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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2004 0915 CC REG ITEM 10CMOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM 10. G. CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA City Council Meeting of 9 -/, r aeDW - $i= TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Barry K. Hogan, Community Development Direct By: David A. Bobardt, Planning Man g r -96 DATE: September 2, 2004 (CC Meeting of 09/15/2004) SUBJECT: Consider the City of Moorpark General Plan Annual Report Including the Housing Element Progress Report - September 2003 to August 2004 BACKGROUND Government Code Section 65400(b) requires the planning agency of each local government to provide an annual report to the legislative body on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation. Also included in the annual report is information about progress in meeting the community's share of regional housing needs with information concerning City efforts to remove local governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing. This annual report must be provided to the City Council, the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, and the Department of Housing and Community Development on or before October lst of each year. The following information is provided in compliance with the above Government Code provisions. DISCUSSION STATUS OF GENERAL PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRESS Land Use Element A comprehensive update to the Land Use Element was adopted in May 1992. A number of substantial amendments have been made to this element since this time. These include the conversion of about 1,000 acres of rural residential designated land to higher residential densities and open space, the adoption or substantial amendment of three (3) Specific Plans (Carlsberg, Downtown, and Moorpark Highlands), and the approval of a voter- 000287 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 2 initiated City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB). The Community Development Department has begun preliminary work on a comprehensive update to this element, along with the Circulation Element, through conversion of the existing documents to electronic format and through development of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data needed for the update. Approved Amendments to the Land Use Element - September 2003 to August 2004 ■ General Plan Amendment No. 1998 -01 Approved by City Council Resolution No. 2003 -2149 (12/17/2003) - City Council approved a request from SunCal Companies to amend the Land Use Element Map and text to change the planned use on seventy -two (72) acres from Specific Plan No. 10 with a Rural Low Density Residential overlay to Medium Low Density Residential. The previous designation planned for up to one - hundred fifty -four (154) units if a Specific Plan was prepared or fourteen (14) units without use of a Specific Plan. The Medium Low Density designation would accommodate a proposed one - hundred ten (110) single- family home development on the site. Proposed Amendments to the Land Use Element Currently in Process ■ General Plan Amendment No. 2001 -05 - The North Park Village and Nature Preserve project proposes a Specific Plan designation on 3,544 acres mostly outside the City of Moorpark municipal boundaries to permit the development of one - thousand five - hundred (1,500) market rate housing units and one - hundred fifty (150) affordable units. It would require amendments to the Land Use, Circulation, and Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Elements of the General Plan. It also proposes an extension of the City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB) in the Land Use Element, which requires voter approval. The land is presently in the unincorporated County of Ventura, and is designated for open space uses. Council hearings on the project began in May 2004. ■ General Plan Amendment No. 2003 -02 - Shea Homes is requesting an amendment to the Land Use Element Map on approximately fifteen (15) acres of land, south of Los Angeles Avenue and west of Spring Road. The proposal is to convert the land currently planned for General Commercial uses to Very High Density Residential to allow for the development of approximately one - hundred two (102) housing units, consisting of duplex -style and \ \mor _pri_sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 3 detached housing. This project was reviewed by the Planning Commission. A development agreement for the project is currently being considered by a Council ad -hoc committee (Councilmembers Mikos and Parvin). ■ General Plan Amendment No. 2003 -04 - Toll Brothers, Inc., is requesting an amendment to the Land Use Element Map for two sites adjacent to the Moorpark Country Club Estates development along Championship Drive. The request is to change the land use designation on both sites from Rural Low Density Residential (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to Medium -Low Density Residential (two (2) units per acre) . This General Plan Amendment application is part of a number of entitlement requests to permit the construction of thirty -six (36) houses on a 23 -acre site and fifty -five (55) houses on a forty 40- acre site. Environmental documentation is currently being prepared. ■ General Plan Amendment No. 2004 -01 - Hitch Ranch Partners is requesting an amendment to the General Plan Land Use Element to add industrial uses as a planned use for Specific Plan Area No. 1. This 285 -acre Specific Plan Area, north of Poindexter Avenue and west of Casey Road, is currently planned for between four - hundred fifteen (415) and six - hundred twenty (620) housing units and three (3) acres of public institutional uses. The proposal is to allow for up to 375,000 square feet of industrial uses west of Gabbert Road. The applicant is proposing six - hundred (600) housing units in addition to the proposed industrial uses. • General Plan Amendment No. 2004 -02 - Centex Homes is requesting to redesignate forty -eight (48) acres north of Casey Road and west of Walnut Canyon Road, from Rural Low Density Residential (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to Medium Density Residential (four (4) units per acre) to permit the construction of one hundred and ten (110) houses. The application is currently incomplete, as additional information has been requested from the developer. • General Plan Amendment No. 2004 -03 - Birdsall Construction (formerly Dr. DeeWayne Jones) is requesting to increase planned residential density on forty -one (41) acres at the north end of the City, east of Walnut Canyon Road. The request is to change the planned density from \ \mor pri sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000289 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 4 Rural Low Density Residential (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to Rural High Density Residential (one (1) unit per one (1) acre) to allow twenty -one (21) housing units. The application is currently being reviewed by staff. Pre - Screening Applications for Land Use Element Amendments City Council Resolution No. 99 -1578 requires pre- screening of requests for General Plan Amendments, based on adopted criteria, prior to submittal of formal General Plan Amendment applications. The following pre- screening applications have been filed with the City: ■ PS 2001 -02 - Grand Moorpark LLC is seeking to redesignate four (4) acres along Los Angeles Avenue from General Commercial to Very -High Density Residential (fifteen (15) units per acre) to permit the construction of sixty -six (66) townhouses on the site. Action on this application is on hold pending a study of the future demand for commercial land. ■ PS 2002 -01 - Colmer Construction and Essex Properties are requesting the redesignation of approximately eleven (11) acres of land currently in the Specific Plan No. 9 area, south of Casey Road and west of Walnut Canyon Road. The land, currently designated Specific Plan (eighty (80) units total) with School overlay is proposed to be amended to Very -High Density Residential (fifteen (15) units per acre). This would permit the construction of two- hundred (200) apartment units on the site, with twenty percent (20 %) of the units affordable to very low and low income households. Due to the unique circumstance of the property involving surplus school district land, this project has bypassed the normal pre- screening process and has instead been reviewed by an ad -hoc committee (Mayor Hunter and Councilmember Harper). The applicant is currently preparing materials for submittal of a formal General Plan Amendment application. ■ PS 2003 -04 - This request from John C. Chiu is to add a new residential density category to the General Plan: "Downtown Very -High Density Residential" which would allow up to twenty -five (25) units per acre. This density category does not currently exist in the General Plan, as the highest planned density currently is Very - High Density Residential, which allows up to fifteen (15) units per acre or twenty (20) units per acre with a density bonus for affordable housing. This request is \ \mor _pri_sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000290 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 5 part of a request to amend the Downtown Specific Plan on 2.0 acres on the north side of Everett Street just east of Walnut Canyon Road within the Downtown Specific Plan area from High to Very High Density Residential (seven (7) to fifteen (15) units per acre) to Downtown Very -High Density Residential (twenty -five (25) units per acre). The applicant would like to construct fifty (50) apartment units on the site. The City Council has authorized the filing of a General Plan Amendment application for this project. • PS 2003 -05 - The applicant, James Rasmussen, is proposing a change in planned use on sixty -eight (68) acres of land on the west side of Gabbert Road north of the proposed North Hills Parkway from Rural Low Residential (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to Very High Density Residential (fifteen (15) units per acre) to allow for the construction of one - hundred eighty -three (183) apartment units and five (5) estate lots. This application is currently being reviewed by staff. • PS 2004 -01 - Centex Homes is proposing a change in planned use on thirty -four (34) acres of land on the northeast side of Gabbert Road, north of Elwin