked on City streets. Some owners have developed a system to still be able to park where they want to by merely moving the vehicle regularly. Code Enforcement spends a majority of their time now on parking issues. For some time, a new issue has arisen with RVs that are functioning as homes. Sometimes these units move on a limited basis to just skirt regulations. Until these units connect to utilities, set up campsites outside the vehicle or are caught leaking or dumping waste on city streets or down a storm drain, there is little that can currently be done. A review is underway to determine if property administrative citations can be issued on a vehicle, or if there is anything else that can be done related to the DMV code. Staff has serious concerns about the impacts of waste on the watershed and the city’s obligation to preserve water quality. A closer relationship with the Sheriff Deputies and Code Enforcement is in process due to the increasing violent response from vehicle inhabitants.
6. Walmart Trail and Parking Lot: There is an area in front of the Santee Walmart that is technically part of a city trail. Walmart is aware of this condition and does not control activity in this area. It had become an area of homeless panhandling, illegal vending, trash and other activity that created problems for customers and many calls to Code Enforcement, Walmart management and the Sheriff’s Department. Confusion existed over the nature of the area and who controlled the site. The staff working group took on the issue and began appropriate enforcement measures. It was also determined that a trail through the parking lot leading to the sidewalk on Mission Gorge may not be an effective “trail”. Staff is looking at the process to modify the ownership of this strip of property such that it can be in Walmart’s control and be merged with the balance of the parking lot to eliminate future confusion. In addition, Walmart, like other large retailers, often allows travelers to stay overnight in RV units in their parking lots. This had become a problem in Santee, with some homeless creating campsites and staying for days or weeks at a time. Staff contacted the manger and pushed with Walmart corporate to not allow this practice at the Santee Walmart. A successful result has now reduced problems in this area dramatically.
7. Shelter Services: East County Transitional Living Center was recently provided $100,000 of city funds to increase shelter support for homeless in Santee. Staff has verified that these funds can relate to real time bed space that could be available. We are working to increase the ability of deputies and others to be able to access this real time information to assist those who will accept it. Media coverage has given information about a homeless shelter the county was considering in Lakeside near the city boundary. The county has also recently opened an overnight parking lot off of Magnolia south of the city. The county issued housing vouchers for homeless sheltering at the Rodeway Inn. This service began during the pandemic and is understood to be continuing. More information needs to be coordinated about how Santee and the county might work together on these shelters.
8. Complexity of the Issue: The more issues staff works to resolve on this topic, the more information arises about the number of agencies, nonprofits, data bases, grants, legal parameters, advocacy programs, wrap around services, etc. that impact the city’s ability to move forward. The MOU with regional partners has languished at various levels.
Data bases are developed by some agencies but are not able to be viewed by all, so duplicate or different data bases are then created to meet other goals. But which is the most available and accurate for Santee? In another example, the Regional Task Force on The Homeless performs a point in time count each year, (except during the pandemic). The latest count reflected a large increase in the number of homeless in Santee. Staff research with RTFH found that 99 out of 147 persons counted as homeless in Santee were listed due to the relocation of Crisis House’s administrative office to Santee. It is unclear where in fact these homeless individuals are residing, but as they are served by Crisis House, and the agency’s main office is now located in Santee, the clients are listed as being in Santee also. The staff working group is now able to share this information and other details so that all staff and providers have best information available or can assist other departments with better information that may previously have been known by only a few.
Future Strategic Considerations
1. Consider adopting the draft ordinance related to waterway and wildfire risk prone habitat.
2. Push to work more closely with the county on what shelter services they are providing in the vicinity of Santee. There has been no outreach regarding the approved MOU. The County recently opened a grant program for cities for shelter services. Santee did not apply as there were concerns regarding longer term obligations and the type of services funded. The County is still issuing housing vouchers for the Rodeway Inn.
3. Continue to pursue the Hazard Mitigation Defensible Space grant program.
4. Consider a program to provide dumping services for qualified RV users to limit waste from entering local storm drains. Possible vacant properties owned by the city on Prospect Avenue could accommodate a pumper truck and be a location for collection of the waste.
Improvements of some kind would likely be needed for storm water consideration.
5. Should the city consider providing an overnight parking lot for cars or RVs?
6. Consider better information for the community through social media on what to do if you have a concern about someone who is homeless.
7. Reach out to other providers and assistance programs for those with addition or mental health issues to determine what they can do to improve the quality of life for those experiencing homelessness.
8. Homeless workshops are often organized with various service providers and agencies.
Staff intends to attend the local workshops and better define future options.
The issue of homelessness is multipronged and now the city is bringing those involved with the issue locally together to discuss and share problems and solutions as available. Some strategies that may work in other areas may not work in Santee or may not be supported by the Council.
Staff will continue to gather more information and details to bring back to the Council for consideration.
DRAFT
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTEE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 7.20.100 TO
THE SANTEE MUNICIPAL CODE, TO PROTECT THE SAN
DIEGO RIVER CORRIDOR AND TO MITIGATE WILDFIRE
RISK AND DESTRUCTION OF CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE
WHEREAS, pursuant to article XI, section 5 of the California Constitution and Government Code section 37100, the legislative body of a city may pass ordinances not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of the State or the United States; WHEREAS, the City of Santee, California (“City”) is a charter city, duly organized under the constitution, the Santee City Charter, and laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the San Diego River Corridor, as depicted in Exhibit “A”, is an extremely valuable common resource of the residents of the City, the County of San Diego, and visitors. As such, the City is committed to keeping the San Diego River Corridor a safe, clean, and, healthy habitat, for all users of the San Diego River Corridor, including wildlife species and fauna, including those with protected species status; and
WHEREAS, communities such as the City, especially in the San Diego River Corridor, are continually faced with the threat of wildfires, which cause substantial property and habitat losses; and
WHEREAS, the City is terminating an emergency proclamation issued by the City Council to create specific defensible space zones and reduce fuel in certain areas of the San Diego River Corridor, as the required emergency work is now complete; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined the San Diego River Corridor continues to be at risk for wildfires, and otherwise; and WHEREAS, the City encourages the use of open spaces and facilities within the City, including the San Diego River Corridor, by all members of the public; and WHEREAS, unlawful camping in certain areas within the City has created unsanitary, unhealthy, disorderly, and dangerous conditions that may affect San Diego River Corridor users, public safety first responders, and the general public; and WHEREAS, Santee Municipal Code Section 7.20.060 prohibits camping (a) at any time within 1,000 feet of any water body, except pursuant to a permit authorizing such camping at a campground; (b) in any public park when that park is closed; (c) on any sidewalk in such a manner that obstructs the flow of traffic in a manner that results in a violation of the American Disabilities Act, forces pedestrians into a street or other area where vehicles travel, forces vehicular traffic to veer from its ordinary course of travel, or prevents the free access to the entrance of any building open to the public; (d) in any other public lot, area, or place between the hours of 7:00am and 11:00pm; however this Section has not been enforced when no alternative sleeping space is available, and WHEREAS, wildfires are a frequent natural disaster in California, causing significant harm and loss to individuals, communities, wildlife and great swaths of natural landscape and the frequency, duration and size of wildfires have increased over the last several decades; and
WHEREAS, the University of Southern California reported that wildfires scorched the American West in 2021, and that “[i]n California alone, Cal Fire recorded 8,835 wildfires that destroyed more than 2.5 million acres cumulatively”; and WHEREAS, while most of California is subject to some degree of fire risk, specific features make some areas particularly hazardous based on the severity of fire hazard that is expected to prevail there; and
WHEREAS, the City develops public and private partnerships to provide a widerange of services and resources for persons experiencing homelessness and to increase permanent supportive housing opportunities for very low income persons and persons experiencing long-term homelessness to end their homelessness in the City; and WHEREAS, the City has allocated $543,106 in federal funding received from The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to support the following local organizations that provide housing support services: PATH San Diego, East County Transitional Living Center, Home Start, Inc., and the East County Homeless Task Force; and
WHEREAS, while many unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness live in urban centers, a growing number have taken refuge in the San Diego River Corridor or more remote canyon areas. As more people, both sheltered and unsheltered, live within high fire zones, the risk of fires starting and causing harm and loss of life has also increased; and
WHEREAS, unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness are often reliant on fires for everyday survival activities, including cooking food and keeping warm, but these activities also increase the risk of nearby brush catching fire and rapidly spreading; and WHEREAS, arson is also a serious risk. According to the Los Angeles Times, onethird of the 15,610 fires related to homelessness in the past 3 1/4 years were classified as arson. (Doug Smith, James Queally, and Genaro Molina, "24 Fires a Day: Surge in Flames at L.A. Homeless Encampments a Growing Crisis," LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 12, 2021); and
WHEREAS, the San Diego River Corridor is an area where houses meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland vegetation, and this dynamic makes the area at risk for human-environment conflicts such as wildland fires, habitat fragmentation, invasive species, and biodiversity decline; and
WHEREAS, the risk of fires poses a significant threat to unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in the San Diego River Corridor as they may miss emergency notifications and may experience challenges in safely evacuating; and WHEREAS, efforts to notify or evacuate such unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in remote locations can cause undue harm to outreach workers and first responders including personnel of the Santee Fire Department and San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.
WHEREAS, for these reasons, unsheltered persons experiencing homelessness in high risk fire zones pose a clear and imminent danger demanding immediate action to prevent or mitigate loss of, or damage to life, health, property and/or essential services; and
WHEREAS, as climate change extends and exacerbates the fire season, particular areas of the City pose an increasingly serious risk of harm or loss of life for the City's public safety personnel and residents; and
WHEREAS, to mitigate the foregoing risks, the City Council has determined to prohibit outdoor camping in areas in the San Diego River Corridor; and WHEREAS, this ordinance allows for the implementation of specific time, place, and manner restrictions to establish clear camping prohibitions in order to best serve the health, safety, and general welfare of all, including individuals experiencing homelessness. This Ordinance is intended to avoid unsafe and potentially disorderly conditions, unsanitary and unhealthful conditions, and the degradation or destruction of open spaces, water bodies, and wetlands in the City; and WHEREAS, this ordinance allows for the implementation of specific time, place, and manner restrictions to establish clear camping prohibitions in order to best serve the health, safety, and general welfare of all, including individuals experiencing homelessness; and
WHEREAS, City Council desires to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its first responders, residents, businesses, and visitors; and WHEREAS, a further principal threat to the public health, safety, and welfare is the potential destruction of, damage to, or interference with the flora, fauna, hillside habitat, and wildlife, as well as interference with public services such as law enforcement, fire prevention, transportation, and utilities including communication, water, and waste disposal, within the San Diego River Corridor, and the City desires to prevent this destruction and damage as well.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTEE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 7.20.100 is hereby added to Title 7 of the Santee Municipal Code to read as follows:
7.20.100 SAN DIEGO RIVER CORRIDOR
7.20.110 Declaration of Purpose.
The City Council of the City of Santee intends to mitigate the threat of fire and other potential cause of destruction and damage to and interference with the critical infrastructure of the San Diego River Corridor, in order to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public, by authorizing the removal of persons and their personal property, in, on, or near the San Diego River Corridor.
7.20.120 Definitions.
When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the following meanings:
“Camp” has the same meaning as in section 7.20.020.
“Camp facilities” has the same meaning as in section
7.20.020.
“Camp paraphernalia” has the same meaning as in section
7.20.020.
“Critical infrastructure” means the San Diego River Corridor. “Fire prevention official” means the fire chief, a deputy fire chief, the fire marshal, or a fire prevention officer.
“Hazardous waste” has the same meaning as in California Public Resources Code section 40141.
“Infectious waste” has the same meaning as in California Code of Regulations, title 14, section 17225.36.
“San Diego River Corridor” means … [tbd]
“Wildfire risk area” has the same meaning as in California Code of Regulations, title 24, part 9, section 202.
7.20.130 Prohibited Activities.
A. It is unlawful and a public nuisance for any person
to camp or use camp paraphernalia in the San
Diego River Corridor or within 25 feet of the San
Diego River Corridor.
B. It is not intended by this section to prohibit overnight camping on private residential property by guests
or family of the property owner, so long as the
owner consents to the overnight camping.
C. Nothing in this chapter is intended to prohibit or
make unlawful the activities of an owner of private
property or other lawful user of private property that
are normally associated with and incidental to the
lawful and authorized use of private property for
residential or other purposes; and nothing is
intended to prohibit or make unlawful the activities
of a property owner or other lawful user if such
activities are expressly authorized by the Santee
Municipal Code or other laws, ordinances, and
regulations.
7.20.140 Abatement.
A. A violation of section 7.20.130 may be abated
immediately by the City without prior notice, if the
violation poses an imminent threat to public health
or safety.
B. Abatement pursuant to subsection A may include,
but is not limited to, removal of camp facilities, camp paraphernalia, personal property, garbage,
hazardous waste, infectious waste, junk, or debris.
C. Regardless of the City’s authority to conduct
abatement pursuant to this section, every owner,
occupant, or lessee of real property, and every
holder of any interest in real property, is required to maintain the property in compliance with local,
state, and federal law; and is liable for violations
thereof.
D. The cost of abatement, including all administrative
costs of any action taken hereunder, may be
assessed against the subject premises as a lien,
made a personal obligation of the owner, or both,
in accordance with procedures in Chapter 1.12.
7.20.150 Interference with Abatement.
No person shall willfully prevent, delay, resist, obstruct, or otherwise interfere with a City official, employee, contractor, or volunteer in their execution of an abatement pursuant to this Chapter.
7.20.160 Violation—Penalty.
A. In addition to any other remedy allowed by law,
any person who violates a provision of this
chapter is subject to criminal sanctions, civil
actions, and administrative penalties pursuant
to Chapters 1.04, 1.08, 1.10, and 1.12.
B. Violations of this chapter are hereby declared to
be a public nuisance.
D. All remedies prescribed under this chapter are
cumulative and the election of one or more
remedies does not bar the City from any other
available remedy.
SECTION 2. CEQA. The City Council has reviewed the matter and hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3) and/or 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, in that it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment nor have a significant impact on the environment. Further, this ordinance is exempt pursuant to Sections 15307 and 15308 of the State CEQA Guidelines, as its purpose is to mitigate fire risk and keep the San Diego River Corridor a safe, clean, and, healthy habitat. None of the exceptions to the exemptions found in State CEQA Guidelines section 15300.2 apply. Staff is hereby directed to prepare, execute and file with the San Diego County Clerk a CEQA Notice of Exemption within five (5) working days of the adoption of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council of the City of Santee hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrases be declared unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30 days) after its adoption.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk is hereby directed to certify the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as required by law.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Santee, California, on the 26th day of October, 2022, and thereafter ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council held on this 9th day of November, 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED
___________________________________
JOHN MINTO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
__________________________________
ANNETTE FAGAN ORTIZ, CITY CLERK
EXHIBIT A
City of Santee San Diego River Corridor
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STAFF REPORT
PUBLIC WORKSHOP ON THE SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE AND INTEGRATING
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
APPLICANT: CITY OF SANTEE
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
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INTRODUCTION
The current General Plan Safety Element, adopted in 2003 and amended in 2011, is designed to include safety considerations in the planning and decision-making process by establishing policies related to future development that will minimize the risk of personal injury, loss of life, property damage, and environmental damage associated with natural and human-made hazards.
The update to the Safety Element is necessary to:
• Create an Environmental Justice Element;
• Incorporate an existing conditions assessment to identify areas with greater pollution exposure and reduced access to public goods and services that improve quality of life for residents;
• Address a variety of changes in State law such as wildfire planning, evacuation routes, and climate resiliency;
• Update accomplishments, objectives and policies to reflect progress; and • Include the City’s updated Geotechnical / Seismic Hazard Study.
DISCUSSION
Key State Mandates
The following are key legislative mandates that will be addressed and included in the Safety and Environmental Justice Element update. Identification of risks and policies for the protection of the community are being developed as specified in State law.
SB 1000 (2016) - Environmental Justice
Requires local governments to identify environmental justice communities (called “disadvantaged communities”) in their jurisdictions and address environmental justice to mitigate existing and potential hazards, reduce health risks, and prioritize improvements that address the needs of disadvantaged communities. “Disadvantaged communities” means an area identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency (CEPA) Safety Element Workshop
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pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code or an area that is a low-income area that is disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation.
Per California law (California Government Code, Section 65040.12(e)), environmental justice includes, but is not limited to:
• The availability of a healthy environment for all people; • The deterrence, reduction, and elimination of pollution burdens for populations and communities experiencing the adverse effects of that pollution, so that the effects of the pollution are not disproportionately borne by those populations and communities;
• Governmental entities engaging and providing technical assistance to populations and communities most impacted by pollution to promote their meaningful participation in all phases of the environmental and land use decision-making process; and
• The meaningful consideration of recommendations from populations and communities most impacted by pollution into environmental and land use decisions.
