To: Planning Commission
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Public Hearing
SUBJECT:
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Draft Density Bonus Ordinance Amendment - Updating Zoning Ordinance to match State Code that regulates and allows Density Bonuses
Assessor Parcel Numbers (APN) 000-000-000
Record No.: LRP-2023-18343
Countywide
An amendment to the Inland and Coastal Zoning Regulations to amend sections 313-111 and 314-112 to update the Density Bonus Regulations such that they match the current State requirements as established within California Government Code Section 65915 and 65915.5. Additional changes are made to amend the definitions in Sections 313-136 through 313-157 and Sections 314-136 through 314-157 in order to maintain consistency both externally with Government Code and internally between the Inland and Coastal regulations.
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the resolution, which does the following:
a) Finds that the proposed updates to the Inland and Coastal Density Bonus ordinances are exempt from environmental review; and
b) Finds that the proposed project complies with the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, and Zoning Ordinance; and
c) Recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the amendments to the Inland and Coastal Density Bonus ordinances.
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DISCUSSION:
Density Bonuses are a percentage increase in number of units awarded to housing developments, over the maximum number of units that would typically be permitted by the codified density, granted when a percentage of the units are reserved for and affordable to households of specific underserved demographics, such as Low-Income Households. In tandem with density bonuses, additional incentives or concessions may be requested, which have the effect of altering development standards in order to reduce overall cost of developing the affordable housing.
The proposed Density Bonus Ordinance Amendment amends the zoning regulations to permit h...
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