pages: CityCouncil/2013-01-02.pdf, 4
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CityCouncil | 2013-01-02 | 4 | should move forward in accordance with what residents expect. The Acting City Attorney stated there was some suggestion made by one of the speakers that the City is not obligated to process the application and should delay action, which is wrong; the City has to comply with certain timelines to process the application; the City is dealing with a lawsuit but nothing prevents the Council from approving the subdivision map tonight. Mayor Gilmore stated if the City does not process the application within the timeline, the City would have a lawsuit from the developer. Councilmember Chen inquired if the developer is aware that the site is zoned for a capacity of 193, to which the Acting City Planner responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Chen inquired the reason the developer chose to do half the 193 capacity. The Acting City Planner responded the developer made the choice based on an evaluation of the property and the best configuration of units; the project includes single family lots and multi-family housing; the project is the first in 20 years that is not a Housing Authority project. In response to Councilmember Chen's inquiry about capacity of future sites, the Acting City Planner responded State law allows more units to ensure conformance with the Housing Element. Councilmember Chen inquired if a developer could sue the City if a proposal to build 20 homes out of a capacity of 100 is not approved. The Acting City Planner responded the recommendation would be to approve the project at a higher number; stated recent changes to State require maintaining the capacity. In response to Councilmember Chen's inquiry regarding surplus, the Acting City Planner stated the surplus allows flexibility; emphasized that the Housing Element is a formulaic process which cannot be applied blindly to each site. In response to Councilmember Chen's inquiry regarding the Housing Element cycle, the Acting City Planner stated Alameda has to have a new Housing Element adopted and certified by the end of 2014; the State applies penalties for cities which do not file by the deadline. Councilmember Chen inquired the amount of units allocated for 2014, to which the Acting City Planner responded the current allocation is just over 1,700 units. Councilmember Chen inquired if the amount is lower than the current requirement, to Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 4 January 2, 2013 | CityCouncil/2013-01-02.pdf |