Existing Conditions Assessment
An Existing Conditions Assessment (Attachment A) was prepared to identify areas with greater pollution exposure and reduced access to public goods and services that improve quality of life for residents. The Existing Conditions Assessment is organized by the following environmental justice topics:
• Pollution exposure, including access to clean air and water; • Access to public facilities and services;
• Access to healthy food;
• Access to physical activity and recreational opportunities; • Access to safe and sanitary homes; and
• Unique or compounded health risks, including exposure to climate hazards.
The figure on the next page identifies the disadvantaged communities located in the southernmost portions of the City, west of State Route (SR)-67, south of Mission Gorge Road, and bound by the City boundary to the west and south. The findings of the Existing Conditions Assessment were used to inform environmental justice element policies provided in Attachment B.
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SB 1241 (2012) Wildland and Urban Fire Hazards
California’s increasing population and expansion of development into previously undeveloped areas is creating more “wildland-urban interface” with a corresponding risk of economic loss caused by wildland fire. A “wildland fire” is defined as a fire occurring in a suburban or rural area that contains uncultivated lands, timber, range, watershed, brush, or grasslands. Therefore, the Santee Safety Element will address the risk of fire for land classified as very high fire hazard severity zones, as defined in Section 51177 of the Government Code. In addition, the Element will include information regarding fire hazards such as i) fire hazard severity zone maps available from the Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; ii) historical data on wildfires or a reference to where the data can be found; iii) information about wildfire hazard areas available from the United States Geological Survey; iv) the general location and distribution of existing and planned uses of land in very high fire hazard severity zones, including structures, roads, utilities, and essential public facilities and v) defensible space compliance measures required by state law or local ordinance, and vi) a list of local, state, and federal agencies with responsibility for fire protection.
SB 99 (2020) and AB 747 (2019) - Evacuation Routes
SB 99 requires the City to identify residential developments in hazard areas that do not have at least two emergency evacuation routes (i.e., neighborhoods or households within a hazard area that have limited accessibility).
AB 747 requires the City to update the Safety Element of its General Plan to identify evacuation routes and assess the capacity, safety, and viability of those routes under a range of emergency scenarios.
The Evacuation Route Analysis is being drafted and discusses five (5) scenarios for evacuation, including wildfire originating from the areas 1) northeast, 2) northwest, and 3) southwest of the City, flood, and earthquake, as well as a baseline scenario with no hazard event specified. The multi-layered analysis assesses the capacity, safety, and viability of the potential evacuation routes under a range of emergency scenarios, as required by AB 747. The Evacuation Route Analysis also identifies whether residential areas do not have two (2) points of egress, as required by SB 99.
SB 1035 (2018) – Safety Element
Requires the update of the Safety Element upon adoption or revision of the Housing Element or Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) to identify new information not available during the previous revision relating to flood and fire hazards and climate adaptation and resiliency strategies. The update to the LHMP is being reviewed by the County of San Diego and it is anticipated to be adopted early next year.
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SB 379 (2015) – Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Address climate change and adaption and resiliency through the preparation of a vulnerability assessment and comprehensive hazard mitigation and emergency response strategy. A Vulnerability Assessment is being prepared to evaluate the impacts of extreme heat, wildfire, extreme precipitation and drought and to identify which aspects of the community, including people, infrastructure, and services, are most vulnerable to climate change’s effects.
Public Outreach
In 2021, a community survey was developed to identify what environmental justice topic areas were of greatest concern to Santee residents and two stakeholder meetings were held to discuss the survey results and develop goals and polices. The greatest areas of concern include:
• Trash and debris pollution and air pollution from freeways / roadways; • Lack of sidewalks, crosswalk, and bicycle lanes for people to safely move around the City and the long wait times for public transportation; • Limited access to and deterioration of infrastructure and facilities that support physical activity;
• Heavily trafficked neighborhoods;
• Limited access to affordable housing;
• Access to affordable air conditioning;
• Difficulty to access information on City proposals and decisions; and • City Council meeting times and communication channel
Goal, Objectives and Policies
The Safety and Environmental Justice Element provides updated goals, objectives and policies to minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damages resulting from natural and human-induced safety hazards in compliance with the new state mandates and planning and fire practices. In addition, the Element will include new goals, objectives, and policies to minimize pollution and its effects on communities and to ensure residents have the opportunity to provide input in decisions that affect their quality of life. The Safety and Environmental Justice goals, objectives, and policies are provided in Attachments B and C.
Geotechnical /Seismic Safety
The Geotechnical / Seismic Hazard Study (Attachment D) for the Safety Element addresses land sliding and slope instability; liquefaction, and dam inundation and was updated in 2021. The updated study includes revised objectives and policies to reduce the risks associated with these hazards. The ultimate approval of the Study is important because it forms the basis of requiring specified technical studies for private property development depending upon the use and the conditions of the land. The types of studies Safety Element Workshop
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or information in site-specific studies can range from very preliminary to very detailed depending upon the risks associated with the use of land such as a low-risk golf course or a high-risk hospital use.
Timeline
Prior to adoption, the Safety and Environmental Justice Element will be provided to the California Geological Survey of the Department of Conservation and the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection for review. In addition, the environmental document for the update will be completed and circulated for review. It is anticipated that a public hearing will be scheduled early next year to adopt the Safety and Environmental Justice Element.
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Attachments:
A. Existing Conditions Assessment
B. Draft Safety Element Goals, Objectives, and Policies C. Draft Environmental Justice Goals, Objectives, and Policies D. Updated Geotechnical / Seismic Hazard Study
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FINAL
City of Santee
Environmental Justice Existing
Conditions Assessment
February 2022
Prepared for:
City of Santee
Development Services
10601 Magnolia Ave.
Santee, CA 92071
Prepared by:
600 B St #200
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 236-1778
Contact: Diane Sandman
ATTACHMENT A
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Section 1 Introduction
Government Code (GOV) Section 65040.12[e] defines “Environmental Justice” as the fair treatment of people of all races, incomes, and ethnicity with respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. In practice, pursuing environmental justice involves improving the quality of life for people by reducing exposure to environmental hazards and burdens and improving access to goods and services that promote health and well-being.
In 2016, the State of California passed Senate Bill (SB) 1000—the Planning for Healthy Communities Act—requiring cities and counties to address environmental justice in their general plans. The purpose of the Environmental Justice Element is to develop objectives and policies to minimize pollution and its effects on communities and to ensure residents have the opportunity to provide input in decisions that affect their quality of life. Per California law (GOV Section 65040.12[e]), environmental justice includes, but is not limited to:
• The availability of a healthy environment for all people • The deterrence, reduction, and elimination of pollution burdens for populations and communities experiencing the adverse effects of that pollution, so that the effects of the pollution are not disproportionately borne by those populations and communities • Governmental entities engaging and providing technical assistance to populations and communities most impacted by pollution to promote their meaningful participation in all phases of the environmental and land use decision-making process • The meaningful consideration of recommendations from populations and communities most impacted by pollution into environmental and land use decisions In June 2020, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) released updated guidelines (OPR Guidelines) for the preparation of Environmental Justice Elements in compliance with SB 1000. OPR Guidelines recommend that local agencies document existing conditions with respect to Environmental Justice Element topic areas to understand the drivers of inequality. Therefore, the City of Santee (City) has prepared this Existing Conditions Assessment to identify areas with greater pollution exposure and reduced access to public goods and services that improve quality of life for residents. The findings of the Existing Conditions Assessment were used to inform Environmental Justice Element policies in the City’s General Plan. The Existing Conditions Assessment is organized by the following Environmental Justice Element topics:
• Pollution exposure, including access to clean air and water; • Access to public facilities and services;
• Access to healthy food;
• Access to physical activity and recreational opportunities; A-4
• Access to safe and sanitary homes; and
• Unique or compounded health risks, including exposure to climate hazards.
The City utilized indicators to assess existing conditions with respect to each Environmental Justice Element topic area based on public, open-source datasets. Many of the indicators rely on U.S. Census data or other data aggregated at the census tract level. Although census data is the primary and standard source of high-resolution geographic information about the United States population, some indicators have large margins of error, attributable to specific methodological decisions made by the Census Bureau. Furthermore, census tracts do not directly align with City boundaries. Therefore, values assigned at the census tract level may be influenced by conditions outside the City’s jurisdiction. In the case of Santee, several census tracts in the southern portion of the City overlap with the City of El Cajon. As a result, scores associated with those census tracts are influenced by conditions in the City of El Cajon. Therefore, the planning team supplemented census data with local data and knowledge where feasible and determined appropriate by the City.
Specifically, the City developed a community survey (Community Survey) to identify what environmental justice topic areas were of greatest concern to residents. The Community Survey was made available in English and Spanish, and 121 responses were received from Englishspeaking residents. The City recognizes that additional outreach must be made to Spanish-speaking residents in order to conduct equitable community engagement. Key findings of the Community Survey (City of Santee 2021) are discussed throughout the Existing Conditions Assessment, and survey results are provided in Appendix B of the Safety and Environmental Justice Element.
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Section 2 Disadvantaged Communities
The first step in assessing conditions in support of the Environmental Justice Element was to identify disadvantaged communities. “Disadvantaged communities” are defined as low-income areas that are disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation (GOV Section 65302[h][4][A]). SB 1000 defines “disadvantaged communities” as those disproportionally burdened by multiple sources of pollution and with population characteristics that make them more sensitive to pollution. As a result, they are more likely to suffer from a lower quality of life and worsened health outcomes compared to areas that are more affluent. To identify disadvantaged communities within a city or county, OPR Guidelinesrecommend utilizing the following screening method (Figure 1).
Figure 1: Disadvantaged Communities Screening Method
Source: OPR 2020, as adapted by Harris & Associates.
2.1 Disadvantaged Communities Screening Method 1:
CalEnviroScreen
CalEnviroScreen is a computer mapping tool published by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) that identifies communities that are most affected by pollution and are especially vulnerable to its adverse effects (OPR 2020). CalEnviroScreen uses several factors, called “indicators” to determine whether a community is disadvantaged and disproportionately affected by pollution. These indicators fall into two main categories labeled “pollution burden” and “population characteristics.” Pollution burden indicators include exposure indicators that measure different types of pollution to which residents may be exposed and the proximity of environmental hazards to a community. Population characteristics represent characteristics of the community that can make them more susceptible to environmental hazards (such as poverty, low educational attainment, and linguistic isolation). These main categories can be separated into four distinct sub-categories: 1) Exposure, 2) Environmental Effect, 3) Sensitive Population, and 4) Socioeconomic Factor. A summary of the CalEnviroScreen indicators and how they relate to environmental justice is outlined in Table 1.
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Table 1. CalEnviroScreen Categories and Indicators
Category Rationale Sub-Category Indicator
Pollution Burden Exposure to hazardous
substances can cause and/or
worsen certain health
conditions.
Exposure
Ozone concentrations in air
PM 2.5 concentrations in air
Diesel particulate matter emissions
Drinking water contaminants
Use of high-hazard, high-volatility
pesticides
Toxic releases from facilities
Traffic Density
Environmental Effect
Toxic cleanup sites
Groundwater threats from leaking
underground storage
Hazardous waste facilities and generators
Impaired water bodies
Solid waste sites and facilities
Population
Characteristics
People with lower income
levels, educational attainment
and fluency in English tend to
live in areas that are more
affected by air pollution and
other environmental toxins. In
addition, certain health
conditions may be caused or
worsened by toxins in the
environment.
Sensitive Population
Asthma emergency department visits
Cardiovascular disease (emergency
department visits for heart attacks)
Low birth-weight infants
Socioeconomic
Factor
Educational attainment
Housing burdened low-income households
Linguistic Isolation
Poverty
Unemployment
Source: CalEPA 2017.
CalEnviroScreen uses a weighted scoring system to derive average pollution burden and population scores for each census tract1, and arrives at the final CalEnviroScreen score by multiplying the pollution burden and population characteristics components together.2 CalEnviroScreen converts indicator scores to percentiles that can be compared with other areas throughout the state. In general, the higher the score or percentile, the more impacted a community is compared to other areas of the state. For example, a 75th percentile score means that the census tract is higher (more burdened) than 75 percent of other census tracts in California. Census tracts in the highest quartile of scores (75 to 100) are considered to be disadvantaged communities under SB 1000.
Census tracts in the City range in percentile scores between 34 and 88. Only the northern tip of one census tract (0162.02) intersecting the City exceeds the 75th percentile and, therefore, is considered to be disadvantaged, as shown in Figure 2.
1 Although some census tracts follow City boundaries, others overlap City boundaries. As a result, CalEnviroScreen Scores at the census tract level may be affected by conditions outside the jurisdiction’s authority (e.g., City of El Cajon). 2 The CalEnviroScreen website can be found at https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen.
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Disadvantaged Communities Screening
Method 1: CalEnviroScreen
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2.2 Disadvantaged Communities Screening Method 2: Statewide Median Income
In addition to utilizing CalEnviroScreen, OPR Guidelines recommend mapping low-income areas to identify other areas of the City that may be underserved, but do not qualify as disadvantaged communities in CalEnviroScreen. The average statewide median household income (in 2018 dollars) between 2015 and 2019 was $95,100. Figure 3 identifies census tracts that meet the second criteria for the OPR disadvantaged communities guidelines - that the median household income is below the statewide household median income and that at least one of the CalEnviroScreen exposure indicators is in the highest 25 percent of all California tracts for that specific indicator.
Only the northern tip of one census tract (016202) intersecting the City is below the statewide median income threshold and is considered disadvantaged, as shown in Figure 3.
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Disadvantaged Communities Screening
Method 2: Statewide Median Income
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2.3 Disadvantaged Communities Screening Method 3: HCD State Income Limit
OPR Guidelines also recommend screening for areas that are below the California Department of Housing and Community Development’s (HCD) state income limits. Income limits reflect updated median income and household income levels for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderateincome households for California’s 58 counties. The 2021 State Income Limits are on the department’s website at https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federalincome-limits/docs/income-limits-2021.pdf. HCD’s 2021 state income limits (Table 2) went into effect on April 30, 2020. Table 2 shows that the median income for a four-person household (“baseline”) in County of San Diego (County) is $95,100. Income limits are adjusted for family size based on the “baseline” four-person household. Median income thresholds were used to identify census tracts below the state income limit in Figure 4.
Table 2. HCD 2021 State Income Limits by Household Size Source: HCD 2021
Figure 4 identifies four census tracts (0162.02, 0166.17, 0166.16, 0166.05) intersecting the City with an average median household income below HCD’s state income limits for the specified region and with at least one of the CalEnviroScreen exposure indicators in the highest 25 percent of all California tracts for that specific indicator.
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Disadvantaged Communities Screening
Method 3: HCD State Income Limits
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2.4 Disadvantaged Communities Screening Results
The City overlaid each individual screening criteria layer (Disadvantaged Communities Screening Methods 1-3) to identify all census tracts within the City considered to be disadvantaged. Figure 5 shows the results of the disadvantaged communities screening method. As shown in Figure 5, disadvantaged communities are located in the southernmost portions of the City, west of State Route (SR)-67, south of Mission Gorge Road, and bound by the City boundary to the west and south. The Existing Conditions Assessment assesses to what extent designated disadvantaged communities are more exposed to environmental burdens or lacks access to public goods and services. When there are designated disadvantaged communities in a local jurisdiction, the State requires the Environmental Justice Element to identify objectives and policies to reduce unique or compounded health risks, promote civic engagement in public decision-making processes, and prioritize improvements and programs in disadvantaged communities.
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Section 3 Pollution Exposure
The following section documents the conditions and factors that contribute to local pollution and identifies areas within the City that experience greater exposure to air and water pollution.
3.1 Air Quality
The City of Santee is located in the San Diego Air Basin (SDAB), and falls under the regulatory authority of the San Diego Air Pollution Control District (SDAPCD). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) designate air basins or portions of air basins and counties as being in “attainment” or “nonattainment” for criteria pollutants. Areas that do not meet the standards are classified as nonattainment areas. The USEPA classifies the SDAB as nonattainment for 8-Hour Ozone (SDAPCD). Additionally, CARB classifies the SDAB as in nonattainment with the California Ambient Air Quality Standards for 8- Hour Ozone, 1-Hour Ozone, PM10, and PM2.5.
Although air quality is generally regarded as a regional issue, there are also local contributors to air pollution in and near the City. Proximity to high-volume roadways, hazardous waste sites, and heavy industrial land use types and other high-emission sources can result in adverse health impacts. Disadvantaged communities are often disproportionately subjected to adverse air quality due to proximity to polluting activities and are more likely to have underlying medical conditions that may be worsened by pollution.
Poor air quality can result in negative health outcomes ranging from higher rates of asthma to cardiovascular disease and even premature death (CARB 2020). To assess residents’ potential exposure to polluting activities, the City identified residential parcels near major roads & highways and industrial activities, identified as indicators in Table 3.
