TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Community Development Director
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of an Urgency Interim Zoning Ordinance Adding Objective Standards for SB 9 Development Projects, and Adopt a Fee Resolution Approving an SB 9 Development Review Application Fee (Community Development Director Tai).
A) ADOPT URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 21-0009-U
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 21-0120 TO ESTABLISH A FEE FOR REVIEW OF SB 9 PROJECTS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Consider an urgency ordinance providing additional specificity for SB 9 regulations; and
2) Adopt a resolution to establish a fee for review of SB 9 projects.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with this item. Staff anticipates that existing staff time will be used to develop application forms and review processes. Staff is proposing an application fee to recover the cost of staff time associated with the review of SB 9 development projects for compliance with applicable zoning regulations.
BACKGROUND:
On December 7, 2021, the City Council requested a future agenda item on SB 9 and 10, both of which were signed into law by the Governor on September 16, 2021, and take effect on January 1, 2022. Both bills seek to advance the production of housing, as the State has declared a housing shortage. SB 9 and 10 are among many housing laws passed by the State in recent years, preempting local land use regulations. As noted below, SB 10 does not impose any requirements on the City, and is strictly voluntary, so this staff report focuses primarily on SB 9.
Senate Bill 9 (See attachment for legislation)
Senate Bill (SB) 9 requires a city to approve ministerially (no public hearing or discretionary review) housing developments containing two housing units...
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