Street, from Rural Low Residential (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to Medium Density Residential (four (4) units per acre) and Open Space to allow for the construction of thirty -six (36) houses. This application is currently being reviewed by staff. • PS 2004 -02 - Centex Homes is proposing a change in planned use on ninety -three (93) acres of land west of the terminus of Gabbert Road from Rural Low Residential (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to Medium Density Residential (four (4) units per acre) and Open Space to allow for the construction of seventy -eight (78) houses. This application is currently being reviewed by staff. • PS 2004 -03 - Comstock Homes is proposing to redesignate approximately nine (9) acres of land on the west side of Moorpark Avenue between Lassen Avenue and Los Angeles Avenue from General Commercial to Very High Density Residential (fifteen (15) units per acre) to allow between fifty -four (54) and ninety -six (96) housing units and to preserve the Birkenshaw House for a public use. The City Council has authorized the filing of a General Plan Amendment for this project. \ \mor pri sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000291 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 6 ■ PS 2004 -04 - This is a request from Centex Homes to redesignate seven (7) acres on Spring Road, south of Los Angeles Avenue, from General Commercial to Very -High Density Residential (fifteen (15) units per acre) to permit the construction of forty -seven (47) small -lot detached houses. This application is currently being reviewed by staff. Circulation Element An updated General Plan Circulation Element was adopted in May 1992. Further analysis of circulation system alternatives continued in 1999 with the approval of Specific Plan No. 2. The adoption of Specific Plan No. 2 included a circulation system amendment to allow for the construction of an extension of Spring Road, to function as a connecting arterial between Los Angeles Avenue and Walnut Canyon Road, through the central portion of the City establishing an additional north /south corridor. Specific Plan No. 2 also includes right -of -way reservations for the SR -23 and SR -118 arterials across the project site. The city -wide equestrian and bicycle trails were expanded by the adoption of a Class 1 and Class 2 bicycle trail within Specific Plan No. 2, and addition of a segment of the city -wide and regional connection of equestrian trails to serve the northern portion of the community. Modification No. 2 to Tract 4928 (Toll Brothers), approved in 1999, included an alignment alteration to provide an expanded "C" Street (now Championship Drive) right -of -way which includes an equestrian /multi -use trail alignment. Measure "S ", adopted by the voters of the City of Moorpark in January 1999, restricted the future eastern extension of Broadway to serve circulation needs of potential agricultural, open space, or recreational uses in the portion of the planning area northeast of the City limits. The City is presently undertaking two (2 ) projects to widen Los Angeles Avenue: one between Spring Road and Moorpark Avenue, and the other between Beltramo Ranch Road and a point east of Maureen Lane. The widening will provide six (6) lanes of traffic as called for in the Circulation Element. In addition, the City is currently studying potential future alignments and appropriate improvements for the SR -23 Bypass and SR -118 Bypass currently included on the Highway Network map in the Circulation Element. \ \mor pri sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000292 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 7 Approved Amendments to the Circulation Element - September 2003 to August 2004 ■ General Plan Amendment Case No. 2003 -03 Approved by City Council Resolution No. 2003 -2115 (9/3/2003) - This amendment to the Highway Network map added "A" Street from Tentative Tract Map No. 5187 to the Highway Network as a rural collector and a westerly extension of High Street to the Highway Network as a local collector. The environmental document prepared for this amendment is currently in litigation. Proposed Amendments to the Circulation Element Currently in Process ■ General Plan Amendment Case No. 2001 -05 - The North Park Village Specific Plan is seeking text changes, as well as, an amendment to the Highway Network, Bikeway Element, and Equestrian Trail Network maps in the Circulation Element. Of significance are the proposed addition of a freeway interchange and arterial to serve the Specific Plan site and the proposed deletion of the eastern extension of Broadway as a rural collector. Pre - Screening Applications for Circulation Element Amendments None. Noise Element The Noise Element was amended in 1998, satisfying Implementation Measure No. 2 in the Land Use Element that required an update of the Noise Element to reflect the City's land use and circulation plans. A Noise Ordinance was also adopted. Approved Amendments to the Noise Element - September 2003 to August 2004 None. Proposed Amendments to the Noise Element Currently in Process None. Pre - Screening Applications for Noise Element Amendments None. en Space, Conservation, and Recreation (OSCAR) Element The OSCAR