Table 3. Indicators to Identify Areas with Greater Exposure to Air Pollution Indicator Description
Proximity of residential zones to major roads Residential parcels near high-traffic corridor or major roadway
Proximity of residential zones to industrial
activities
Residential parcels near industrial parcels
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Mobile Sources
The primary contributor of air pollution (approximately 67 percent) in the SDAB is mobile source emissions from cars and trucks traveling on local freeways and roadways (SDAPCD 2016). As shown in Figure 6, nitrogen oxides (NOx) from on-road vehicles, including motor vehicles operating on roads, highway ramps, and during idling that use gasoline, diesel, and other fuels – account for approximately 50 percent of oxides and nitrogen emissions. In comparison, NOx emissions from stationary sources – which includes factories, boilers, cement plants, and power plants – account for approximately 6 percent of SDAB’s emissions.
Figure 6: SDAB NOx Emission Trends
Source: SDAPCD 2016
The City boundary intersects several freeways including State Route (SR)-52, SR-67, and SR-125.
As shown in Figure 7, there are many residential land uses in close proximity to these freeways in the City’s disadvantaged communities. Approximately 40 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that air pollution from traffic and roadways made it difficult to have good health and living conditions (City of Santee 2021).
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Residential Relative to Freeways
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Stationary Sources
While stationary sources of pollution make up a much smaller percentage of total emission sources in the SDAB, the City has several sources of point source air pollution, including the Sycamore Landfill to the northwest of the City, the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar airport to the west of the City, and Gillespie Field to the South. Though these facilities are not regulated or owned by the City, the City acknowledges the potential health risk to those living in close proximity to these facilities.
Of these facilities, the Gillespie Field Airport is located closest to the City’s disadvantaged communities, less than one mile south of the City’s boundary, on County property located in El Cajon. Residents have expressed concern of increased emissions, air traffic, noise, and low-level flights over homes. The City acknowledges that living near industrial facilities and other industrialbased land uses exposes residents to greater levels of air quality contaminants, and increases the likelihood of associated health impacts. Figure 8 identifies residential land uses near industrial land use types. As shown in Figure 8, there are some residential areas (including mobile home and multi-family land uses) in the southern portion of the City along Prospect Avenue that are located in close proximity to industrial land uses. Nearly 17 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that air pollution from industrial activity limited their ability to have good health and living conditions (City of Santee 2021).
Greater levels of exposure to air contaminants from industrial activity can result in negative health impacts, such as asthma. Figure 9 shows the distribution of asthma prevalence throughout the City (defined as the number of asthma emergency room visits per 10,000 people). The map indicates that the southern portion of the City, near Gillespie Field and other industrial land uses, has the highest asthma prevalence. The City averages approximately 35 asthma emergency department visits per 10,000 people, compared to 41 countywide (CEC 2018).
While asthma is commonly associated with poor air quality, other potential contributors to high asthma rates include substandard housing conditions (such as excessive moisture and dampness, poor heating and ventilation systems, deteriorated carpeting, second-hand smoke, etc.), as discussed in Section 7.1.
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Residential Relative to Industrial
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Asthma Prevalence
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3.2 Water Quality, Accessibility and Affordability
Assembly Bill (AB) 685 (2012) added Section 106.3 to the California Water Code, which declares that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable, and accessible water adequate for human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.” More recently, SB 200 (2019) directed the State to “bring true environmental justice” to its residents, and to “begin to address the continuing disproportionate environmental burdens in the state by creating a fund, known as the Safe and Affordable Drinking Water Fund, to provide safe drinking water in every California community, for every Californian” (CA Water Boards 2020).
The City of Santee receives its water from Padre Dam Municipal Water District (PDMWD), which imports 100 percent of its drinking water supply from the San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA). The water PDMWD imports through the SDCWA comes from the State Water Project and the Colorado River Aqueduct. PDMWD services residents of Santee, El Cajon, Blossom Valley Crest, Harbison Canyon, Alpine, and Lakeside.
As recommended by OPR Guidelines, the City employed OEHHA indicators to assess water quality, accessibility, and affordability.
Water Quality
As shown in Table 4, the PDMWD scored 0 out of 4 (with zero being the best) for water quality and each sub-component and indicator, which indicates acceptable levels of water contaminant concentrations and a high level of compliance with regulatory standards. More information on the methodology for each indicator can be found in the 2020 Achieving the Human Right to Water in California: Assessment of the State’s Community Water Systems (CalEPA 2020).
Table 4. OEHHA Right to Water, Water Quality Indicator Scores Sub-Component Indicator Description Score Score Explanation Exposure High Potential
Exposure
Identifies how many contaminants (out of
19) had at least one year with an average
annual concentration above MCL.
0 The water system had
0 contaminants with
high potential
exposure
Presence of Acute
Contaminants
Identifies if any of the contaminants for
which there was high potential exposure are
acute contaminants as defined by
regulatory standards.
0 The water system had
0 acute contaminants
with high potential
exposure.
Duration of High
Potential Exposure
Identifies for how long high potential
exposure occurred for each of the 19
contaminants.
0 The water system had
0 years of high
potential exposure.
Data Availability Identifies whether data exists for 14 contaminants that should have data
following monitoring requirements
0 The water system had
all 14 contaminants
with the minimum
required data in the
time period.
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Table 4. OEHHA Right to Water, Water Quality Indicator Scores Sub-Component Indicator Description Score Score Explanation Non-Compliance Non-compliance with
primary drinking
water standards
Counts how many contaminants received
an MCL violation at least once from 2011-
2019 for 18 out of 19 contaminants.
0 The water system had
0 contaminants with
MCL violations.
Maximum Duration of
Non-Compliance
Score
Sums the total number of years for which a
system had at least 1 MCL violation in a
given year (from 2011-2019), for each
contaminant.
0 The water system had
0 years of noncompliance
Source: CalEPA 2020.
Notes: MCL = Maximum Contaminant Levels
As indicated in Table 4, PDMWD’s potable water supply meets state and federal drinking water standards. In 2019, the PDMWD’s Water Quality Report found that drinking water met or surpassed every public health requirement set by the SWRCB and the USEPA, with the exception of one incident at the Twin Oaks Treatment Plant3 (PDMWD 2019).
Only 12 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated they were concerned with water quality from industrial activity, though some noted that they were concerned with water quality in general (not just from industrial activity) (City of Santee 2021).
Separate from the potable water drinking system, stormwater runoff water quality can also be affected by illicit discharges, or the release of any non-rain water to the storm drain system. The City of Santee maintains a list of illegal discharges reported through a resident hotline, the City website, and by City employees.
Illicit discharges often involve the following pollutant sources:
• Cooking grease, oil, or residue
• Dust, dirt, drain clog or construction issue
• Over-irrigation or line breaks
• Metal fragments/shavings, or rust
• Any fluid or leak from a vehicle or machinery
• Trash, recycling, or organic matter disposed of illegally • Pool water or chemicals
• Transport of sewage, fecal coliform, or bacteria
• Pressure or car washing
Figure 10 identifies areas with higher concentrations of illicit discharges. Water, sediment, and oil were the most common pollutants reported between 2018 and 2021
3 The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) experienced a treatment process failure at its regional treatment plant (Twin Oaks).
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Storm Water Illicit Discharges
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Accessibility
In addition to water quality, the OEHHA Right to Water Framework assesses water accessibility, defined by Padre Dam’s ability to provide sufficient and continuous amounts of water to meet everyday household needs (CalEPA 2020). As shown in Table 5, the Padre Dam’s water system scored 0 out of 4 for water accessibility, indicating good accessibility.
Table 5. OEHHA Right to Water, Water Accessibility Indicator Scores Sub-Component Indicator Description Score Score Explanation Physical
Vulnerability
Physical Vulnerability to
Water Outages
Examines the system’s main water
source and how many permanent and
back up sources a system could use in
the case of emergency
0 The system has 4 or
more sources of
surface, groundwater,
or combined
groundwater-surface
water.
Source: CalEPA 2020.
Affordability
Another important aspect of environmental justice is ensuring residents (customers) can afford to pay for water to meet their household needs, taking into consideration other household living expenses, as well as the direct and indirect costs associated with obtaining access to the water (CalEPA 2020). The PDMWD scored 3 out of 4 for water affordability based on the indicators listed in Table 6 below.
Table 6. OEHHA Right to Water, Water Affordability Indicator Scores Indicator Description Score Score Explanation
Affordability Ratio for Median
Household Income (MHI)
Measures the annual system-wide
average water bill for 6 hundred cubic feet
relative to the annual MHI of the water
system
2 The average water
bill ranges from
0.75% to 1% of the
MHI.
Affordability Ratio for County
Poverty Threshold (CPT)
Measures the annual system-wide
average water bill for 6 hundred cubic feet
relative to the County poverty threshold
for the water system’s County.
4 The average water
bill is >=2.5% of
CPT
Affordability Ratio for Deep
Poverty Threshold (DPT)
Measures the annual system-wide
average water bill for 6 hundred cubic feet
relative to the County deep poverty
threshold for the water system’s County
4 The average water
bill is >=2.5% of
DPT
Source: CalEPA 2020.
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Low-income populations spend a greater percentage of their income on utility bills, and many may struggle to afford their water bill. According to the OEHHA Right to Water Tool, PDMWD does not perform as well with respect to water affordability as it did for water quality and accessibility.
Nevertheless, PDMWD meets the federal water affordability target. The USEPA defines water affordability as a rate below four percent of Median Household Income (MHI) – two percent for water and two percent for wastewater. As shown in the Affordability Ratio for Median Household Income, the average water bill ranges from 0.75 percent to less than 1 percent of the Median Household Income.
Key Findings: Pollution Exposure
The City assessed disadvantaged communities exposure to air and water pollution. Disadvantaged communities experience greater exposure to air pollutants due to their proximity to high-traffic corridors and industrial activity.
While drinking water quality is not an issue for the City, Santee’s disadvantaged communities experience greater instances of chemical, sediment, and sewage pollutants from illicit storm water discharges due to their proximity to the San Diego River; however, these discharges do not impact the community’s potable water quality. Though not analyzed explicitly in this section due to lack of data availability, the pollution source that residents (46 percent of Community Survey respondents) are most concerned about is the prevalence of trash and debris throughout the City (City of Santee 2021), with many specifically pointing to homeless encampments along the river as a source of the pollution.
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Section 4 Access to Public Facilities and Services
Access to public facilities and community-serving amenities is important for quality of life, as well as disaster preparedness and recovery capacity. Therefore, an important component of environmental justice is equitable access and connections to public facilities and community services including schools, daycare, public transit, and health care.
The City assessed the access of disadvantaged communities to public facilities and services in Santee, including schools, and daycare centers4 as indicated in Table 7. Several indicators rely on a buffer analysis, which is used to determine proximity or distance of one feature from another.
Buffer analyses are used to identify areas (on a map) within the City that can experience greater environmental exposure or lack physical access to services based on proximity to, or distance from, residential areas. They also provide a metric (approximate percent of residential zoned areas within or outside of a given radius) for the City to gauge progress with respect to a given Environmental Justice Element topic area over time.
Table 7. Indicators to Assess Existing Conditions: Public Facility Access Indicator Description
Walkable Access to Schools Percent of residential parcels further than ½ mile from nearest school
Walkable Access to Daycare Centers Percent of residential parcels further than ½ mile from nearest day care center
Walkable Access to Transit Percent of residential parcels further than ½ mile from nearest bus stop
Transit Affordability Transportation cost as a percentage of income for renters
Transit Quality Vehicle miles traveled per capita
Distribution of Health Care Facilities Distribution of medical offices and urgent cares throughout the City
Health Insurance Percent of population without health insurance Schools & Daycares
Approximately 33 and 64 percent of residential parcels are within walking distance of schools and day care centers, respectively (Figure 11 and Figure 12). Day care centers refer to child care centers that provide before or after school care, day care, or head start programs. Residential areas in the southeast portion of the City have the least walkable access to schools, as many households are bound by SR-52 and SR-67. Though the southeast portion of the City has the least walkable access to schools, it is not considered to be disadvantaged. Daycare centers are in walkable distance from
4 The assessment only included commercial daycare centers and did not include informal daycare centers in residences.
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most residential areas, though the southwest and southeast portions of the City have relatively less access to child care.
While proximity to schools and daycare centers is an important indicator in assessing access, it does not represent the multitude of barriers that prevent low-income families from accessing quality education and daycare services for their children or supplementary resources available to help lowincome families to access such services. For example, one key factor in determining access to daycare is affordability. ProjectSAFE is a year round before and after school program operating at eight schools in the Santee School District from 6:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The out-of-school time program supports the school district through quality child-centered programs that provide a safe environment and a variety of opportunities for children (SSD 2021). Child Development Associates, Inc. (CDA) is a community based, non-profit agency that provides child care reimbursement for parents who cannot afford child care (CDA 2021). The County also offers subsidized child care to qualifying families through their Centralized Eligibility List (SDCCEL 2021).
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Walkable Access to Schools
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Walkable Access to Daycare
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Public Transit
Studies have shown that a private automobile can cost 13 percent of household income (ITDP 2019). Therefore, access to public transit is another important factor of environmental justice.
Assessing baseline conditions related to public transit routes and stops/stations can help identify areas that could benefit from improved transit. Local transit services, including the trolley and fixed route bus service, is provided by the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS). The project area is also served directly by one trolley transit line provided by MTS: the Green Line.
To assess resident’s access to public transportation, the City identified residential parcels outside of a 0.5-mile radius of City bus stops. Approximately 18 percent of residential parcels are located further than 0.5 mile from the nearest transit stop. As shown on Figure 13, residential parcels in the southwest (non-disadvantaged communities) and southeast area (designated disadvantaged communities) of the City are outside the 0.5-mile buffer. Specifically, the area southwest of Prospect Avenue and Fanita Drive is a disadvantaged community that lacks walkable access to transit. Approximately 22 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that public transit was not within walking or biking distance from their home (City of Santee 2021).
In addition to physical proximity, transit quality affects resident’s ability to access transit services.
Service via the Green Line is provided on 15-minute headways during the weekday commute and varies from 15- to 20-minute headways on the weekend mid-day hours. Though the Green Line offers an opportunity for residents to access employment opportunities in downtown San Diego by transit, it takes an hour to get from the Santee Green Line to the Santa Fe Depot station downtown (compared to 25 minutes by car). Approximately 31 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that they do not use public transit because it takes too long (City of Santee 2021). Less than one percent of Santee residents utilize mass transit for their commute compared to 5.1 percent nationally (Best Places 2021) and 2.6 percent county-wide (USD 2018).
Affordability is an important factor in making public transit accessible to all residents. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD’s) Transportation Cost Index estimates transportation costs as a percent of income for renters.5 Values range from 0 to 100. The higher the transportation cost index value, the lower the cost of transportation in that census tract.
The City has an average transportation cost index value of 68.83, same as the County, indicating generally low costs of transit based on resident incomes. The MTS transit fares are shown below in Table 8.
5 Renters are defined here as a three-person single-parent family with income at 50% of the median income for renters for the region.
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Table 8. MTS Transit Fares
Type Regular Discounted*
MTS Trolley (One-Way) $2.50 $1.25
MTS Bus (One-Way) $2.50 $1.25
Regional 30-day Pass $72 $23
1-Day Pass $6 $3
Source: MTS 2021
*Senior/Disabled/Medicare
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Walkable Access to Transit
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Health Care
Populations at higher risk to environmental stressors include those who are uninsured or underinsured or lack access to health care. Approximately 10 percent of City residents are uninsured (PHASC 2017). These groups are also the ones more likely to have greater exposure to environmental stress, resulting in more significant physical and mental health impacts that would require health care. Figure 14 maps health care facilities, including urgent care facilities and medical clinics, in the City relative to percent of uninsured adults. Urgent care facilities are defined by any location that is capable of providing emergency medical care and must provide emergency medical treatment beyond what can normally be provided by an EMS unit, must be able to perform surgery, or must be able to provide recuperative care beyond what is normally provided by a doctor’s office. Medical offices refer to offices providing consultation, diagnosis, therapeutic, preventative, or corrective personal treatment services by doctors and small practitioners of medical and healing arts for humans licensed for such practice by the State. There is a greater percent of uninsured adults in the south and southwestern portion of the City, indicating that disadvantaged communities have less access to healthcare services. Only 17 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that they lacked affordable and nearby health care services (City of Santee 2021).
The County’s Live Well San Diego initiative developed community indicators to measure the collective impact of their programs on health, safety, and quality of life. While there is no data on life expectancy for Santee residents, the data portal reported that 97 percent of the population is “sufficiently healthy to live independently,” up three percent since 2012 and higher than the 95 percent countywide.
Key Findings: Access to Public Facilities and Services
Many residences in disadvantaged communities are not within walking distance to their nearest school. However, residences in disadvantaged communities are generally within walking distance of daycare centers and transit, which can provide residents with opportunities to access other community services without using their personal vehicle. Despite low transit fares and welldistributed bus stops, most residents still rely on their personal vehicle. Nevertheless, 21 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that heavy traffic restricted access to key destinations. 6 Residents in disadvantaged communities are less likely to have health insurance, which may result in higher rates of avoidable emergency room visits. There are several medical facilities serving the area in and around Santee’s disadvantaged communities.
