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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2006 0920 CC REG ITEM 10QTrEM 10-Q- A CTM MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL?--.-- AGENDA REPORT TO: Honorable City Council FROM: Barry K. Hogan, Community Development Director Prepared By: David A. Bobardt, Planning Mana r ; DATE: August 31, 2006 (CC Meeting of 9/20/2006) SUBJECT: Consider the City of Moorpark General Plan Annual Report Including the Housing Element Progress Report — September 2005 to August 2006 BACKGROUND Government Code Section 65400 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 California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on or before October 1St Due to recent changes in State law, beginning in 2007, the annual report will need to be completed and submitted to the agencies noted above by April 1St of each year. In addition, HCD is currently establishing forms and definitions that the City would need to follow for the Housing Element portion of this report. However, as of the preparation of this 2006 report, these forms and definitions have not yet been adopted. The following information is provided in compliance with the current 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 \\Mor_pri_sery \City Share \Community Development \GEN PLAMAnnual Report\GP 2006 Report.doc 0 0 0 4 (r U Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 2 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 - initiated City Urban Restriction Boundary (CURB). The Community Development Department has been working on a comprehensive update to this element, along with the Circulation Element, which is expected to be completed in 2007. During this annual reporting period, the most significant action related to the General Plan has been the consideration by the Moorpark electorate of the North Park Village and Nature Preserve Specific Plan project, which would have amended the Land Use Element by extending the Moorpark City Urban Restriction Boundary and designating 3,544 acres of land outside the City for a combination of residential, open space, and commercial uses. On February 28, 2006, voters rejected the project proposal. Approved Amendments to the Land Use Element — September 2005 to August 2006 • General Plan Amendment No 2004 -04 — On October 5, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005 -2398, approving a Land Use Element amendment request by Warehouse Discount Center to allow a greater floor area ratio (0.38 vs. 0.25 existing) on large parcels planned for General Commercial uses when used for furniture and appliance stores with distribution facilities. ■ General Plan Amendment No. 2004 -03 — On May 17, 2006, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2006 -2462, approving a Land Use Element amendment request by Birdsall Construction to increase planned residential density on forty -one (41) acres at the north end of the City, east of Walnut Canyon Road. The approval changed the planned density from "Rural Low Density Residential" (one (1) unit per five (5) acres) to "Rural High Density Residential" (one (1) unit per one (1) acre) and "Open Space -1" to allow development of twenty -one (21) housing units. Proposed Land Use Element Amendments with Applications Currently in Process that have Completed Pre - Screening • 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 twenty -nine (29) houses on a 23 -acre site and fifty -one (51) houses on a 40 -acre site. It is currently in the City Council hearing process. • 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 Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 3 construction of one hundred and ten (110) houses. The applicant is currently evaluating access options. General Plan Amendment No 2004 -05 — Essex Portfolio, L.P. is requesting the redesignation of the planned land use on 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 9" (eighty (80) units on approximately twenty -five (25) acres total) with "School" overlay is proposed to be amended to "Very-High Density Residential ". 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. This amendment application is anticipated to be reviewed by the Planning Commission in October 2006. 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 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 part of a request to amend the Downtown Specific Plan on two (2) 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, however; an application has not yet been submitted for review. PS 2004 -04 — This was a request from Centex Homes to redesignate approximately 6.8 acres on Spring Road, south of Los Angeles Avenue, from "General Commercial" to "Very-High Density Residential" (fifteen (15) units per acre) and "Floodway" to permit the construction of sixty -six (66) duplex housing units. The City Council has authorized the filing of a General Plan amendment application for this project. An application was submitted, but was deemed withdrawn due to lack of response from the applicant to address incomplete items. Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 4 PS 2006 -01 — Centex Homes is proposing to change 127 acres along the northeastern side of Gabbert Road north of Elwin Street (34 acres) and west of the terminus of Gabbert Road (93 acres) from Rural Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential to allow construction of sixty -seven (67) houses. This application is currently incomplete. 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. City staff 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. These alignments and improvements are being considered in a comprehensive update to Circulation Element currently under preparation. Approved Amendments to the Circulation Element — September 2005 to August 2006 None. Proposed Circulation Element Amendments with Applications Currently in Process that have Completed Pre - Screening General Plan Amendment No 2004 -01 — Hitch Ranch Partners is requesting an amendment to the General Plan Circulation Element to eliminate the planned connection of the Casey Road local collector from its current western terminus to Gabbert Road. This request is part of a 281 -acre Specific Plan project with 605 homes and three (3) acres of public institutional uses. An Environmental Impact Report is currently being prepared for this project. r�0 0,4 12 Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 5 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 2005 to August 2006 None. Proposed Noise Element Amendments with Applications Currently in Process that have Completed Pre - Screening None. Pre - Screening Applications for Noise Element Amendments None. Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation (OSCAR) Element The OSCAR Element 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 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, 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 Element 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. 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 2005 to August 2006 None. Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 6 Proposed Open Space, Conservation, and Recreation Element Amendments with Applications Currently in Process that have Completed Pre - Screening None. 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, 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 2005 to August 2006 None. Proposed Safety Element Amendments with Applications Currently in Process that have Completed Pre - Screening None. Pre - Screening Applications for Safety Element Amendments None. Housing 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 2005 to August 2006 None. Proposed Housing Element Amendments with Applications Currently in Process that have Completed Pre - Screening None. Pre - Screening Applications for Housing Element Amendments None. 000414 Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 7 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. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is developing new RHNA numbers for the current Housing Element cycle, however, these numbers are not yet available. SCAG is projecting to complete the new RHNA by June, 2007. The new RHNA would then need to be adopted by HCD, with an updated Housing Element that addresses the new RHNA due from each City in the SCAG region by June 30, 2008. 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, =51=1 00.0% Progress in Meeting Local Share - Table 2 is a list of housing units in new subdivisions and apartment complexes that have been completed from January 1, 1998 to December 31, 2005, the end of the last RHNA reporting period. 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. Moderate income units include both market rate units and units restricted through development agreements. It should also be noted that during this RHNA period, the City participated in mobile home park revenue bond financing that enabled a restriction on the rents of twenty -four (24) spaces to be affordable for very-low income households. Table 3 shows the housing units completed since January 1, 2006. P00415 Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 8 TABLE 2: NEW HOUSING UNITS COMPLETED JANUARY 1998 TO DECEMBER 2005 Tract Map No. / (Developer) Affordabilit Very Low Low Mod. Hi h 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) - - - 152 152 Tr. 5161 (Cabrillo) 4 11 44 - 59 Tr. 5201 (Wilshire Builders) - - - 10 10 Tr. 5307 (Colmer) 2 4 - 19 25 Vintage Crest Senior Apts. 48 142 - - 190 Tr. 5181 (TR Partners) - 1 7 - 8 Total Units Completed 1998 -2005 RHNA Share (% RHNA Share Met) 83 269 (31 %) 179 155 (115 %) 313 383 (82 %) 753 448 (168 %) 1,328 1,255 (106 %) TABLE 3: NEW HOUSING UNITS COMPLETED SINCE JANUARY 1 2006 Tract Map No. / (Developer) Affordabil7:Hih Very Low Low Mod. Total Tr. 4928 (Toll Brothers) - - - 16 16 Tr. 5045 (Pardee) - - - 15 15 Tr. 5187/5405 (William Lyon) - - - 0 0 Tr. 5133 (Shea) - - - 10 10 Total Units Completed 0 ��o 0 41 41 000,116 Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 9 Table 4 shows units in various stages of construction. TABLE 4: NEW HOUSING UNITS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AUGUST 31. MIA Tract Map No. / (Developer) Expected AfFordabili Very Low Low Mod. 247 Total Tr. 4928 (Toll Brothers) - - ____High - 48 48 Tr. 5045 (Pardee /KB Home) - 25 77 435 537 Tr. 5187/5405 (William Lyon) 4 4 9 250 267 Tr. 5133 (Shea) - 2 - 14 16 PM No. 5371 (Sun State) - - - 2 2 Total Units to be Built 4 31 86 749 870 Table 5 shows residential projects that have been approved but are not yet under construction, with expected affordability by household income. TABLE 5: APPROVED RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS NOT UNDER CONSTRUCTION Tract Units Applicant Expected Inc. Category Served 5053 247 Pacific Communities 225 High (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 51 Shea Homes 46 High (Market Rate) plus 5 Low 5204 37 Pacific Communities High (Market Rate) 5425 102 Shea Homes 82 High (Market Rate) plus 5 Moderate, 9 Low, and 6 Very Low 5347 21 Birdsall High (Market Rate) Total 568 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, 1 X0043-7 Honorable City Council September 20. 2006 Page 10 the City continues to seek opportunities to rezone or upzone 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 development agreements and other entitlements with inclusionary affordable housing components. 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. 5. 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. 10. Preparation and adoption of an amendment to Second Unit Ordinance to make permits for second units ministerial in compliance with AB 1866. 11. Participation in mobile home park revenue bond financing to provide for reserved spaces and affordable rents for very low income households. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Receive and file the report. 2. Direct staff to forward a copy of this report to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, the California Department of Housing and Community Development, and the County of Ventura- Planning Division 000J I