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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 4, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING —ZONING ORDINANCE <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2016-03 TO UPDATE THE <br />HOUSING OPPORTUNITY ORDINANCE AND <br />ADAPTIVE REUSE ORDINANCE <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 3) <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />• -;• TR <br />M As Recommended <br />CI As Amended <br />( Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on god Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Adopt an ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No, 2016 -01 <br />At its special meeting on July 20, 2015 by a vote of 3,2 (Mill & Verino opposed; Alderete & <br />Gartner absent), the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt an <br />ordinance approving Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 2015 -03 to update the existing Housing <br />Opportunity Ordinance (HOO) requirements for the inclusion of affordable housing in certain <br />residential development projects. The Planning Commission, with a 3 :2 vote, made no changes <br />to the modifications outlined in the attached staff report (Exhibit A). Commissioner Mill explained <br />that the reason for his dissenting vote was the proposed exemption of adaptive reuse projects <br />from HOO requirements (Section 3 of the proposed draft ordinance). Otherwise, he was <br />supportive of the rest of the proposed ordinance. Commissioner Verino explained that her <br />dissenting vote was not because she was not supportive of the ordinance, but because she <br />would have preferred to continue the item to have time to fully understand all aspects of the <br />proposed draft ordinance. <br />DESCRIPTION <br />Staff recommends the ordinance to be revised as follows: <br />• Calculate the required inclusionary housing requirement in square feet to allow production of <br />affordable housing types that are most needed in the community (e.g., family housing vs. <br />one or two bedroom units); <br />• Clarify the length of affordability to be 55 years, regardless of whether the units are rental or <br />ownership units; <br />• The developer may opt to provide the inolusionary affordable housing as follows: <br />o 15% if the affordable housing provided is for low- income families; <br />o 10% if the affordable housing provided is for very low-income families; <br />7513-1 <br />