6 While the Community Survey did not ask about traffic, 21% of respondents mentioned it in the open-ended questions.
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Section 5 Access to Healthy Food
While many people associate environmental justice with reducing pollution problems, access to healthy food is similarly essential to improving health outcomes (Kavi et al. 2019). Disadvantaged communities are more likely to have limited access to healthy and affordable foods (PolicyLink 2013). Access to healthy food has become a greater priority given that the percentage of obese adults and children has been increasing, particularly in low-income communities.
Many Californians also experience “food insecurity,” defined as a household’s inability to provide enough food for every person to live an active, healthy life. Although individuals make food choices, those choices are made within the context of what is consistently accessible, affordable, or available. Approximately 11 percent of people in the County experience food insecurity, a decrease in approximately 4 percent since 2015 (UWPHI 2021). However, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has caused a public health and economic crisis that has resulted in a significant increase in the number of people experiencing food insecurity in 2020 (Feeding America 2020).
The City assessed disadvantaged communities’ access to healthy food in Santee using the indicators listed below (Table 9).
Table 9. Healthy Food Indicators
Sub-Topic Indicator Description
Food Access Food Distribution Sites Number and location of summer meal sites and food banks
Modified Retail Food
Environment Index
Number of healthy food retailers/
(No. of healthy + No. of less healthy
food retailers) *100
Food Insecurity SNAP Enrollment Percent of population receiving SNAP/CalFresh benefits
SNAP Vendors Location of SNAP/CalFresh
Certified Vendors
Free or Reduced Lunch
Program Enrollment
Percent of students in Santee
School District that qualify for free
and reduced lunches
Community Health Obesity Rate Percent of adults and children that are considered obese
Fast Food/Supermarket
Distribution
Location of fast food/convenience
stores/ supermarkets
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Food Access
In addition to financial access, physical access to supermarkets, grocery stores, and other retail food establishments is critical to food security. Food deserts are geographic locations where lowincome neighborhoods lack physical access to supermarkets. Approximately 3 percent of the population in the County have limited access to healthy foods, defined by percentage of the population that is low income and does not live close to a grocery store (UWPHI 2021).
Figure 15 scores census tracts access to healthy food using the Modified Food Environment Index, which provides an indication (score 0-100) of the number of healthy food retailers relative to the number of less healthy food retailers (CDPH 2020). An index score of zero (lower score) generally corresponds with the concept of a food desert or less access to healthy food. The County’s mean Food Environment Index score is 18.5, compared to the City’s score of 15.9. The southeastern portion of the City to the east of SR-67 (not considered disadvantaged) has the least access to healthy food. Disadvantaged communities; however, still have less access to healthy food than other areas of the City, as shown in Figure 15.
For families that do not have adequate access to healthy foods or are otherwise food insecure, there are several food banks serving Santee residents. In addition to food bank programs, the Summer Meal Program, a federal meal program, provides children from low-income areas access to free nutritious meals during school vacation and off-track periods. There are four summer meal service sites located in the City of Santee. Food banks7 and summer meal sites are mapped in Figure 15 in relation to Modified Food Environment Index scores. The southwest portion of the City has less access to healthy food and is not currently served by a food bank or Summer Meal Program site.
According to the Community Survey, only 12 percent of respondents indicated they lacked grocery stores or markets that provided fresh produce, and 9 percent indicated that affordable produce or food assistance was not accessible to them. Overall, about 9 percent of respondents indicated that lack of access to healthy food was a key issue for the City to address (City of Santee 2021).
7 Food banks include food distribution centers and food pantries.
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Food Insecurity
Food insecurity describes a household’s inability to provide enough food for each person to live a healthy life. Food insecurity is one way to measure and assess the risk of hunger. Numerous programs are available to Santee households to help support nutritious diets and mitigate food insecurity. The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California, provides money to needy families to purchase food. Accessing CalFresh benefits increases the purchasing power of low-income families, enabling them to acquire more healthy and nutritious food. Approximately 6 percent of Santee households receive CalFresh benefits to supplement their food expenditures, compared to 7 percent in the County and 9 percent in California (ACS 2019).
Another program that helps families to access healthy food is the Free and Reduced-Price lunch program. The program provides both breakfast and lunch five days a week. Approximately 38 percent of Santee School District students were eligible for free and reduced-price meals in 2019- 2020 (CDE 2020).
In October 2020, Feeding America released a report that provided an analysis of how food insecurity may increase in 2020 due to COVID 19 pandemic. The report identified that prepandemic, the United States had the lowest food insecurity rates in more than 20 years, but that the current crisis has reversed improvements made over the past decade (Feeding America 2020).
Community Health
Obesity increases the risk for many chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, and many cancers. While all people may be affected by obesity, lowresource and food insecure communities are particularly vulnerable. According to the State of Childhood Obesity in San Diego 2019 Supplemental Report, approximately 36 percent of children in Santee are considered obese or overweight, slightly higher than the county average of 34 percent (SDCOI 2019). The report provides an update to the 2016 State of Childhood Obesity Report, relying on data collected through the FITNESSGRAM® test. To learn about additional indicators measured and tracked through the County’s Childhood Obesity Initiative and State of Childhood Obesity Report, please visit the initiative’s website here: www.sdcoi.org A-41
Easy access (close proximity) to fast food restaurants, especially absent adequate access to grocery stores that provide fresh produce, can contribute to higher obesity rates. Low-income and racialethnic minorities are more likely than white residents to live near unhealthy food retailers, which has been associated with poor diet (Cooksey-Stowers et al. 2017). Increasing the number of fullservice grocery stores relative to fast food restaurants in neighborhoods can help to combat these health conditions. Figure 16 maps the location of food retailers by type, including fast food restaurants8
, small markets, and grocery stores9, using data layers developed by the California Department of Public Health Nutrition Education & Obesity Prevention Branch (CHDPH 2020).
Key Findings: Access to Healthy Food
The data presented in the Modified Retail Environment Index suggests that disadvantaged communities have slightly less access to healthy food outlets compared to other areas in the City and the County. Less access to healthy food and higher prevalence of fast food establishments in disadvantaged communities may contribute to higher obesity rates. While the City does have several food banks and summer meal program sites, the southwest portion of the City that is considered disadvantaged is not served by these food distribution sites. Overall, Community Survey respondents felt that they had sufficient access to healthy food.
8 Includes fast food, pizza, and sandwiches.
9 Grocery stores include supermarket chains and large grocery stores.
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Section 6 Access to Physical Activity and Recreational
Opportunity
Increasing physical activity is one of the most important contributors to improved health. It helps people manage weight; reduces risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, and some cancers; and improves mental health and well-being. Cities can work to ensure all residents are able to engage in physical activity and recreation by providing adequate and equitable access to parks and recreational centers, as well as investing in infrastructure that supports active transportation. The City assessed residents’ access to physical activity using the indicators listed in Table 10.
Table 10. Physical Activity and Recreational Opportunity Indicators Indicator Description
Walkable Access to Outdoor
Recreation
Provides a measurement of level of service for any location within the City based on “walkable access” referring to ½ mile proximity (10-minute walk) to outdoor recreation facility (including parks).
Parkland to Resident Ratio Acres of parkland per 1,000 residents Walkable Access to Indoor
Recreation
Provides a measurement of level of service for any location within the City based on “walkable access” referring to ½ mile proximity (10 minute walk) to indoor recreation facility
Walkability/Bikeability The Walkability Index dataset characterizes every Census 2010 block group in the U.S. based on its relative walkability. Also maps the location of bike paths throughout the City.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Collisions Number of pedestrian and bike collisions per capita Top intersections in Santee with highest number of bicycle-involved and pedestrianinvolved collisions, and number of collisions by severity Note: PRMP = Parks and Recreation Master Plan
Parks and Recreation
Just as low-income communities are more likely to live in close proximity to polluting land uses, they are similarly less likely to have equitable access to parks and recreation centers. Recognizing the role planners have in helping communities increase access to healthier living environments, the City has developed and maintained a Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Last updated in 2017, the plan assesses the City’s parks and recreation systems, and plans for future growth of the community.
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The Plan provides a level of service analysis of the City’s park system. The level of service analysis measures access to recreation by walking, using 15-minute walk time catchment radii around each park. The City supplemented this level of service analysis with one that identifies households that are further than 1/2-mile from a park or school (Figure 17). Schools are included in the analysis because the City, as of 1986, has a joint-use agreement in place with the Santee School District, wherein the District agreed to make available year-round a minimum of five school sites throughout the City for the operation of the City of Santee (City of Santee 1986). Walker Preserve Trail, a 1.3-mile-long linear park, is also included in Figure 17. The trail is along the San Diego River from Magnolia Avenue east to the City limits, connecting to Lakeside Baseball Park and the Lakeside Riverpark Conservancy trail system. Amenities include a picnic shelter, shaded picnic areas, park benches, picnic tables, drinking water fountains, bike racks, and a bike repair station.
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In general, these level of service analyses suggest that Santee parks are equitably distributed throughout the City; however, the disadvantaged area bound by Magnolia Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Cuyamaca Street, and Mission Gorge Road is not served by a City park. Only 15 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated they lacked parks or recreation centers within walking or biking distance of their home, and only 9 percent indicated that organized activities and sports at neighborhood parks and recreation centers were not available or affordable (City of Santee 2021).
The 2017 Parks and Recreation Master Plan Update provides a list of key findings and recommendations, including additional need for community and neighborhood parks (City of Santee 2017).
6.1 Active Transportation
Active transportation incorporates physical activity into one’s daily routine, such as walking or biking to work, school, or nearby open space or community centers to pursue recreation. According to the National Household Travel Survey (2017), nearly half of the trips people make are under three miles away, and over a fifth are within one mile (FHWA 2017). To help facilitate making these short distance trips by means other than driving, transportation systems can be designed to increase and encourage “active transportation” options (i.e., walking and biking). Providing equitable infrastructure investments to support active transportation can help reduce some of the disparate health outcomes seen across California. Active transportation options also allow for less time spent in vehicles and can help to reduce vehicle miles traveled, resulting in less greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution.
Walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is to walking. Walkability depends upon characteristics of the built environment that influence the likelihood of walking being used as a mode of travel, such as the presence and width of sidewalks, path connection uses, and traffic conditions, including separation from vehicles. Approximately 26 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated there was a lack of sidewalks, crosswalks, and bicycle lanes for people to safely move around the City (City of Santee 2021). Figure 18 identifies existing sidewalks, trails, existing bike paths by class type, and proposed bike paths by class type throughout the City. Bike path class types include the following:
• Class I: Shared-use paths with exclusive right of way for bicyclists and pedestrians, away from the roadway and with minimized cross flows by motor traffic. • Class II: Bike lanes established along streets, defined by pavement striping and signage to delineate a portion of a roadway for bicycle travel.
• Class III: Bike routes that designate a preferred route for bicyclists on streets shared with motor traffic not served by dedicated bikeways.
• Class IV: Protected bike lane for the exclusive use of bicycles, physically separated from motor traffic with a vertical feature like posts, parking, or inflexible barriers.
Furthermore, as shown in Figure 18, disadvantaged communities have less sidewalks, trails, and bike paths than other residential areas in the City.
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The City of Santee recognizes the value of providing opportunities for local residents and visitors to bicycle for work and recreation, as well as to use off-road trails for hiking, equestrian use, and jogging. Such opportunities help to reduce auto trips, improve the environment, and promote healthy lifestyles.
The City’s bikeway network is shown in Figure 18. As shown in Figure 18, bikeways are welldistributed throughout the City, with an exception of the southeast portion of the City, which only has access to one bikeway along Woodside Avenue. Adding proposed bike lanes along Mission Gorge Road will increase opportunities for residents living in the southeast portion to access more destinations via bike. Furthermore, the City trail network connects to off-site trail networks in other jurisdictions. For example, the trails on the west side of the City connect to the City of San Diego Mission Trails Regional Park.
Residents’ decision to walk or bike instead of drive is also dependent on their perception of the safety of such activities. Figure 19 maps the location of bicycle and pedestrian collisions from 2010 to 2020. As expected, these figures indicate a greater number of collisions occur along major intersections, including:
• Carlton Hills Boulevard & Willowgrove Avenue
• Cuyamaca Street & Mission Gorge Road
• Magnolia Avenue & Woodside Avenue
• Mission Gorge Road & Railroad Avenue
Table 11 compares Santee’s bicycle and pedestrian per capita (per 1,000) collision data between 2010-2015 and 2015-2020. The City has significantly reduced the number of both pedestrian and bicycle collisions in the last five years.
Table 11. Bicycle and Pedestrian Collisions per 1,000 people/yr Collision Type Total 2010-2014* 2015-2020**
Pedestrian 27 0.16 0.09
Bicycle 24 0.20 0.08
Source: UC Berkeley 2020
*Using 2015 ACS Estimate for Population = 56,255
** Using 2019 ACS Estimate for Population = 58,081
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The City’s Mobility Element of the General Plan, adopted in 2017, provides guidance to decisions that expand and improve the transportation system and accommodate the diverse transportation needs of City residents. The first goal of the Mobility Element is to “Ensure that the existing and future transportation system is accessible, safe, reliable, efficient, integrated, convenient, well‐ connected and multimodal,” and “accommodate(s) active transportation,” including pedestrians and bicyclists (City of Santee 2017). The City intends to meet this goal by designing complete streets and developing a “connected system of multi-modal corridors that encourage walking, biking, and riding transit” (City of Santee 2017). The City of Santee has completed the first Active Transportation Plan (Active Santee Plan) that provides a framework for the development of a complete system that accommodates bicyclists and pedestrians.
Key Findings: Access to Physical Activity and Recreation Disadvantaged communities in the southwest portion of the City have less sidewalks and bike paths compared to other areas of the City, limiting the ability to utilize active transportation modes.
Though transportation collisions occur near the intersection of Magnolia Ave. and Mast Blvd., there are a significant number of reported collisions on Mission Gorge Rd., which is a heavily trafficked road to the north of designated disadvantaged communities. Nearly 46 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that limited access to and deterioration of city infrastructure and facilities that support physical activity; including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, parks, and recreation centers, is the most important issue for the City to address to ensure all residents have access to healthy living conditions (City of Santee 2021).
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Section 7 Access to Safe, Sanitary and Affordable Homes Housing location, quality, affordability, and stability have health implications. Often, individuals who experience unique or compounding health risks face multiple, interrelated barriers to accessing safe, stable, and affordable housing (Taylor 2018). The City assessed residents’ access to safe and sanitary homes in Santee using the indicators of housing stock age and cost-burdened households (Table 12).
Table 12. Safe, Sanitary and Affordable Housing Indicators Indicator Description
Age of residential housing stock Age of residential housing stock Substandard Housing Percent of “substandard housing”
Overcrowded Houses Percent of overcrowding of
owner/renter households
Cost Burdened Households Percent of households who spend more than 30% of income on rent
Notes: MHI = median household income, SCAG = Southern California Association of Governments
7.1 Housing Quality and Safety
The quality of available housing stock has direct health implications. Older housing that has not been maintained or updated can lead to unsafe conditions due to pest infestation, water intrusion, mold, poor insulation, and exposure to toxins, such as lead and second- and third-hand smoke.
Water intrusion, poor insulation, and mold can exacerbate respiratory illnesses such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Exposure to lead, a known neurotoxin, can have lifelong health consequences for young children. Figure 20 maps residential housing stock by age, which can be used as a proxy for housing stock quality.
As shown in Figure 20, the majority of older residential buildings are located in the southcentral portion of the City between SR-125 and SR-67. In general, areas with older housing stock are also in areas with higher asthma rates. Excessive moisture and dampness, poor heating and ventilation systems, and deteriorated carpeting, all of which are associated with older, substandard housing, may contribute to asthma prevalence in the City (Krieger 2010). Only 7 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated concern about unsafe or unhealthy conditions in homes (such as lead based paint, mold, poor ventilation, poor insulation, or other needed repairs) (City of Santee 2021).
The American Community Survey includes surveys about three factors of what may be considered substandard housing: availability of telephone service, plumbing facilities, and kitchen facilities.
In Santee, 227 housing units (1.2 percent) lack telephone service, 112 units (0.6 percent) lack plumbing facilities, and 295 units (1.5 percent) lack complete kitchen facilities (ACS 2019).
Approximately 20 percent of Community Survey respondents also indicated that air conditioning is not available or affordable (City of Santee 2021).
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The Community Survey also asked residents about their perception of safety in their homes. Many survey respondents indicated safety concerns from vagrant populations living near their neighborhood. While only a few indicated concerns about their home being in a fire or flood zone, nearly 17 percent of respondents indicated that flood, fire, or renter’s insurance was not affordable (City of Santee 2021). Community Survey respondents also expressed concern about heavily trafficked neighborhoods, with many cars speeding through residential areas.
