Friday, November 9, 2012

Contest: Win the Marinwood-Lucas Valley Future!

Win Marinwood-Lucas Valley's Future!


On Tuesday,  November 13th at 1:30PM, The Board of Supervisors will vote on the following exceptions to the Marin Master Plan to allow low income housing developers avoid conventional sound planning procedures. 

Win the gratitude of your neighbors if you can decipher the legal consequences for these exceptions.  Double prize if you write an article informing us in plain language what this all means.

The contest is open to all participants, including planners, housing advocates, environmentalists and concerned citizens.  Unfortunately, some of  our leaders are declining to participate in the discussion :)



Here it is:


 
Exhibit “A”

All changes are highlighted and shown in strike-out and underline format


1. Policy CD-1.3 Reduce Potential Impacts


(p. 3-12)

Modify Policy CD-1.3 as follows to clarify that affordable housing to very low or low income

residents are not required to be calculated at the lowest end of the density range. This

standard is clearer than existing language, which simply says: “multi family parcels

identified in certified Housing Elements.”


Policy CD-1.3 Reduce Potential Impacts


. Calculate potential residential densities

and commercial floor area ratio (FAR) at the lowest end of the applicable range on

sites with sensitive habitat, or on sites within the Ridge and Upland Greenbelt, or

the Baylands Corridor, or on sites properties lacking public water or sewer systems

except for multi-family parcels identified in certified Housing Elements. Densities

higher than the lowest end of the applicable density range may be considered on a

case-by-case basis for new housing units affordable to very low and low income

households, as long as the development complies with the California Environmental

Quality Act (CEQA) and all other applicable policies in the Countywide Plan

including, but not limited to, those governing environmental protection.


2. Program CD-1.c Reduce Potential Impacts


(p. 3-13)

Modify Program CD-1.c to be consistent with modifications made to Policy CD-1.3 and to

existing Programs CD-5.e and CD-6.a, which refer to housing affordable to very low or low

income residents.


PROGRAM CD-1.c

Reduce Potential Impacts.
Amend the Development

Code to calculate potential residential density and commercial floor area ratio (FAR)

at the lowest end of the applicable range on sites with sensitive habitat, or on sites

within the Ridge and Upland Greenbelt, or the Baylands Corridor, or on sites

properties lacking public water or sewer systems. except for multi-family parcels

identified in certified Housing Elements. Densities higher than the lowest end of the

applicable density range may be considered on a case-by-case basis for new

housing units affordable to very low and low income households, as long as the

development complies with CEQA and all other applicable policies in the

Countywide Plan including, but not limited to, those governing environmental

protection.


3. Program CD-5.e Limit Density for Areas Without Water and Sewer Connections


(p. 3-

28)

Modify Program CD-5.e to be consistent with Policy CD-1.3 and Program CD-1.c as

follows.


PROGRAM CD-5.e

Limit Density for Areas Without Water and or Sewer

Connections.



Calculate density at the lowest end of the Countywide Plan

designation density range for subdivisions new development proposed in areas

without public water and/or sewer service. Densities for housing units, affordable to

2

very low and low income residents, that are capable of providing adequate water

and/or sewer services may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Densities

higher than the lowest end of the applicable density range may be considered for

new housing units affordable to very low and low income households, as long as

the development complies with CEQA and all other applicable policies in the

Countywide Plan including, but not limited to, those governing environmental
 
 
 
 
 

protection.



For the Full Staff Report see: Exceptions for Low Income Developers


from Marin County BOS:


The Marin County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing to consider adopting an amendment to the Marin Countywide Plan (CWP). The amendment is a technical correction to certain CWP policies to clarify when densities higher than the lowest end of the applicable CWP density range may be considered for affordable housing.  This item was continued from prior hearings on September 11, 2012, October 2, 2012, and October 23, 2012.

The hearing is at 1:30 at the Board Chambers at the Marin Civic Center, Room 330, San Rafael, CA 94903.





 

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