HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9349Resolution No. 9349
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Adopting the Revised
Housing Element 2007-2014 of the Comprehensive Plan and Approving a
Negative Declaration
RECITALS
A. The City of Palo Alto is required to update its Housing Element per State
Housing Element law every five years to ensure adequate development sites. for
sufficient new housing be built to meet the fair share of the Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA).
B. Palo Alto was assigned a quantified goal of 2,860 units, which represents
the City's "fair share" of projected housing need for the 2007-2014 planning period.
C. The Housing Element identifies the existing and projected housing needs
for all economic segments of the community, including the homeless and persons with
disabilities.
D. The Housing Element defines the policies and programs that the
community will implement to achieve its housing goals and objectives developed to
address its housing needs.
E. On July 9, 2012, the City Council authorized staff to submit the Draft
2007-2014 Housing Element to the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) for review.
F. The draft Housing Element included the Housing Inventory Sites (HIS) list
to identify sites to accommodate the City's RHNA and policies and programs to
encourage developers in the production of housing.
G. On October 18, 2012, the HCD indicated the items that needed to be
addressed in order to comply with State Housing Element law and quality for
certification.
H. On March 29,2013, the HCD issued a finding that the Revised Draft
Housing Element 2007-2014 will comply with State Housing Element Law when adopted
by the Council.
I. On April 10, 2013, the Planning and Transportation Commission
conducted a hearing on the 2007-2014 Housing Element and recommended that the
City Council adopt the Housing Element.
J. On June 17, 2013, the City Council conducted a public hearing on the
2007-2014 Housing Element.
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K. The Council desires to adopt the Revised Housing Element 2007-2014 of
the Comprehensive Plan to comply with State Housing Element law.
The Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Palo Alto Housing Element 2007-2014, revised March 29,
2013, is hereby adopted and incorporated into the Palo Alto Comprehensive Plan. This
Element supersedes the December 2, 2002 Housing Element.
SECTION 2. The Housing Inventory Site list is amended to delete the following 17
sites: 147-05-086, 147-05-090, 147-05-087, 147-05-088, 147-05-089, 147-05-091,
147-05-012, 147-05-102, 147-03-041, 147-05-092, 147-03-042, 147-03-038, 147-03-043,
147-03-039, 147-03-040, 147-03-064, and 147-03-065.
SECTION 3. The housing inventory site located on 567-595 Maybell Avenue is·
increased from 34 units to 72 units. Program 2.2.8 has been added back into the text of
the Housing Element to reflect the City Council's June 17, 2013 action to rezone the
Maybell Avenue sites to permit 60 units of low and very low income senior citizen
housing and 12 market rate single family homes.
SECTION 4. The City Council adopted a Negative Declaration for this project in
accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 17, 2013
AYES: BERMAN, BURT, HOLMAN, KLEIN, KNISS, PRICE, SCHARFF, SCHMID, SHEPHERD
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
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City Clerk
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APPROVED:
Director of Planning and
Community Environment