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7.2 Housing Affordability
Jurisdictions can take actions to preserve existing quality, affordable housing stock in addition to pursuing a path to create additional affordable housing. Access to affordable housing helps alleviate undue stress suffered from unstable living conditions. Many families in disadvantaged communities often have relatively low and fixed incomes; thus, affordable housing allows them to put their remaining income toward other goods and services, health care needs, and other necessities. Lower housing costs allow for less financial burden and can allow for more time to pursue other healthy behaviors, such as exercise or cooking healthy meals.
When housing prices rise, household occupancy rates often increase, which can result in overcrowded and unsafe living conditions and increase the risk of spreading infectious diseases.
The median value of owner-occupied housing in Santee is $445,500 and the median household income home cost in Santee is $527,600, and the median household income is $87,098. In comparison, the County’s median value of owner-occupied housing is $563,700, and the median household income is $78,980 (ACS 2019). Table 13 compares the average household size between 2020 and 2017 in the City of Santee, relative to the County (ACS 2019).
Table 13. Average Household Size
Jurisdiction 2010 2017
City of Santee 2.72 2.86
County of San Diego 2.75 2.87
Approximately 1.6 percent of owner-occupied households are overcrowded and 6.5 percent of renteroccupied households in the City are overcrowded, defined as a household with more than one person per room (ACS 2019). This suggests that renters are disproportionately affected by overcrowding.
HUD defines moderate cost-burdened households as those “spending more than 30 percent of their income for housing” and severe cost-burdened households as those “spending more than 50 percent of their income on housing” (HUD 2017). Though housing cost burden is measured as a percentage of gross income spent on housing, lower-income households spending the same percent of income on housing as a higher-income household will likely experience more “burden.” Of Santee’s 5,413 renter households, 49 percent are moderate cost-burdened, compared to 51 percent county-wide. Additionally, 24 percent are severely cost-burdened compared to 26 percent for lowincome renters county-wide (ACS 2019; County of San Diego 2021). However, most Santee residents own their home; only 28 percent of households in Santee are renter-occupied (ACS 2015). Only 31 percent of home-owners are considered cost burdened. Nearly 32 percent of Community Survey respondents indicated that housing affordability was an important issue for the City to address in order to ensure all residents have access to good living conditions (City of Santee 2021). More information on housing affordability can be found in the City’s Housing Element.
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Key Findings: Access to Safe, Sanitary, and Affordable Homes Though housing costs are less expensive than in other areas in the County and State, 49 percent of renters and 32 percent of home-owners are cost-burdened (ACS 2019). Disadvantaged communities are more likely to live in older (and likely lower-quality) homes and spend a greater percentage of their income on housing compared to other areas on the City. High housing costs impact renters in disadvantaged communities more severely, as they often include low-income residents. Community Survey respondents were much more concerned with housing affordability than the safety and quality of homes – 32 percent of respondents thought affordable housing is the most important issue for the City to address, as opposed to the two percent who thought safe and sanitary housing was.
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Section 8 Unique or Compounded Health Risks
8.1 Climate Change
Climate change will likely increase the severity of existing hazards and their associated risks to people in Santee. Climate change may even cause displacement from increased frequency or severity of hazards like flooding, drought, wildfire, extreme heat, and other impacts. In 2018, the City approved the County’s Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJLHMP), which provides an analysis of potential natural and human-caused hazards. The City’s General Plan Public Safety Element builds from the 2018 MJLHMP to addresses the potential loss of life, injury, property damage, economic loss, and social dislocation due to hazard events, including those created or exacerbated by climate change.
Climate change is anticipated to present a significant threat to public health for decades to come.
It is also known that climate change can disproportionately impact some groups more than others.
Disadvantaged communities that suffer disproportionate environmental burdens are also likely to be more vulnerable to climate impacts. Extreme heat is unique in the significant and elevated threat it poses to public health. According to the Center for Climate Change and Health, extreme heat causes more deaths than any other type of natural disaster (Public Health Institute 2016). People living in low-income, disadvantaged communities often experience compounded risk due to poor housing conditions, lack of air conditioning, and unwillingness to use air conditioning due to high energy costs or open doors and windows due to safety concerns. Approximately 21 percent of Community Survey respondents cited heat as the reason they did not walk or bike as a mode of transportation (City of Santee 2021).
To assess heat vulnerability with respect to disadvantaged communities, the City utilized the Heat Health Action Index (HHAI). The HHAI score (ranging from 0 to 100) is a statistically weighted result of the indicators that include sensitive populations (i.e., children, elderly, outdoor workers), tree canopy, urban heat island, and ozone exceedance indicators, among others, and is intended to represent total heat and health vulnerability. Higher scores indicate higher heat vulnerability.
Figure 21 shows HHAI scores for Santee by census tract. The average HHAI score for the City of Santee is 33 compared to 34 for the County.
Key Findings: Unique or Compounded Health Risks
Disadvantaged communities experience unique or compounded health risks due to climate change.
The area with the greatest vulnerability to extreme heat, which poses a significant public health threat, is the southern portion of the City. However, overall the City, including disadvantaged communities, is not particularly vulnerable to extreme heat.
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SAFETY ELEMENT UPDATE
City Council Workshop
Goal, Objectives, and Policies
Goal: The goal of the Safety Element is to minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damages resulting from natural and human-induced safety hazards.
Objective 1: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from flood hazards.
Policy 1.1: Encourage the use of innovative site design strategies within the floodplain which ensure minimizing of flood hazards and maintaining the natural character of waterways.
Policy 1.2: Require that all developments proposed within a floodplain area utilize design and site planning techniques to ensure that structures are elevated at least one foot above the 100-year flood level.
Policy 1.3: Ensure that all proposed projects which would modify the configuration of any of the three main waterways in Santee (San Diego River and Sycamore and Forester Creeks) are required to submit a report prepared by a registered hydrologist that analyzes potential effects of the project downstream as well as in the local vicinity.
Policy 1.4: Actively pursue the improvement of drainage ways and flood control facilities so as to lessen recurrent flood problems and include such public improvements in the Capital Improvements Program for the City.
Policy 1.5: Pursue the identification of flood hazard areas along Fanita and Big Rock Creeks and apply protective measures where necessary.
Policy 1.6: Require a hydrologic study, including the analysis of effects on downstream and upstream properties and on the flood-carrying characteristics of the stream, for development proposed in the floodplain.
Policy 1.7: Ensure that Critical Emergency uses (hospitals, fire stations, police stations, the Emergency Operations Center, public administration buildings and schools) are not located in flood hazard areas or in areas that would affect their ability to function in the event of a disaster.
Policy 1.8: Prohibit development within the 100-year floodway, subject to the provisions of the City’s Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance.
Policy 1.9: Ensure that floodway areas are not included in the calculation of net area for the purpose of land division.
Objective 2: Increase awareness of geotechnical and seismic hazards in order to avoid or to minimize the effects of hazards during the planning process for new development or redevelopment, and to mitigate the risks for existing development.
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Policy 2.1: Utilize existing and evolving geologic, geophysical, and engineering knowledge to distinguish and delineate those areas that are particularly susceptible to damage from landslides and slope instability, liquefaction, and dam inundation.
Policy 2.2: Ensure that if a project is proposed in an area identified herein as seismically and/or geologically hazardous, the proposal shall demonstrate through appropriate geologic studies and investigations that either the unfavorable conditions do not exist in the specific area in question or that they may be avoided or mitigated through proper site planning, design, and construction.
Policy 2.3: Require that all potential geotechnical and soil hazards be fully investigated at the environmental review stage prior to project approval. Such investigations shall include those identified by Table 8.1, Determination of Geotechnical Studies Required, and such soil studies as may be warranted by results of the Initial Environmental Study.
Policy 2.4: Require seismic retrofitting or demolition of older buildings and unreinforced masonry structures, or scale development to reduce the amount of risk.
Policy 2.5: Assure that the project review process allows for consideration of seismic and geologic hazard categories as early as possible.
Policy 2.6: For projects proposed in areas identified within the geologic hazard category area, the geologic/geotechnical consultant shall establish either that the unfavorable conditions do not exist in the specific area in question or that they can be mitigated though proper design and construction.
Policy 2.7: Ensure that critical facilities, hazardous facilities, and special occupancy structures are located and designed to be functional in an event of a disaster. These facilities and structures include fire and police stations, hospitals, communication centers, schools, churches, and other high occupancy structures.
Policy 2.8: As shown in Table A-1, Determination of Geotechnical Studies Required, Group I facilities require a Geotechnical Investigation, a Geologic Investigation, and a Seismic Hazard Study specific to the project. Additionally, the State of California require reports for public schools, hospitals, and other critical structures to be reviewed by the State Architect.
Objective 3: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from fire hazards.
New Development
Policy 3.1: Mandate that a proposed development be approved only after it is determined that a fire protection plan is in place that includes measures to avoid or minimize fire hazards, such as adequate water pressure to maintain the required fire flow at the time of development.
Policy 3.2: Ensure that all new development meets established response time standards for fire and life safety services, and that all new development in State Responsibility Areas (SRAs) or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones requires fuel modification around homes and subdivisions.
Policy 3.3: Avoid expanding new residential development, essential public facilities, and critical infrastructure in areas subject to extreme threat or high risk, such as High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (H/VHFHSZs), or areas classified by CAL FIRE as having an Extreme Threat classification on Fire Threat maps, unless all feasible risk reduction measures have been incorporated into project designs or conditions of approval.
Policy 3.4: Prohibit land uses that could exacerbate the risk of ignitions in High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (H/VHFHSZs), such as outdoor storage of hazardous or highly flammable materials, automobile service or gas stations, or temporary fireworks sales.
Policy 3.5: Prohibit land uses that could place occupants at unreasonable risk in High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (H/VHFHSZs), such as areas with large events or assembly of people, health care facilities, etc.
Policy 3.6: Encourage the use of conservation easements or establish a Transfer of Development Rights program in undeveloped wildland areas within High or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (H/VHFHSZs).
Policy 3.7: Require the installation of fire hydrants and establishment of emergency vehicle access, notably before construction with combustible materials can begin on an approved project.
Policy 3.8: Require emergency access routes in all developments to be adequately wide to allow the entry and maneuvering of emergency vehicles to ensure that new development has adequate fire protection.
Policy 3.9: Mandate that all proposed development satisfy the minimum structural fire protection standards contained in the adopted edition of the Uniform Fire and Building Codes; however, where deemed appropriate, the City shall enhance the minimum standards to provide optimum protection.
Existing Development
Policy 3.10: Increase resilience of existing development in high-risk areas built prior to modern fire safety codes or wildfire hazard mitigation guidance.
Policy 3.11: Mandate that public and private landowners for all existing land uses comply with all applicable state and local requirements and implement site-specific safety measures that mitigate to a low-risk condition around or near public facilities, infrastructure, and natural resources.
Policy 3.12: Provide information regarding defensible space and building retrofits to achieve a low-risk condition.
Policy 3.13: Require public and private landowners to minimize the risk of wildfire moving from wildland areas to developed properties, or from property to property, by increasing structural hardening measures (e.g., fire-rated roofing and fire-resistant construction materials and techniques), maintaining and improving defensible space on site, and supporting vegetation management in adjacent undeveloped areas.
Policy 3.14: Require structures with fire protection sprinkler systems to provide for outside alarm notification.
Policy 3.15: Mitigate existing non-conforming development to contemporary fire safe standards (e.g., road standards, vegetative hazards). Support state legislation that would provide tax incentives to encourage the repair or demolition of structures that could be considered fire hazards.
Infill Development
Policy 3.16: Prioritize infill development within the existing developed footprint to reduce vehicle miles traveled; improve access to jobs, services, and education; increase active transportation choices; avoid future unfunded infrastructure repair and maintenance liabilities; and avoid hazardous or environmentally sensitive open space areas.
Policy 3.17: Ensure that all infill development projects within State Responsibility Areas (SRAs) or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZs) are required to comply with all applicable state or local fire safety and defensible space regulations or standards, and any applicable fire protection or risk reduction measures identified in locally adopted plans.
Policy 3.18: Ensure that discretionary infill projects may be required to prepare a project-specific fire hazard and risk assessment and incorporate project-specific risk reduction measures, subject to the determination and approval of the Fire Marshall.
All Development
Policy 3.19: Support the continuation of long-term maintenance of fire hazard reduction projects, such as weed abatement program (existing), community fire breaks, and private and public road clearance.
Policy 3.20: Ensure that the distribution of fire hydrants and capacity of water lines is adequate through periodic review.
Policy 3.21: Encourage and support the delivery of a high level of emergency services through cooperation with other agencies and use of available financial opportunities.
Policy 3.22: Encourage the continued development, implementation, and public awareness of fire prevention programs.
Policy 3.23: The Santee Fire Department shall continue be involved in the review of development applications in order to minimize fire hazards. Considerations shall be given to adequate emergency access, driveway widths, turning radii, fire hydrant locations, and needed fire flow requirements.
Policy 3.24: Ensure that the timing of additional fire station construction or renovation (or new services) relates to the rise of service demand in the City and surrounding areas. Evaluate redevelopment after a large fire.
Policy 3.25: Support mutual aid agreements and communications links with the County and the other municipalities participating in the Unified San Diego County Emergency Service Organization.
Objective 4: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage and losses resulting from criminal activities.
Policy 4.1: Encourage citizen participation in the Neighborhood and Kids Watch programs and promote the establishment of new neighborhood watch programs to encourage community participation in the patrol, and to promote the awareness of suspicious activity.
Policy 4.2: Incorporate Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) principles into site planning for new developments and renovations of existing developments, taking into account the concepts of defensible space, surveillance, territoriality, access control and maintenance.
Policy 4.3: Encourage the upgrading of building security requirements.
Policy 4.4: Involve law enforcement personnel in the review of new development applications through participation in the Development Review process.
Policy 4.5: Ensure that all structures are adequately identified by street address and be lighted sufficiently to deter criminal activity.
Policy 4.6: Work with the school districts in the establishment of a permanent School Resource Officer program, or similar measure to provide a law enforcement presence at city schools.
Objective 5: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from traffic hazards.
Policy 5.1: Continue to review traffic safety problems annually and enforcement of parking regulations.
Policy 5.2: Promote the utilization of traffic control devices such as signals, medians, and other street design measures along busy roadways to regulate, warn, and guide traffic, thereby diminishing traffic hazards.
Policy 5.3: Encourage ridesharing, the use of transit and other transportation systems management programs to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled and traffic congestion.
Policy 5.4: Preclude through-City truck traffic on local roadways and limit truck routes through the City to principal and major arterial roadways.
Policy 5.5: Promote the establishment of shared driveways and reciprocal access between adjoining properties to reduce the number of curb cuts and reduce conflicting traffic movements on major roads.
Objective 6: Improve the safety and functionality of light rail transit.
Policy 6.1: Consider methods of improving service safety along and across the trolley line in coordination with SANDAG, MTS, and other relevant agencies.
Policy 6.2: Coordinate with MTS to encourage transit stops in areas of serving vulnerable populations, such as near senior housing projects, medical facilities, major employment centers, and mixed-use areas.
Objective 7: Minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damage resulting from airport hazards.
Policy 7.1: Continue reviewing all development proposed within the Gillespie Field Airport Influence Areas utilizing the Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP), which provides guidance on appropriate land uses surrounding airports to protect the health and safety of people and property within the vicinity of an airport. Ensure consistency determinations are received from the Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC) to ensure that design features are incorporated into the site plan to address identified aircraft safety and noise hazards.
Policy 7.2: Continue to discourage the establishment of additional high-risk uses, including schools, hospitals, nursing homes and daycare centers (excluding residential care facilities and small family daycare) in the Airport Safety Zones and receive consistency determinations from the Airport Land Use Commission.
Policy 7.3: Receive final airspace determination from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for projects within Airport Influence Areas in accordance with 14 CFR Part 77: Safe, Efficient Use, and Preservation of the Navigable Airspace.
Objective 8: Ensure the efficient control of emergency operations during natural or human-caused disasters.
Policy 8.1: Continue to hold periodic disaster exercises in cooperation with the appropriate state and federal agencies.
Policy 8.2: Update the adopted Emergency Operations Plan periodically to ensure the safety of residents, employees, and visitors in times of man-made or natural disaster.
Policy 8.3: Maintain an Emergency Operations Center to coordinate resources, information, and communication, which would strengthen the City’s ability to detect and respond to threats.
Objective 9: Minimize the risk of damage to persons, property and the environment caused by hazardous materials.
Policy 9.1: Continue to implement the County’s Hazardous Waste Management Plan or develop and implement an equivalent plan.
Policy 9.2: Continue to participate in the Hazardous Materials Incident Response Team in dealing with hazardous materials incidents.
