TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Discussion of the City's Courtesy Noticing Policy for State Density Bonus and Residential Overlay District (ROD) Projects (Potential Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire).
(Estimated Time: 30 Mins.)
DISCUSS AND PROVIDE DIRECTION
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive a presentation and provide direction regarding public noticing policies for State Density Bonus projects, including those in the City's Residential Overlay District.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. However, should the City Council direct staff to modify the existing public noticing procedures, staff time and resources (including mailing costs) may be expended to implement such modifications.
BACKGROUND:
In 2022, the City Council adopted the State-mandated 6th Cycle Housing Element. In order to gain certification of the adopted, State-mandated Housing Element from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the City established a Residential Overlay District (ROD) in March 2023 through adoption of Ordinance No. 23-0006. The ROD allows development of qualifying multifamily residential and mixed-use projects on commercial properties by right (without a public hearing). Properties included in the ROD are shown on the City's zoning map, with most of the sites located along Sepulveda Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue. The ROD is codified in Section 10.50 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC), and additional information on it can be found on the City's ROD webpage.
There is no formal requirement in the MBMC or State law that requires public notices to be provided for projects in the ROD because these projects are req...
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