BACKGROUND
The project site is within the Sierra Vista Specific Plan (SVSP). The SVSP was adopted on May 5, 2010, and includes 2,064 acres west of Fiddyment Road and north of Baseline Road. With the adoption of the SVSP, Development Agreements with the property owners of the SVSP parcels and the City were established, which outline the development obligations within the SVSP. Consistent with the City’s General Plan, 10% of the residential units within the SVSP were designated for middle, low-, and very-low-income levels. As described in Table 5-3: Affordable Housing Allocation of the SVSP, 20 middle-income for purchase units are allocated to Parcel CG-20. The proposed project includes a request to transfer the 20 middle-income for purchase units from Parcel CG-20 to Parcel CG-31. These units will be transferred in the form of 10 very-low income and 10 low-income rental units.
Pursuant to Section 5.4.B of the SVSP, affordable units may be transferred between SVSP parcels subject to administrative approval by the director of the Housing Division; however, the transfer must be memorialized in a form specified by the City. The transfer does not require a specific plan amendment if the transfer occurs between parcels located within the SVSP, and the ability to produce affordable units to meet the SVSP affordable housing goal is maintained.
As mentioned above, the project includes a request to transfer the 20 middle-income for purchase units from Parcel CG-20 to Parcel CG-31. These units will be transferred in the form of 10 very-low income and 10 low-income rental units. The proposed transfer has been reviewed and approved by the City’s Housing Division Manager. The Housing Manager requested that the transfer be memorialized by way of a Development Agreement Amendment (DAA) to maintain consistency in tracking affordable units. The proposed DAA will also allow either the development standards in the SVSP or those in the DAA to be used to develop single-family homes on Parcel CG-20.
The Planning Commission heard the project on June 10, 2021. The proposed DAA has been analyzed as discussed on pages 2-3 of the Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 1). The proposed amendments are consistent with the requirements of the Zoning Ordinance Section 19.84.040. In addition, the language regarding Development Standards in the DAA matches other recently approved Development Agreements, including the Frederico, Westpark, and Mourier agreements.
Summary of Planning Commission Hearing
The Planning Commission heard the project on June 10, 2021. During the hearing, staff and the applicant presented the project. There were no comments or questions from the public. By a vote of 5-0 (two commissioners were absent), the Planning Commission approved the Tentative Subdivision Map; and recommended that the City Council approve the Development Agreement Amendment (Exhibit A).
Public Outreach
The proposed project was distributed to affected agencies and City departments, and all comments were considered and incorporated into the Conditions of Approval, as appropriate. Notice of the application was distributed to the Roseville Coalition of Neighborhood Associations, and public notices of the Planning Commission hearings and the City Council hearing were distributed to all property owners and residents within 300 feet of the project site. No comments were received.