Policy 9.3: Require that any potential hazardous materials issues be fully investigated at the environmental review stage prior to project approval.
Policy 9.4: Review any proposed uses involving the use, transport, storage, or handling of hazardous waste to ensure that such uses will not represent a significant risk to surrounding uses or the environment.
Policy 9.5: Continue to provide for a household hazardous waste collection program for City residents as part of the contract with the City trash franchisee.
Policy 9.6: Control the location, manufacture, storage, or use of hazardous materials in Santee through Zoning Ordinance implementation and the Development Review process.
Policy 9.7: Encourage safe and proper disposal of household hazardous waste.
Policy 9.8: Promote safe, environmentally sound means of solid waste disposal for the community.
Policy 9.9: Investigate ways to encourage businesses to recycle their waste.
Policy 9.10: Continue to implement the Construction and Demolition Diversion Ordinance as required by Cal Recycle.
Objective 10: Build capacity to adapt to climate-related hazards through resilient emergency management and hazard mitigation strategies.
Policy 10.1: Integrate findings of climate vulnerability into emergency planning, including mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. In doing so, the City will be responsive to any unique challenges in the community identified through the Vulnerability Assessment.
Policy 10.2: Ensure that emergency management activities are being conducted equitably and are responsive to the needs of all community members, primarily by communicating emergency plans in many different formats and in multiple languages, as appropriate, and conducting outreach with and to seek feedback from members of the community who face equity issues.
Policy 10.3: Continue to collaborate with local and regional partners to support business resiliency through preparedness education, trainings, and resources.
Policy 10.4: Collaborate with local, regional, state, and federal partners to provide community-wide outreach to educate people on how to prepare for and recover from climate change effects.
Policy 10.5: Provide information on the benefits of the resiliency of existing residential and commercial development through structural strengthening, fire safe landscaping, and energy efficiency upgrades.
Policy 10.6: Coordinate with transportation agencies to identify local and regional transportation corridors that are at-risk from climate change effects while utilizing the best available science and resilient design features to improve resiliency to extreme climate events.
Policy 10.7: Coordinate with regional transit providers to identify alternative routes, stops, and modes of transit if normal infrastructure is damaged or closed as a result of extreme events.
Policy 10.8: Promote climate preparedness and provide outreach to vulnerable populations.
Objective 11: Increase resiliency to the impacts of extreme heat.
Policy 11.1: Increase the energy reliability of municipal facilities to withstand increased energy demands.
Policy 11.2: Continue expedited review of building permits for solar equipment and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Policy 11.3: Encourage the conservation of energy during peak demand hours.
Policy 11.4: Promote adequate protection for outdoor workers and people experiencing homelessness from extreme conditions.
Policy 11.5: Provide information to the public in cooperation with community-based organizations to ensure that emergency shelters and cooling centers are available during climate events, such as extreme heat events, poor air quality, severe weather events, and other highly hazardous conditions.
Policy 11.6: Encourage shade trees near buildings, in parking lots, and along bike and pedestrian pathways.
Policy 11.7: Promote reverse 911 call to notify residents of serious heat events or natural disasters, and encourage residents to register into the AlertSanDiego system.
Objective 12: Increase resiliency to the impacts of wildfire.
Policy 12.1: Continue to require fire prevention planning and defensible space in all new development within Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (VHFHSZs) or the wildland-urban interface (WUI).
Policy 12.2: Review development proposals and coordinate with regional transportation agencies, as needed, to ensure multiple evacuation routes are available under a range of scenarios and to identify alternative routes that are accessible to people without life-supporting resources.
Policy 12.3: Continue to educate the public on the importance of fire safety with information on topics including, but not limited to: defensible space, evacuation routes, road clearance, with a focus on reaching at-risk, vulnerable populations.
Policy 12.4: Identify fire-prone habitats in order to plan for increased risk of larger and more frequent wildfires.
Objective 13: Increase resiliency to the impacts of extreme precipitation.
Policy 13.1: Continue to encourage the implementation of low-impact development (e.g., rain gardens, rainwater harvesting, green roofs) to reduce flooding.
Policy 13.2: Continue to promote the application of nature-based solutions (e.g., greenways, tree trenches) to improve resilience and preserve biodiversity.
Policy 13.3: Continue to encourage the use of climate-smart landscaped surfaces (e.g., permeable pavement, stormwater parks, green streets) in new and existing development.
Objective 14: Increase resiliency to the impacts of drought.
Policy 14.1: Provide information on water efficiency and conservation efforts.
Policy 14.2: Continue to implement the City’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance for private and public projects.
Policy 14.3: Provide information on building code requirements for water conservation features (e.g., low-flow toilets, faucets, appliances).
Policy 14.4: Explore programs to expand access to limited water resources for at-risk, vulnerable populations (e.g., people experiencing homelessness).
City of Santee | Safety-Environmental Justice Element
Goals, Objectives, and Policies
Overall Goals:
• The goal of the Safety Element is to minimize injuries, loss of life, and property damages resulting from natural and human-induced safety hazards.
• The goal of the Environmental Justice Element is to minimize the effects of climate change, pollution, and other hazards and environmental effects.
Environmental Justice Element
The City is adopting goals, objectives, and policies as defined below to address the different environmental burdens faced by the community:
• Goals: High-level objectives that address different environmental justice topic areas as addressed in the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix A). • Objectives: Established focus areas and direction on how the City will accomplish each environmental justice goal.
• Policies: Specific actions the City will take to advance a specific goal and objective.
The OPR Guidelines recommend that local agencies work with residents to understand the environmental burdens and drivers of inequality when developing the Environmental Justice Element.
Accordingly, the City prepared the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix A), which includes information from the stakeholders and the Community Survey.
The City considered the findings from the Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment (Appendix A) when creating the goals, objectives, and policies, which seek to address the following:
• Reduce unique or compounded health risks
• Promote civic engagement in the public decision-making process • Prioritize improvements and programs
Goal 1: Reduce Pollution Exposure and Improve Air Quality Objective 1: Address Existing Sources of Pollution
Continue to minimize the potential impact of pollution on disadvantaged communities by mitigating the factors and conditions that contribute to exposure.
Policies
Policy 1.1: Protect Natural Resources from Pollution – The City shall continue to protect natural resources from pollution, such as trash and debris in creeks, rivers, and storm
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drainage areas, especially in areas where transient populations are prevalent. [Community Survey]
Policy 1.2: Maintain Public Spaces – The City shall increase maintenance of public spaces, such as parks and trails, to protect natural resources from pollution. [Community Survey] Policy 1.3: Establish Buffer Zones – The City shall, to the extent feasible, establish buffer zones around new developments (e.g., housing, shopping) located near sources of pollution from industrial activity. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 1.4: Reduce Potential Danger of Hazardous Materials – The City shall continue to reduce the potential danger related to the use, storage, transport, and disposal of hazardous materials to an acceptable level of risk. [Sustainable Santee Plan] Policy 1.5: Protect Natural Resources from Hazardous Materials – The City shall continue to protect the air, water, soil, and biotic resources from damage by exposure to hazardous materials. [Sustainable Santee Plan]
Objective 2: Maintain and Improve Air Quality
Maintain and improve air quality, especially in areas identified as disadvantaged communities, by defining sources of air pollution and reducing emissions from said sources.
Policies
Policy 2.1: Maintain or Improve Air Quality – The City shall continue to maintain or improve the current air quality level within its jurisdiction. [Sustainable Santee Plan] Policy 2.2: Reduce Particulate Matter – The City shall remove particulate matter from mobile source emissions through implementation of the Sustainable Santee Plan’s public transit, active transportation, and electrification strategies. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 2.3: Plant Trees – The City will seek to partner with the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District and the California Department of Transportation to establish a mitigation program, such as a roadside vegetation barrier program, to reduce the impacts of pollution, notably for homes in the disadvantaged communities bounded by Magnolia Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Cuyamaca Street, and Mission Gorge Road. [Sustainable Santee Plan]
Policy 2.4: Provide Air Quality Education – The City shall explore creating a program to provide education on how to improve air quality for City residents impacted by air pollutants, especially those living in proximity to the Gillespie Field Airport. [Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment]
Policy 2.5: Create Inspection Programs – The City shall seek to partner with the San Diego County Air Pollution Control District to (1) establish a mitigation program to reduce the impact of air pollution in disadvantaged communities and (2) create targeted permit inspection programs in disadvantaged communities to help ensure enforcement of air quality permits. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 2.6: Reduce Mobile Emissions – The City shall create land use patterns that encourage people to bicycle, walk, or use public transit to reduce emissions from mobile sources, such as plans that (1) require vegetative barriers to be included in industrial developments near residential areas in the City and/or (2) improve tree canopy and promote green infrastructure development in disadvantaged communities, particularly the neighborhoods that do not already have access to green space. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 2.7: Strengthen Pollution Controls – The City shall require stronger pollution controls at facilities in/near disadvantaged communities, especially the neighborhoods around Magnolia Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Cuyamaca Street, and Mission Gorge Road. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Goal 2: Promote Access to Public Facilities and Services Objective 3: Promote Access to Public Transit
Promote access to public transit by increasing frequency of buses and trolleys, decreasing travel duration for commuters, and updating system networks to connect riders to priority areas, such as shopping centers, schools, and parks and recreation facilities.
Policies
Policy 3.1: Improve Access to Public Spaces – The City shall implement the Santee Parks and Recreation Master Plan to increase access to diverse, high-quality parks, green space, recreation facilities, and natural environments for disadvantaged communities. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 3.2: Develop Inter-Agency Partnerships – The City shall work with the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (SDMTS) and the San Diego Association of Governments to encourage transit providers to establish, maintain, and increase frequency of routes to jobs, shopping, schools, daycares, parks, and healthcare facilities that are convenient to the disadvantaged communities in both the southeastern and the southwestern portions of the City. [General Plan – Mobility Element]
Policy 3.3: Collaborate with the Transit Authority – The City shall promote and support the continued expansion of the San Diego trolley system that benefits residents of Santee, especially in higher density areas. The City shall work with the SDMTS to ensure public transportation is provided from disadvantaged communities to commercial and recreational facilities. The City shall also work with the SDMTS to increase frequency of the Green Line, particularly during weekends, which provides access to and from the City of Santee and the City of San Diego. [General Plan – Mobility Element]
Policy 3.4: Encourage Alternative Transportation – The City shall encourage the use of alternative transportation modes, such as walking, cycling, and public transit. The City shall also maintain and implement the policies and recommendations of the Active Santee Plan and the San Diego Association of Governments San Diego Regional Safe Routes to School Strategic Plan to improve safe bicycle and pedestrian access to major destinations. [General Plan – Mobility Element] Policy 3.5: Provide Cost-Effective Options – The City shall coordinate with the SDMTS and San Diego Association of Governments to provide efficient, cost-effective, and responsive systems; multimodal support facilities; and adequate access near and to and from transit stops for bicyclists and pedestrians, including children and youth, older adults, and people with disabilities. [General Plan – Mobility Element] Policy 3.6: Incentivize Public Transit – The City shall encourage and provide ride-sharing, park and ride, and other similar commuter programs that eliminate vehicles from freeways and arterial roadways. The City shall encourage businesses to provide flexible work schedules for employees and employers to offer shared commute programs and/or incentives for employees to use public transit. [General Plan – Mobility Element]
Policy 3.7: Increase Transit Ridership – The City shall work to increase public transit ridership among transit-dependent populations by providing greater access to public transit throughout the City. [General Plan – Mobility Element]
Objective 4: Improve Quality of Public Facilities
Promote equitable access to community (public) spaces.
Policies
Policy 4.1: Prioritize Seeking Funding – The City shall prioritize seeking public funding to upgrade public facilities in disadvantaged communities, particularly the neighborhoods around Magnolia Avenue, Prospect Avenue, Cuyamaca Street, and Mission Gorge Road. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 4.2: Maintain Public Spaces – The City shall continue its maintenance and operation of parks and other recreational spaces throughout the City, especially in the regions along the river, with more frequency. The City shall provide and maintain the highest level of service possible for all community public services and facilities. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 4.3: Evaluate Joint-Use Agreements – The City shall continue to evaluate current agreements and work to improve joint-use agreements with schools for access to indoor facilities and use of fields to adopt a more cooperative approach to providing services to the community. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 4.4: Expand Community Centers – The City shall explore providing more community centers throughout the City, especially in residential areas that lack a community center within walking distance from home, such as the southwestern areas of the City. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 4.5: Invest in Community-Building Facilities – The City shall prioritize new investments in community-building facilities that will foster a sense of belonging among its residents. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Objective 5: Promote a Well-Balanced, Functional Community and Encourage Active Transportation and Lifestyles
Continue to create a “livable community” by offering supportive community programs and services, providing alternative transportation choices, and promoting equitable, affordable housing.
Policies
Policy 5.1: Create a Vibrant Town Center – The City shall create a vibrant town center by developing a connected system of multimodal corridors that encourages walking, biking, and riding public transit. A mobility hub should be considered at the existing Santee Trolley Square to provide features such as bike-share, bike parking, carshare, neighborhood electric vehicles, real-time traveler information, demand‐ based shuttle services, wayfinding signage, bicycle and pedestrian improvements, and urban design enhancements. The City shall continue to implement the Santee Town Center Specific Plan, which provides retail commercial, office, recreational, and other appropriate uses to establish a focal point for the City. [General Plan – Land Use Element]
Policy 5.2: Encourage Community Expansion – The City shall allow for the development of a wide range of commercial and residential building and structure types in the City and ensure that development in the City is consistent with the overall community character and contributes positively to the City’s image. [General Plan – Land Use Element] Policy 5.3: Manage Development Projects – The City shall ensure that industrial uses are compatible with adjacent land uses, ensure that natural and human-induced hazards are adequately addressed in the location and intensity of development in the City, and minimize land use conflicts between land uses in adjacent areas and existing and planned land uses in the City. [General Plan – Land Use Element] Policy 5.4: Increase Walkable Spaces – The City shall continue to increase sidewalks, crosswalks, and safety for people who walk and/or use mobility devices, such as wheelchairs. [Community Survey]
Policy 5.5: Implement the Complete Streets Policy – The City shall implement the Complete Streets Policy in the General Plan – Mobility Element. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 5.6: Plan for and Implement Safe Pedestrian Facilities – The City shall continue to plan for and implement a comprehensive network of safe pedestrian facilities to promote pedestrian travel. [General Plan – Mobility Element]
Policy 5.7: Design Pedestrian Walkways – The City shall continue to design pedestrian walkways in a way that promotes walking by providing a safe, aesthetically pleasing path of travel. [General Plan – Mobility Element] Policy 5.8: Maintain Access for Pedestrian Travel – The City shall maintain access for pedestrian travel where it already exists and provide it where it does not to prevent or eliminate barriers to pedestrian travel. [General Plan – Mobility Element] Policy 5.9: Improve Community Access – The City shall coordinate with local school districts and nonprofit organizations to improve access and resources to engage in active forms of transportation (e.g., bicycles, skates, helmets, and related equipment) for disadvantaged communities. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Goal 3: Promote Access to Physical Activity and
Recreational Opportunities
Objective 6: Increase Access and Connectivity
Improve access to and connectivity between community services, including group meetings, recreation programs, and health classes.
Policies
Policy 6.1: Provide Comprehensive Recreational Programming – The City shall continue to provide a comprehensive program of recreational services for all ages, with an emphasis on programs for children and youth. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Policy 6.2: Consider Alternative Recreation Programs – The City shall continue to consider alternative recreation programs, such as providing basketball equipment to private groups, using church and commercial center facilities, and closing streets to through traffic, in neighborhoods with park deficiencies. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Policy 6.3: Provide Meeting Space and Programming for Diverse Communities – The City shall provide readily accessible meeting space and inclusive programming at the community centers to meet the needs of people of all ages, physical conditions, and socioeconomic situations, especially the City’s diverse communities, including but not limited to the art and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) communities. [General Plan – Recreation Element]
Policy 6.4: Promote Community Service – The City shall encourage service clubs, civic groups, individual donors, and others to help develop recreational facilities. The City shall also encourage private employee recreation in business and industrial areas to provide recreational opportunities for employees. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Policy 6.5: Provide Health Education Programming – The City shall consider providing affordable and free educational programming in disadvantaged communities to highlight practices that can improve one’s health, such as physical activity and healthy eating. [General Plan – Recreation Element]
Policy 6.6: Actively Seek Funding – The City shall actively seek public and private funding sources to support recreation development, programs, and operation in the process of reviewing recreation programming to ensure that recreation programs reach all segments of the community. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Policy 6.7: Promote Active Transport – The City shall collaborate with organizations like California Walks to improve active transportation in the City through policy, project, and program development and implementation; grant writing; and neighborhood needs assessments. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Objective 7: Create Green Space
Continue to create green spaces, such as community gardens, open spaces, and public parks, that support food education, promote healthy lifestyles, and foster community building.