is a combined element, meeting State mandates for an Open Space Element and Conservation Element, and providing an optional Recreation Element. The City adopted the OSCAR Element in August 1986. Implementation Measure No. 2 in the Land Use \ \mor pri sere \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000293 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 8 Element requires an update of the OSCAR Element to ensure consistency of open space and park designations and policies with the Land Use Element. In 1996, the City Council approved a contract with a consultant to prepare an updated OSCAR Element. A final draft was prepared and received staff review and was anticipated to go to public hearing late in 1999. However, due to the adoption of a Voter Initiative Measure "S ", several areas of the OSCAR have required revision. The Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission held a joint workshop on the draft element in May 2000. The Parks and Recreation Commission gave further review to the document in July 2000. The rewritten element was discussed at public workshops before the Planning Commission in June and August 2001. Hearings were held by the Planning Commission in September 2001. In October 2001, the City Council considered the draft element and referred it to an ad -hoc committee for further study. The element is presently being redrafted by staff, and will follow a decision on the North Park Specific Plan project in order to include this project in the element, if necessary. Part of the update will include goals and policies on stormwater quality to address National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) issues. Approved Amendments to the Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element - September 2003 to August 2004 None. Proposed Amendments to the Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element Currently in Process General Plan Amendment Case No. 2001 -05 - The North Park Village Specific Plan is seeking an amendment to a map and table of open space and parks in the Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element. Of significance are the proposed additions of a 29 -acre public community park and a 2,121 -acre nature preserve. Pre - Screening Applications for Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element Amendments None. Safety Element The Safety Element was approved in April 2001. This update includes information and environmental studies related to the West Simi Valley Alquist- Priolo Zone. The adopted Safety Element includes the most recent information on earthquake faults, \ \mor pri sere \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000294 Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 9 including identification of active faults and policies on setbacks and development constraints. Also, current information on flooding and drainage improvement needs is included in the updated element. Approved Amendments to the Safety Element - September 2003 to August 2004 None. Proposed Amendments to the Safety Element Currently in Process None. Pre - Screening Applications for Safety Element Amendments None. Housina Element The current Housing Element was approved by the City in December 2001, and subsequently certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The City's progress to date in implementing the Housing Element is discussed below. Approved Amendments to the Housing Element - September 2003 to August 2004 None. Proposed Amendments to the Housing Element Currently in Process None. Pre - Screening Applications for Housing Element Amendments None. Progress in Implementing the Housing Element, Including Meeting the Local Share of the Regional Housing Needs Share of Regional Housing Needs - The City's fair share for affordable housing units under the 1998 -2005 Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) requirements is shown in Table 1. TABLE 1: LOCAL SHARE OF REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS: 1998 -2005 Income Group Number Percentage Very Low 269 21.4% Low 155 12.4% Moderate 383 30.5% High 448 35.7% TOTAL 1,255 100.0% \ \mor pri sere \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 10 Progress in Meeting Local Share - Table 2 is a list of housing units that have been completed since January 1, 1998. This table includes the number of units affordable by households with incomes categorized as Very Low (less than 50 percent of County median income), Low (50 -80 percent of County median income), Moderate (80 -120 percent of County median income), or High (greater than 120 percent of County median income), based on estimated original sales or rental price. Units affordable to very -low and low- income residents were all secured through development agreements with the City. TABLE 2: NEW HOUSING UNITS COMPLETED JANUARY 1998 TO AUGUST 2004 \ \mor pri sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000296 Affordability Very Tract Map No. (Developer) Low Low Mod. High Total Tr. 4340 (Deauville) - - - 15 15 Tr. 4637 (Mirabella) - - - 23 23 Tr. 4975 (Greystone /Lyon) - - - 127 127 Tr.4976 (Greystone) - - - 160 160 Tr. 4977 (Richmond American) - - - 109 109 Tr. 4980 (Western Pacific) - - - 138 138 RPD 97 -01 (Archstone) 29 21 262 - 312 