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AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Nelson Miller, Director of Community Developmenoo
DATE: May 13, 1997 (For the City Council Meeting of May 21, 1997)
SUBJECT: Consider allowing processing of Tentative Tract 5053 and Residential Planned
Development 96-01 prior to the approval of General Plan Amendment 96-02
and Zone Change 96 -02, while a proposed Development Agreement is
negotiated providing affordable housing and also appointment of a City Council
Ad Hoc Committee to review a proposed Development Agreement
On October 16, 1996, City Council authorized the processing of General Plan Amendment 96 -1, a
request to change the land use designation to High Density Residential (7.0 dwelling units per acre
maximum, unless a density bonus is approved, in which case a maximum of 10 dwelling units per
acre maximum) and Zone Change 96 -2, a request to change the zoning to Residential Planned
Development 8.7 dwelling units per acre. This project consists of 35.23 acres located on the south
side of Los Angeles Avenue in the vicinity of Goldman and Shasta Avenues. On April 14, 1997,
the Planning Commission reviewed these requests and recommended approval to the City Council.
On January 29, 1997, the Affordable Housing/Community Development Committee met with
representatives of Pacific Communities, the applicant for this project, to discuss issues relating to
an affordable housing agreement. Council Member Perez was delegated to discuss issues with staff
and the applicant. The full committee again met with the applicant on April 23, 1997, to further
discuss the proposed affordable housing related Development Agreement.
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Major issues which were discussed for inclusion in a Development Agreement include: the proposal
for 305 dwelling units (8.7 dwelling units per acre); with eleven units to be available to persons of
very-low income (fifty per cent of the median income), thirty -five units available to low income
(eighty percent of the median income), and 98 units guaranteed to be priced to be available to
persons of moderate income (one hundred and twenty percent of the median income); the units
would be a minimum of 965 square feet, with 15 of the low and very low income units to be four
bedroom units; and a payment to the City of $2500 per dwelling unit, for 259 units (all units except
the low and very low income units). The proposed units will be on a for -sale basis and the City will
develop and impose appropriate resale restrictions. The City and developer will cooperate to find
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Processing of Tentative Tract 5053
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It is recommended that a City Council Ad Hoc Committee be appointed to complete the negotiation
of a proposed Development Agreement to address other issues besides the affordable housing and
the payment per unit. Some of these issues may include any buffers between the adjacent equestrian
lots, buffers and potential trails along the arroyo, pedestrian linkages within the project and to the
proposed pedestrian bridge across the arroyo, potential effects relating to the soon to be released
Gabbert/Walnut Canyon Drainage Study, and park -in -lieu fees.
As proposed, to exceed the density of seven dwelling units per acre would require a density bonus
to the 8.7 dwelling units per acre. This density bonus would be based on the provision of affordable
housing. Since the zoning is dependent upon a Development Agreement to provide affordable
housing, it has been suggested that the City Council authorize processing of the related Development
Agreement, Tentative Tract Map 5053, and Residential Planned Development Permit 96 -04 prior
to approval of the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change. This would then allow concurrent
consideration of all the elements by the City Council.
At the hearing on the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change, the Planning Commission had
expressed concerns about the difficulties of reviewing the change in land use designations without
the proposed project. They requested a review of the policy established by City Council requiring
approval of the General Plan Amendment and Zone Change prior to processing of the project. They
felt concurrent processing would expedite the process and allow consideration of something that was
appropriate for the designation. Notwithstanding the information provided by staff to the Planning
Commission, regarding the need to consider the uses that could be allowed not just the particular
project and the legal requirements relating to consideration of the project and the Permit
Streamlining Act requirements, Planning Commission requested a review of this policy and possible
alternatives.
In this instance, consideration to allow the processing of the project prior to the approval of the
General Plan Amendment and Zone Change may be warranted since the zoning would be based upon
a density bonus, which is related to the Development Agreement and project. However, processing
of the project does raise the issue of the requirements related to permit streamlining and may place
a time limit for action on these applications.
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Approve processing of the applications for Tentative Tract 5053, Residential Planned
Development Permit 96 -04 prior to the approval of the General Plan Amendment and Zone
Change,
2. Appoint a City Council Ad Hoc Committee to review and make recommendations regarding
a Development Agreement for this proposed project.
Attachments: Location Map
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