05/28/2008 - Presentation
CAC Presentation
Issues of Local Concern
What are issues of local concern?
The issues of local concern were raised at meetings,
such as this meeting today, from members of the Citizens Advisory Committee, also
known as the CAC during the City’s Evaluation and Appraisal Report, or EAR, process
in 2006. The issues of local concern were raised to help shape amendments to the
Elements of the Comprehensive Plan. Today we will be discussing one of the
Comprehensive Plan Elements, the Housing Element, and the Issues of Local Concern
aimed to shape it.
Last week, draft copies of the Issues of Local Concern were provided to you for review.
The document includes the concern and then a city staff analysis and recommendation.
Sometimes staff agreed with the concern and sometimes not. My introductory
presentation today will highlight some of the issues of local concern, staff reaction, and
review aspects of the draft Housing Element amendments.
The Issues of Local Concern, and then the Element are organized by Goals, Objectives,
and Polices.
The issues of local concern include
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promoting incentives, such as an increase in densities to allow for attainable
housing,
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promoting residential infill projects,
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providing for the permitting of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) under limited
circumstances,
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encouraging sustainable design for green housing to reduce energy consumption
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bringing the Comprehensive Plan up to date to address mobile home park
redevelopment and the relocation of mobile home owners.
An example of staff not agreeing with an issue of local concern is the recommendation
that condominium conversions be tracked because of impacts to the rental housing
market. While there is not much condominium conversion activity now, when it does
happen, to track it would serve no purpose.
What is the Housing Element?
The Housing Element is like a roadmap into the
City’s future with regard to housing needs. The amendments update the element to
keep it functional. The draft housing element shows proposed new language with
underlines, and language to be removed with strikethroughs.
The amendments fine tune and update the existing Housing Element and add new
objectives with policies to promote attainable housing and green housing.