Policies
Policy 7.1: Follow the Santee Parks and Recreation Master Plan – The City shall continue to create safe, attractive spaces for recreation, including well-lit parks and pedestrian paths, through implementation of the Santee Parks and Recreation Master Plan, which is a roadmap used to address the need for additional trails for activities such as biking and hiking to improve connectivity throughout the City and to provide a system of public parks and recreation facilities that serve the residents of Santee. [General Plan – Recreation Element]
Policy 7.2: Create Recreational Spaces – The City shall continue to provide adequate recreational acreage and facilities in all areas of the City by identifying vacant lots and underused public land that can be turned into neighborhood-run community gardens. The City shall provide additional park and recreational facilities for its residents, which could include a combination of local parks, trails, school playgrounds, and other public facilities that meet part of the need for local recreational facilities. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Policy 7.3: Explore Mixed-Use Developments – The City shall encourage the development of a San Diego River Park with passive recreation uses throughout the City as part of an overall master plan concept for the entire San Diego River. The City shall also encourage the inclusion of recreational facilities in all mixed land use developments, especially in the Santee Town Center. [General Plan – Recreation Element] Policy 7.4: Expand Park Systems – The City shall locate mini-parks in the built-up areas of Santee where recreational facilities are needed and where available land is limited.
The City shall also pursue the development of additional publicly owned parks and recreation facilities that are distributed throughout the City to meet the needs of all residents. [General Plan – Recreation Element]
Policy 7.5: Expand Community Garden Program – The City shall continue and expand its community garden program and provide information on how existing community gardens operate and how residents can get involved. [General Plan – Recreation Element]
Policy 7.6: Develop Open Land – The City shall assess and, if feasible, develop open land for community gardens. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 7.7: Incorporate Community Gardens in Larger Development Projects – The City shall identify and implement opportunities to incorporate open spaces suitable for community gardens into larger development projects. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Objective 8: Promote Environmental Education, Green Infrastructure, and Tree Planting
Continue to create a “livable community” by investing in environmental education initiatives and streetscape beautification projects.
Policies
Policy 8.1: Environmental Education Program – The City shall consider creating an environmental education program that will include the following to encourage the appreciation of Santee’s natural resources:
• Development of trails, interpretive signs, and overlooks at public parks that are adjacent to sensitive environments
• Encouragement of private environmental organizations to sponsor wetlands enhancement programs and to provide docents for wetlands tours • Coordination with school districts to use specified areas as outdoor learning laboratories [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 8.2: Green Infrastructure Plan – The City shall consider developing and implementing a Green Infrastructure Plan, including a combination of stormwater features, habitat, trees, and other greenery. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 8.3: Grassroots Implementation – The City shall identify strategies for grassroots implementation of green infrastructure and restoration by City residents, such as through the promotion of eco-literacy with a focus on urban gardening. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Goal 4: Promote Access to Healthcare
Objective 9: Expand Healthcare Access and Readiness
Expand healthcare access and readiness by working with partners at the regional, state, and federal levels to increase affordability of physical and mental healthcare services.
Policies
Policy 9.1: Increase Access to, and Readiness of, Affordable Healthcare – The City shall encourage new healthcare facilities, including mental health facilities, to locate to Santee, with a focus on areas where residents lack health insurance or are underinsured, such as the southwestern portion of the City. [Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment]
Policy 9.2: Increase Access to, and Safety of, Patient Facilities – The City shall encourage existing healthcare organizations to provide safety improvement and service enhancements, as needed, to implement new technologies and best industry practices. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 9.3: Provide Free Community Healthcare – The City shall explore partnerships with local and regional healthcare providers to provide free community healthcare and dental screenings and services throughout the year, particularly in disadvantaged communities. [Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment] Goal 5: Improve Access to Healthy Food
Objective 10: Expand Food Access and Improve Health and Nutrition Improve the nutrition and overall health of the population by expanding the already existing network of food banks and meal sites into neighborhoods with disadvantaged communities.
Policies
Policy 10.1: Encourage Farmers Markets – The City shall encourage the establishment and operation of additional farmers markets, farm stands, ethnic markets, mobile health food markets, and convenience/corner stores that sell healthy foods, including fresh produce where feasible and appropriate. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 10.2: Encourage Edible Gardens – The City shall encourage new developments to include a healthy food supply or edible garden (e.g., urban garden) [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 10.3: Collaborate with Nonprofits – The City shall work with nonprofits to expand and diversify alternative food access points, such as farmers markets and communitysupported agriculture, and other healthy and local food distribution models. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 10.4: Prioritize Healthy Food Options – The City shall prioritize healthy food supplies in economic development efforts, especially in areas where a healthy food supply, farmers market, or community garden is not within a half mile of residential areas. [Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment]
Policy 10.5: Work with Food Banks – The City shall work with food banks that serve the Santee community to maintain them as a food source to Santee residents, farmworkers, and youth. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 10.6: Provide Healthy Food Options at City and County Events – The City shall provide healthy food options at all municipal buildings and at City and County events where food is made available by the City or the County. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 10.7: Develop a Gardening and Nutrition Program – The City shall find incentives that encourage school districts to develop a program that integrates gardening and nutrition, making the connection between healthy food choices and fresh, locally grown produce. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 10.8: Perform Community Outreach – The City shall use its social media and newsletter to promote messages regarding healthy eating habits and food choices and information about food assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Goal 6: Improve Access to Safe and Sanitary Homes
Objective 11: Mitigate Unsafe, Unhealthy Housing Conditions Continue to ensure community health and well-being by supporting rehabilitation programs, enforcing municipal codes, and supporting affordable housing projects that allow for members of disadvantaged communities, such as low-income residents, to live in safe, healthy housing.
Policies
Policy 11.1: Support the Residential Rehabilitation Program – The City shall continue to support and coordinate with social service providers and regional agencies to address the housing-related needs of Santee residents, particularly those with special needs.
The City shall also continue the operation of the Residential Rehabilitation Program, which offers a limited amount of low-interest, deferred loans to incomeeligible homeowners to facilitate home improvements and/or correct any health and safety or building code violations. [General Plan – Housing Element] Policy 11.2: Enforce the Buildings and Construction Code of the Santee Municipal Code – The City shall continue to prioritize and enforce the existing Buildings and Construction Code based on safety and blight as required through existing—and, if necessary, expanded—code enforcement efforts. The City shall continue to use its Code Compliance Program to bring substandard units into compliance with City codes and to improve overall housing quality and neighborhood conditions in Santee. [General Plan – Housing Element]
Policy 11.3: Support Home Investment Partnerships – The City shall continue to use HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) and other funding sources to assist residents with extremely low, very low, and low incomes with housing rehabilitation Citywide.
The City shall develop and maintain collaborative efforts among nonprofits, forprofit developers, and public agencies to encourage the development, maintenance, and improvement of affordable housing. [General Plan – Housing Element] Policy 11.4: Provide Resources for Housing Repairs – The City shall continue to provide information to the public regarding resources for housing repairs for single-family homes, multi-family properties, and mobile or manufactured homes to address unsafe and unhealthy conditions in neighborhoods. [Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment]
Policy 11.5: Provide Weatherization Resources and Measures – The City shall continue to educate and/or provide resources and weatherization (i.e., weather-proofing) measures that can improve housing conditions and reduce energy costs. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Objective 12: Increase Housing Affordability
Increase affordable housing so households can put their income toward other goods and services, healthcare needs, and basic necessities and households can avoid overcrowding, displacement of residents, and increased homelessness.
Policies
Policy 12.1: Update Housing and Land Use Elements – The City shall address housing affordability through the next Housing Element and Land Use Element Updates, during which time the City shall create and implement the elements to optimize land use for housing and to encourage affordable housing development. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 12.2: Establish a Community Revitalization and Investment Authority – The City shall consider establishing a Community Revitalization and Investment Authority in the Santee Town Center area that would allow the City to use a portion of the property tax increment generated in that area to develop affordable housing and otherwise support Santee Town Center community revitalization projects. [General Plan – Housing Element]
Policy 12.3: Encourage Public-Private Partnerships – The City shall encourage both the private and public sectors to produce or assist in the production of housing, with particular emphasis on housing affordable to lower-income households, including extremely low-income households, and housing suitable for people with disabilities, older adults, large families, and female-headed household. [General Plan – Housing Element] Policy 12.4: Ensure Sustainable Community Development and Growth – The City shall ensure that all new housing development and redevelopment in Santee is properly phased in amount and geographic location so that City services and facilities can accommodate growth. [General Plan – Housing Element]
Policy 12.5: Provide Affordable Housing Education – The City shall coordinate with affordable housing developers and social service providers in the City to provide Santee residents with education on how to qualify and apply for affordable housing and other housing-related needs. [General Plan – Housing Element] Policy 12.6: Provide Affordable Homeownership Opportunities – The City shall increase affordable homeownership opportunities for Santee’s low-income households and provide free homeownership education programs. [General Plan – Housing Element] Policy 12.7: Address Homelessness – The City shall collaborate with local social service providers to address the needs of the City’s homeless population [Community Survey]
Goal 7: Promote Community Involvement in Decisions
Objective 13: Increase Communication Efforts and Increase Public Engagement Increase community involvement and participation in defining community needs, establishing local priorities, and creating programs to meet these needs.
Policies
Policy 13.1: Communicate Outreach Efforts – The City shall establish and clearly communicate the purpose of outreach efforts and the role the public shall play in decisions or outcomes through the City’s social media and newsletter to share updates, resources, and other information from the City. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 13.2: Provide Multi-Lingual Access – The City shall provide multi-lingual requirements for published City notices and materials, meetings, and facilitation events, where appropriate. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 13.3: Use Online Tools – The City shall leverage online tools for community engagement when beneficial, including videos and podcasts, e-comments, online forums, interactive web-based mapping, interactive planning, and tools that allow community members to use data and create their own reports. The City shall also consider instituting broadband initiatives, such as providing laptops or internet hotspots to the households in Santee affected by inadequate internet access (i.e., “digitally divided” households). [Community Survey and SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 13.4: Use Offline Tools – The City shall leverage offline tools for community engagement and continue to work with local media services, such as television and radio stations, to ensure adequate public awareness of events, City resources, recreation opportunities, and policy decisions under consideration. [Community Survey and SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 13.5: Collaborate with Community-Based Organizations – The City shall collaborate with community-based organizations that have relationships, trust, and cultural competency with target communities to outreach for local initiatives and issues. [Community Survey and SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 13.6: Conduct Public Meetings – The City shall continue to hold meetings and other public engagement forums at accessible locations and times, especially evenings, to include a wide range of residents. The City shall also consider holding virtual meetings alongside in-person meetings to enable more residents and other stakeholders to conveniently participate in public meetings. [Community Survey and SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 13.7: Prioritize Impacted Communities – The City shall prioritize outreach efforts to target communities that will be most impacted by an issue or a decision. [Community Survey and SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 13.8: Perform Capacity Building – The City shall continue community outreach that introduces residents to the City’s functions and services while equipping residents to get involved in their community.
Goal 8: Unique or Compounded Health Risks
Objective 14: Reduce Exposure of Climate Hazards and Improve Adaptability to Climate-Related Issues
Implement the Sustainable Santee Plan to help communities reduce greenhouse gases that cause climate change and to adapt to a changing climate with more extreme, more common weather phenomena.
Policies
Policy 14.1: Build Community Resilience – The City shall invest in census tracts in the areas of the City that are more exposed to extreme heat events in order to build community resilience to and to minimize impacts from climate change-induced phenomena. [Environmental Justice Existing Conditions Assessment]
Policy 14.2: Implement the Sustainable Santee Plan – The City shall reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase renewable energy, and promote energy efficiency through implementation of the Sustainable Santee Plan. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 14.3: Prioritize Populations Identified in the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan – The City shall prioritize disproportionately vulnerable populations for adaptation and mitigation investments identified in the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 14.4: Plan Responsive Measures – The City shall plan responsive measures to wildfire events. The City shall also provide public information on emergency preparedness, evacuation, shelters, food, water, and recovery in both Spanish and English. The City shall use its social media and newsletter to provide information for climaterelated hazards. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 14.5: Identify Emergency Resources – The City shall work with the County of San Diego and community-based organization to identify resources and funding sources for those who may otherwise not qualify for financial assistance from the Federal Emergency Management System in the event of a disaster. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 14.6: Prevent “Price Gouging” – The City shall prevent or limit significant increases in housing costs or essential supplies (“price gouging”) following disasters either through ordinances or other measures. [SB 1000 Toolkit] Policy 14.7: Disseminate Public Information – The City shall prioritize dissemination of public information on emergency preparedness, evacuation, shelters, food, water, and recovery in languages primarily spoken by the ethnic and immigrant groups in the community. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 14.8: Implement Green Infrastructure Projects– The City shall implement green infrastructure projects, including tree planting in disadvantaged communities, through implementation of a Green Infrastructure Plan through implementation of the Sustainable Santee Plan, Urban Forestry Plan, and private development proposals. [SB 1000 Toolkit]
Policy 14.9: Integrate Natural and Human-Made Landscapes – The City shall integrate the natural and human-made landscapes of Santee to enhance the quality of life, revitalize older neighborhoods and community places, and sustain a beautiful, distinctive, and well-organized community for its residents. [General Plan – Community Enhancement Element]
Objective 15: Strengthen Community Resilience
Prioritize the health and safety of residents to create a resilient, adaptable community.
Policies
Policy 15.1: Ensure Equality and Equity – The City shall continue to create an environment that promotes racial, ethnic, and religious tolerance and is free from discrimination, and shall continue to support community and religious efforts and programs that advance tolerance and embrace diversity and anti-discrimination. [General Plan – Community Enhancement Element]
Policy 15.2: Support Revitalization Projects – The City shall utilize tools and services, such as neighborhood watch, law enforcement, Community Services, rehabilitation loan programs, Code Compliance, and waste management services, to support and enhance neighborhoods and streetscapes in need of revitalization [General Plan – Community Enhancement Element]
Updated Geotechnical / Seismic Hazard Study (Attachment D) is available via the below link:
https://www.cityofsanteeca.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/22752
RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTEE,
CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE AWARD OF TRANSNET SMART GROWTH
INCENTIVE PROGRAM (SGIP) GRANT FUNDS FROM THE SAN DIEGO
ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG) AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
MANAGER TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) has made funding available through its Transnet Smart Growth Incentive Program (SGIP) Grant Program with the goal of facilitating compact, mixed-use, transit-oriented development, and increasing housing and transportation choices; and
WHEREAS, in February of 2022 the City of Santee applied for a grant in the amount of $400,000 under the SGIP Grant Program to assist the City in providing an update to the Town Center Specific Plan; and
WHEREAS, in August of 2022 SANDAG awarded the City a SGIP Grant in the amount of $400,000 with a requirement that the City provide $400,000 in matching funds. These matching funds are currently appropriated for the Arts and Entertainment District Overlay project, and are being used to fund the City’s agreement with M.W.
Steele for professional services related to that project; and WHEREAS, this action is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to section 15061(b) (3) which provides an exemption under the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. The action is limited to acceptance of grant funds; and WHEREAS, the City of Santee wishes to delegate to the City Manager the authorization to execute a Grant Agreement, associated forms and any amendments thereto; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Santee, California as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Grant Agreement for the SGIP Grant, associated forms, and any amendments thereto with SANDAG.
SECTION 2: The SGIP Grant are hereby appropriated in the amount of $400,000.
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santee, California, at a Regular meeting thereof held this 12th day of October, 2022, by the following roll call vote to wit:
RESOLUTION NO.
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
________________________________
JOHN W. MINTO, MAYOR
ATTEST:
______________________________________
ANNETTE ORTIZ, CMC, CITY CLERK
Smart Growth Incentive Program 1 Grant Application Instructions Cycle 5 - Planning
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Grant Application Instructions
The following materials must be submitted electronically through BidNet. Applications cannot be emailed. If any of the required components are not completed and included with the application by the submittal deadline so that it can be fully evaluated without negatively impacting the fairness of the competitive process, the application will be deemed ineligible.
Required Components
• Completed Grant Application
• Signed Applicant Statement Form
• Signed Required Forms
o Public Contract Code Section 10162 Questionnaire
o Public Contract Code Section 10232 Statement
o Equal Employment Opportunity Certificate
• Vicinity maps
• Project Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget worksheet • Links to the applicant’s locally-adopted and publicly-accessible Climate Action Plan (CAP) and Complete Streets (CS) Policy
Recommended Components
• If the proposed project abuts other jurisdiction(s), include documentation showing the project is in the adopted plans of the adjacent jurisdiction(s), OR a letter from the abutting jurisdiction(s) demonstrating that cooperative efforts are underway • GIS shapefile (zipped file) of project footprint
• A site plan and typical cross sections depicting project-level detail, if applicable • Aerial photos and other photographs depicting existing conditions • Documentation of support for the project from community groups or individuals • Resolution including all statements provided in the Sample Resolution Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget
The Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget template is available in BidNet.
The Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget document is not scored. However, if a project is selected to receive funding, the Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget included in the grant application will be added to the Grant Agreement with any adjustments required by SANDAG and the Applicant will be held responsible for implementing the project in accordance with the Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget. Applicants should follow the directions in the Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget template. Additional guidance is provided below.
Smart Growth Incentive Program 2 Grant Application Instructions Cycle 5 - Planning
Scope of Work
Applicants should tailor the task description, deliverables, start date, completion date, and total project cost columns as appropriate to the project. Below are sample tasks that could be included in a scope of work.
Task
No. Task Description Deliverables Start Date Completion Date Total
Project Costs
Instructions
Enter task
descriptions. Limit
sub-tasks to major
milestones. The
following are
examples of tasks –
applicants should
tailor their tasks as
necessary.
Enter deliverables
associated with
each task. The
following are
examples of
deliverables –
applicants should
tailor their
deliverables as
necessary.
Enter start
date as
number of
months
from NTP.
Enter whole
numbers.
Enter end
date as
number of
months
from NTP.
Enter whole
numbers.
Enter cost to
complete each
task. Sub-tasks
should not
have an
associated cost.
The total cost
of all tasks
should equal
the total
project cost
(grant funds
requested +
matching
funds).
1. Develop and issue
Request for
Proposals
(RFP)/Request for
Qualifications
(RFQ)
Draft RFP; final
RFP 1 month 3 months $10,000
2. Award consultant
contract
Consultant
contract 4 months 10 months $5,000
3. Conduct
community
outreach
Workshop fliers,
agendas, and
meeting
summaries
4. Prepare existing
conditions report
Existing
conditions report
5. Prepare technical
studies
Names of
technical studies
to be provided
6. Prepare draft plan
and final plan
Draft Plan; final
Plan
TOTAL PROJECT COST (grant request funds + matching funds) Schedule
• Applicants should ensure that the project schedule is realistic in an effort to avoid requests for schedule extensions.
• The schedule must be based on months from the Notice to Proceed (NTP). NTPs for SGIP grants are anticipated to be issued in Spring 2022.
• All grant funds must be expended within thirty-six (36) months of the NTP.
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• According to SANDAG Board Policy No. 035: Competitive Grant Program Procedures, planning projects must:
o Award a consultant contract (if one is necessary) within two years of Grant Agreement execution with SANDAG.
o Complete the project within 24 months of the award of a consultant contract for the proposed planning effort.
o If no consultant contract is necessary, the project must be completed within 24 months of the Grant Agreement execution with SANDAG.
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Grant Application
Applicant Information
Applicant Name
Applicant Address
Contact Name
Title
Phone
Email
Project Information
Project Title
Brief Project
Summary
Project Manager
List the day-to-day project manager/person who will manage the project.
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Additional Contacts for Grant-Related Correspondence
Include the individual(s) who will prepare the quarterly reports, submit invoices, or otherwise be involved in the project.
Role
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Role
Name
Title
Phone
Email
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Role
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Role
Name
Title
Phone
Email
Project Partners
List the name(s) and contact information for any project partners.
Entity Name
Contact Name
Title
Phone
Email
Entity Name
Contact Name
Title
Phone
Email
Entity Name
Contact Name
Title
Phone
Email
Project Budget
SGIP Funding Request
Total SGIP Grant Request Amount $
Matching Funds
List the source(s) and associated dollar amounts of proposed matching funds. Matching funds can consist of in-kind services or cash match from local agencies, and/or funds from outside sources.
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Note: If the applicant plans on using TransNet Local Street and Road (LSI) funds as a match source for this project, Section 5(A) of the TransNet Extension Ordinance and Rule 7 of SANDAG Board Policy No. 031: TransNet Ordinance and Expenditure Plan Rules, require that the City Council or Board of Supervisors approve and authorize the use of the LSI funds for this purpose through a noticed public hearing. This provision ensures that the TransNet LSI funds will be appropriately programmed in the Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP). If this project is awarded grant funding and contains TransNet LSI funds as a match, applicant will be required to work with SANDAG staff to ensure that all requirements are met.
Source of Funding
Amount of Funding $
Source of Funding
Amount of Funding $
Source of Funding
Amount of Funding $
Total Matching Funds Provided $
INDIRECT COSTS
My agency intends to apply indirect costs to the project:
☐ Yes* ☐ No
*Applicants that intend to apply indirect costs to their proposed project should ensure that the indirect costs are incorporated into the Scope of Work, Schedule, and Budget worksheet.
Baseline Data
1. How many housing units are within a half-mile of a public transit line?
2. How many miles of each classification of bike lane are in your jurisdiction? Smart Growth Incentive Program 7 Grant Application
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3. How many bike and pedestrian fatalities occurred in your jurisdiction in the last 3 years?
4. How many existing housing units are available and affordable?
5. How many affordable housing units are there available for ownership or rent?
6. How many housing units are located on an infill site surrounded by urban uses such as shopping, restaurants, and jobs that are available to rent or own?
1. Relationship to Regional Transit
Provide a brief description of the project area. The project area must include a regionally or locally defined priority area for smart growth or regionally defined employment center; please see the Smart Growth Concept Map to confirm location (e.g. covers the entire City limits, is within the boundaries of 4th Avenue, 5th Avenue, C Street, and B Street).
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2. Further The Regional Mobility Hub Implementation Strategy Category A: Land Use Strategies that Align with Smart Growth Opportunity Areas or Mobility Hubs
Please describe how the project aligns with or implements a land use pattern that accommodates future housing needs and improves jobs-housing balance. Specific examples include:
• Increasing housing density near transit
• Adopting Transit Oriented Development Incentive Zones for Affordable Housing • Reducing or eliminating parking minimums or other innovative parking management strategies such as shared parking or dedicated parking for carshare in lieu of dedicated parking for personal vehicles
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Category B: Projects that Connect Housing with Transportation Please describe the elements of the project that will enhance the connection between housing and the existing/planned transportation network. Elements may include housing policies, Prohousing activities, and/or plans for transportation/mobility improvements.
Specific examples include:
• Incentivizing housing developers to provide free or reduced transit passes to tenants • Installing bike facilities/amenities at or to connect to transit or the regional bike network • Installing wayfinding signage
• Developing or implementing a parking management strategy • Designating curb space for pick-ups and drop-offs
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3. Smart Growth Policy Implementation
Smart growth is a compact, efficient, and environmentally sensitive urban development pattern. It focuses future growth and infill development close to jobs, services, and public facilities to maximize the use of existing infrastructure and preserve open space and natural resources. Smart growth is characterized by more compact, higher density development in urbanized areas throughout the region. These areas are walkable, bike-friendly, near public transit, and promote good community design, resulting in housing and transportation choices for those who live and work in these areas. SANDAG seeks to promote a pattern of development with whole communities that feature a convenient mix of travel choices, safer streets, and support amenities.
Category A: Land Use
☐ Increasing density within 0.5 miles of an existing or planned Rapid and/or rail stop, as defined in the adopted 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) plan ☐ Planning Transit Oriented Development (TOD) zones with incentives for affordable housing
☐ Creating Smart Growth & Housing Overlay Zones — A set of zoning ordinances specifying land use and/or design standards for a designated district; to ensure architectural character and urban form align with best practices in Smart Growth and support the development of range of housing options including moderate and affordable housing options
☐ Implementing density bonus that is >20% more than state requirements ☐ Eliminating parking requirements
☐ Increasing density within 0.5 miles of an existing or planned major transit stop, as defined in the adopted 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) methodology
☐ Implementing density bonus that is >10% more than state requirements ☐ Establishment of Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone (WHOZ) or housing sustainability district
☐ Modify development standards to promote more density
☐ Establishing density minimums
☐ Reducing parking requirements
Category B: Urban Design
☐ Comprehensive Smart Growth Design Guidelines — A set of standards that aims to promote walkability, active transportation, multimodal transportation options, and a unique community character through features such as building façades, public spaces, or landscaping.
☐ Creating zoning districts that allow mixed-use, mixed income development by right (i.e., without the need for a rezoning or special discretionary approval process). ☐ Permit residences in the upper floors of buildings in appropriate existing commercially zoned districts
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☐ Design guidelines to promote street-oriented buildings, with reduced or eliminated setbacks, building heights at least 50 percent of the street width, and locating vehicle entrances behind or on the sides of buildings.
☐ Design guidelines that promote attractive building entrances and frontages through requiring awnings, canopies or arcades that offer shade and weather protection for pedestrians, and other standards to enhance the pedestrian realm. ☐ Walkability Plan that includes design improvements to the public realm such as street trees, increased crosswalk visibility, wider sidewalks, street benches, wayfinding signage, etc.
☐ Bike Plan includes provisions for bicycle parking near building entrances using racks that can support the bicycle’s frame at two points, protected bikeways, reduced vehicle speed limits, etc.
Category C: Mobility
☐ Developing Smart Growth Street Design Standards to promote walking and multimodal transit options. Plans may include narrowing travel-lane width, increase bicycle lanes, decreasing on-street parking, medians, sidewalks, landscaping, lighting, crosswalks, pedestrian refuge islands, bulbouts, and accessibility ramps. ☐ Developing a comprehensive active transportation plan citywide, or within a targeted transit rich neighborhood
☐ Implementing Vision Zero plan city wide
☐ Project will offer people access to shared, on-demand transportation services that provide convenient and personalized travel options
☐ Measures that reduce costs for transportation related infrastructure or that encourage active transit or other alternatives to cars
☐ Increasing transportation options (such as bus/rail service, micromobility, active transit, etc.) that connects existing or planned housing to other land uses ☐ Project will connect all adjacent roads to its internal street network and provides for future connection with adjacent properties, and street network is a highly connected grid, with streets spaces no further than 350 feet apart on average ☐ Plan to connect most adjacent roads to its internal street network ☐ Plan to provide amenities to improve mobility such as trip-planning kiosks, complimentary WiFi, mobile device charging options, electric vehicle charging options, parcel delivery lockers, mobile retail services, passenger loading areas, and secure parking and charging for bikes, scooters, and rideable electric vehicles.
Category D: Sustainability
☐ Develop a plan to reduce timeline for 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2025
☐ Plan to promote developments that achieve the highest level of certification from a green building certification system
☐ Plan to promote green building, including increasing reliance on renewable energy ☐ Plan to reduce building waste through recycling/reuse materials Smart Growth Incentive Program 12 Grant Application
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Category E: Resilience
☐ Develop a comprehensive resiliency plan for the city, county, or targeted residential growth area, that addresses impacts of climate change such as wildfire, drought, and sea level rise
☐ Work with emergency first responders to develop emergency response plan for compact neighborhood development.
☐ Develop development standards for mitigating risks of climate change Describe how this project will achieve the Smart Growth goals marked above.
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4. Smart Growth Equity
In accordance with SANDAG’s Commitment to Equity, applicants will receive points for planning activities that advances equity. Applicants may choose to implement multiple activities.
☐ Establishment of rent stabilization
☐ Policies and plans that improve transportation choices in lower opportunity areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, Low Resource and High Segregation & Poverty areas designated in the most recently updated 2021 California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC)/HCD Opportunity Maps, and disadvantaged communities pursuant to California Senate Bill 535 (2012).
☐ Rezoning and other policies that result in an increase of housing choices in high and highest resource areas, designated in the most recently updated California Tax Credit Allocation Committee 2021 CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Maps
☐ Rezoning and other policies that result in a net gain of housing capacity while concurrently mitigating development impacts on or from Environmentally Sensitive or Hazardous Areas.
☐ Plan promotes equitable community engagement, for example through collaboration with community-based organizations or other nonprofits connected to disadvantaged communities or a public outreach plan that seeks to engage a diverse range of existing and future residents in the plan area.
Describe how this project will achieve the Equity Goals marked above.
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5. Partnerships
To leverage resources and create consistency across the region, SANDAG is encouraging jurisdictions to partner to share information, plan, and adopt policies together. Additionally, SANDAG encourages jurisdictions to partner with a community-based organization or nonprofit to ensure the benefits of Smart Growth activities are realized by a broad population and in an equitable manner. Partnerships must be evidenced by a letter of support submitted with this application.
☐ Interjurisdictional Prohousing partnership
☐ Community-based organization partnership
Describe how the partnership will enhance the benefits and outcomes of the project.
6. Sustainability
A. Describe how the project is in a climate resilient area OR how it will minimize the impacts of climate change:
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B. Describe how this project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and implement a jurisdiction’s Climate Action Plan:
Applicant Statement Form
Please indicate application completeness by checking the following boxes and sign and date below.
As an authorized delegate, I certify that my agency:
7 Has read the Grant Agreement Template and accepts and can meet the terms and conditions therein .
.!... Understands that SAN DAG will not reimburse the applicant for expenses incurred prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed or after the grant term expiration.
If this application is approved for funding, I certify that my agency:
.!... Understands the responses in this application will become requirements reflected in the Grant Agreement with SAN DAG .
.!... Agrees to sign and return the Grant Agreement to SAN DAG, without exceptions, within 4S days of receipt.
.!... Will comply with SAN DAG Board Policy No. 035: Competitive Grant Program Procedures
, Will submit progress reports, performance measures, and invoices documenting the use of both grant and matching funds to SAN DAG no less frequently than quarterly using the method required by SAN DAG.
7 Will set-up a separate project account that will be in accordance with a quarterly reporting and invoicing schedule.
I certify that I agree with the above statements and that the information submitted in this application is complete, accurate, and in accordance with these guidelines.
I have the authorization to submit this Grant Application on behalf of my agency.
Christina Rios
Authorized Delegate Name
Christina Rios
Signature
Digitally signed by Christina Rios
Date: 2022.02.28 16:02:22 -08'00'
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Equal Employment Opportunity Certificate
Applicant hereby certifies that it will comply with the provisions of the SAN DAG Equal Employment Opportunity Program (SANDAG Board Policy No. 007), and rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the California Fair Employment Practices Act, and any other applicable federal and state laws and regulations relating to equal employment opportunity, including laws and regulations hereinafter enacted.
Furthermore, Applicant hereby certifies that it:
D has 0 has not
been found, adjudicated, or determined to have violated any laws of Executive Orders relating to employment discrimination or affirmative action including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 2000[e] et seq.); the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. 206[d]); Executive Order (EO) 10925 (Kennedy, 1961). EO llll4 (Kennedy, 1963), or EO 11246 (Johnson, 1965); or the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (Government Code 12460 et seq.); by any federal or California court or agency, including but not limited to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Office of Federal Contract compliance Programs, and the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission.
If yes, please explain the circumstance.
Christina Rios
Authorized Delegate Name
Christina Rios
Signature
Digitally signed by Christina Rios
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18 Required Forms
STAFF REPORT
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTEE, CALIFORNIA
DESIGNATING ALL PARKING SPACES CONNECTED TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE
CHARGING DEVICE LOCATED ON OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITIES OWNED
OR OPERATED BY THE CITY AND ON PUBLIC STREETS FOR THE EXCLUSIVE
PURPOSE OF PARKING AND CHARGING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE THAT IS
CONNECTED FOR ELECTRIC CHARGING PURPOSES, AND ESTABLISHING A
CIVIL PENALTY AMOUNT FOR VIOLATION OF CALIFORNIA VEHICLE CODE SECTION 22511.1(A)-(B) AND AMENDING THE MASTER BAIL SCHEDULE TO
INCORPORATE THAT PENALTY AMOUNT
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
October 12, 2022
A. INTRODUCTION
The City has installed electric vehicle (“EV”) charging parking spaces in City-owned offstreet parking lots at City Hall and City parks. City staff and residents have noticed drivers parking their vehicles in these spaces without connecting them for charging purposes.
California Vehicle Code (“CVC”) section 22511.1(a)-(b) prohibits such actions. That section states:
a) A person shall not park or leave standing a vehicle in a stall or space designated pursuant to Section 22511 unless the vehicle is connected for electric charging purposes.
b) A person shall not obstruct, block, or otherwise bar access to parking stalls or spaces described in subdivision (a) except as provided in subdivision (a).
The City is unable to issue parking citations for violation of CVC section 22511.1(a)-(b) because the City has not yet officially designated the EV parking spaces and established a civil penalty amount for this violation. Once the EV parking spaces are designated and the civil penalty is established, both the Sheriff’s Department and City Code Enforcement officers may issue citations for violations.1
B. DISCUSSION
CVC section 22511(a)(1)-(2) allows for cities, by ordinance or resolution, to designate stalls or spaces in off-street parking facilities owned or operated by the City and on public streets for the exclusive purpose of parking and charging an electric vehicle that is connected for electric charging purposes.
1 Santee Municipal Code section 10.10.360(A) authorizes the City to issue a citation for “any violation of the California Vehicle Code” and requires the owner of the vehicle to pay to the City a citation penalty in the amount established by resolution of the City Council.
Resolution Designating EV Charging Spaces and Establishing the Civil Penalty Amount for Violation October 12, 2022