Housing Element Hearing RESCHEDULED to September 17, 2013

County of Marin, California sent this bulletin at 09/06/2013 03:32 PM PDT

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Supervisor Kate Sears wants you to know that the Draft Housing Element hearing originally scheduled for September 10, 2013 has been rescheduled to September 17, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. Please read the Notice below for details.

 

REVISED NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF Public HEARING on THE FINAL SUPPLEMENT TO THE 2007 COUNTYWIDE PLAN EIR for the 2012 DRAFT MARIN COUNTY HOUSING ELEMENT, and the merits of the 2012 DRAFT MARIN COUNTY HOUSING ELEMENT, Marin Countywide Plan Amendments, Marin County Development Code Amendments, AND ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS.

 ThIS NOTICE SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NOTICE FOR THIS AGENDA ITEM. tHE HEARING HAS been RESCHEDULED from september 10, 2013 TO sEPTEMBER 17, 2013.

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Board of Supervisors on September 17, 2013 at 1:30 pm at the Board of Supervisors Chambers (Suite #330 – Administration Building) Civic Center, San Rafael, California. This rescheduled hearing date replaces the previously noticed public hearing of September 10, 2013. The subject of the hearing will be the Planning Commission recommendations pertaining to the Final Supplement to the 2007 Countywide Plan Environmental Impact Report for the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element (Final SEIR), project merits of the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element, amendments to the Countywide Plan related to housing, Zoning Map amendments and Development Code amendments related to housing, definitions, and development. The recommended Board of Supervisors action will be to consider certification of the Final Supplement to the 2007 Countywide Plan Environmental Impact Report for the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element (Final SEIR), adoption of the Housing Element, and approval of the other amendments.  

This notice and the new hearing date are intended to insure that adequate notice has been provided to owners of specific properties affected by the recommended Countywide Plan and zoning amendments, neighboring property owners and interested members of the public. The new hearing date also provides a limited amount of additional time for members of the public to provide input prior to the rescheduled September 17, 2013 hearing.

 The environmental impacts of the above actions are being considered in a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (Final SEIR) to the Marin Countywide Plan. The Final SEIR evaluates the proposed project, which addresses the 2007-2014 cycle of the Housing Element amendments, as well as evaluating additional sites for possible inclusion in the 2014-2022 housing element cycle. The Board of Supervisors will conduct a hearing on September 17, 2013 to review the Final SEIR for the 2012 Draft Housing Element and consider certification.

 The Board of Supervisors will consider the 2012 Draft Marin County Housing Element which consists of several main sections, each of which addresses a major subject area, including a review of constraints on housing development, an inventory of potential housing sites, and a set of policies and programs to support housing at all income levels. The Housing Element and related materials can be viewed at www.marincounty.org/HousingElement. There are 16 sites included in the Inventory for the 2007-2014 housing element planning period; the sites are located within the city-centered corridor except for one in Point Reyes Station. A list of addresses of the sites named in the Inventory can be found at http://www.marincounty.org/depts/he/~/media/Files/Departments/CD/HE/Environmental_Review_sites_list_2012.pdf.

The Board of Supervisors will consider the following County-initiated amendments to the Zoning Map to rezone certain properties named in the Draft Housing Element to add an Affordable Housing Combining District. The district would allow affordable housing to be developed at up to 30 units per acre on the limited acreage identified for the property. Sites are identified in Figure III-15 on page III-35 of the Draft Housing Element, and identified in the Site Inventory (Figure IV-6).

 Properties for rezone to the Affordable Housing Combining District

Site Name

Location 

Assessor’s Parcel Numbers

Countywide Plan Land Use

Current Zoning

Proposed Zoning

St. Vincent's / Silveira

4570 and 4900 Redwood Highway; 301 Smith Ranch Rd.,

San Rafael 

155-011-08

155-011-28

155-011-29

155-011-30

155-121-16

PD-Agriculture and Env Resource

A2

A2-AH

Limited to 3.5 acres

Oak Hill School

441 Drake Ave.,

 Marin City 

052-140-36

MF2

(1-4 units/acre)

RMP-4.2
RE-B3

RMP-4.2:AH

RE-B3:AH

Limited to 0.5acres

Golden Gate Baptist Seminary

201 Seminary Dr. and 300 Storer Dr., Tiburon 

043-261-25

043-261-26

MF2

(1-4 units/acre)

RMP-2.47

RMP-2.47:AH

Limited to 2 acres

In addition, the Board of Supervisors will consider the following County-initiated amendments to the Zoning Map. Marin Housing Authority (MHA) has requested Countywide Plan land use designation and zoning district amendments on three MHA properties to reflect the existing residential density. Although each of the three properties is already developed, the existing residential uses are not consistent with the Countywide Plan designations and zoning districts. MHA is not pursuing any new development on these properties. The purpose of amendments would be to rectify the current legal non-conforming status that could present a barrier for future refinancing. 

 Marin Housing Authority Properties Zoning and Land Use Designation Amendments

Site Name and Address 

Assessor’s Parcel Numbers 

Countywide Plan Land Use

Current Zoning

Existing

Status

Proposed Land Use and Zoning

Kruger Pines

47 North Knoll Road, Mill Valley 

034-081-02
034-081-01

SF5

(2-4 units/acre)

RA-B2

56 units existing  

Change CWP to MF4, zoning to RMP-25.

Homestead Terrace

110 Linden Lane, Mill Valley   

047-191-50
047-191-51
047-191-52
047-191-53

SF-6

(4-7 units/acre)

R1

28 units existing  

Change CWP to MF4.5, zoning to RMP-45.

Venetia Oaks

263 North San Pedro, San Rafael 

180-181-26

SF-6

(4-7 units/acre)

RA

36 units existing 

Change CWP to MF4, zoning to RMP-20 or RMP-30.

The staff report for the hearing is now available. In lieu of hard copies, the staff reports and attachments are available online at www.marincounty.org/depts/he/hearings-and-meetings. A full reference copy is available for public review at the Board of Supervisors office, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 329, San Rafael (8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday-Friday) and at the Community Development Agency, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 308, San Rafael ( 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday-Thursday, closed Friday).  CDs are also available by request from the Community Development Agency.  Tel (415) 473-6269.

Comments for the Board of Supervisors may be submitted electronically to BOS@marincounty.org or in writing to 3501 Civic Center Drive, Suite 329, San Rafael, CA 94903.

View the September 17, 2013, Staff Report and Attachments at

www.marincounty.org/depts/he/hearings-and-meetings

Visit the Housing Element home page at www.marincounty.org/housingelement 

 

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Leelee Thomas, Principal Planner                                                                             

Late agenda material can be inspected in the Community Development Agency between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The Community Development Agency is located in Suite 308 Marin County Civic Center, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael.

 

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