Tr. 4928 (Toll Brothers) - - - 92 92 Tr. 5161 - Phase 1 (Cabrillo) 2 5 19 - 26 Tr. 5201 (Wilshire Builders) - - - 10 10 Tr. 5307 (Colmer) 19 19 Vintage Crest Senior Apts. 48 142 190 (USA Properties) Total Units Completed 79 168 300 674 11221 1998 -2005 RHNA Share 269 155 383 448 1,255 (% RHNA Share Met) (29 %) (108 %) (78 %) (150 %) (97 %) \ \mor pri sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 000296 Honorable City Council • September 15, 2004 Page 11 Table 3 shows units in various stages of construction. It should be noted that although grading has begun on Tract 5045 (Pardee) and Tracts 5187 and 5405 (William Lyon), most of the housing units in these projects will not be completed by the end of 2005, the end of the RHNA target period. TABLE 3: NEW HOUSING UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 30. 2004 Table 4 shows residential projects that have been approved but are not yet under construction, with expected affordability by household income. Of these, Tract 5133 (Shea) and the Sun State Housing project are the most likely to be well under construction and possibly near completion by the end of 2005. TABLE 4: APPROVED RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION Tract Expected Affordability Very Expected Inc. Category Served 5053 247 Pacific Communities Tract Map No. (Developer) Low Low Mod. High Total Tr. 4928 70 Moderate (Market Rate) plus 7 Low plus fee for 5 Very Low 5204 37 Pacific Communities Moderate (Market Rate) (Toll Brothers) - - - 121 121 Tr. 5045 1 - (Pardee) 25 77 450 552 Tr. 5161 - Phases 2 and 3 2 6 25 - 33 (Cabrillo) Tr. 5181 (TR Partners) - 1 7 8 Tr. 5187 and 5405 (William Lyon) 4 4 9 250 267 Tr. 5307 (Colmer) 2 4 6 Total Units to be Built 8 40 118 821 987 Table 4 shows residential projects that have been approved but are not yet under construction, with expected affordability by household income. Of these, Tract 5133 (Shea) and the Sun State Housing project are the most likely to be well under construction and possibly near completion by the end of 2005. TABLE 4: APPROVED RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION Tract Units Applicant Expected Inc. Category Served 5053 247 Pacific Communities 225 Moderate (Market Rate) plus 22 Low plus fee for 15 Very Low 5130 110 Suncal Companies 110 High (Market Rate) plus 7 Low and 5 Very Low off -site 5133 77 Shea 70 Moderate (Market Rate) plus 7 Low plus fee for 5 Very Low 5204 37 Pacific Communities Moderate (Market Rate) - 2 Sun State High (Market Rate) Total 473 - 1 - \ \mor pri sere \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 00029:' Honorable City Council • September 15, 2004 Page 12 Program No. 3 in the Housing Element calls for a monitoring of progress toward compliance with RHNA by the end of 2002, and rezoning if necessary. It should be noted, most of the recently approved residential development projects have been approved as a result of rezoning, either through the upzoning of land planned from lower residential densities or through the rezoning of commercial land to allow residential uses, as called for in the City's Housing Element. After all these projects were approved, only relatively small areas of land remain within the City to provide additional opportunity for rezoning for additional residential development. Nonetheless, the City continues to seek opportunities to rezone land to provide for housing, where possible. City Efforts to Remove Governmental Constraints to the Maintenance, Improvement, and Development of Housing Units - The City of Moorpark has taken the following steps to remove governmental constraints that hinder the development of affordable housing units: 1. Continued implementation of the City's General Plan, as discussed previously in this report. 2. Continued processing of Specific Plans that include affordable housing components as a portion of the project Development Agreements. 3. Continued revisions to the Zoning Ordinance to allow more flexibility in affordable housing projects. 4. Compliance with the affordable housing provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law. S. Use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for housing services in lower income neighborhoods. 6. Provision of priority processing to projects that include affordability components. 7. Support of changes in planned land uses from non- residential to residential uses with high to very -high densities under Residential Planned Development provisions. 8. Support of upzoning of land planned for lower residential densities. 9. Support of density bonuses for residential projects that provide an affordability component within the project. \ \mor_pri_sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc Honorable City Council September 15, 2004 Page 13 10. Preparation and adoption of an amendment to Second Unit Ordinance to make permits for second units ministerial in compliance with AB 1866. STAFF RECODMENDATIONS: 1. Receive and file the report. 2. Direct staff to forward a copy of this report to: Governor's Office of Planning and Research State Department of Housing and Community Development County of Ventura- Planning Division \ \mor pri sery \City Share \Community Development \G P Elements \Annual Report \GP 2004 Report.doc 0002 -9y