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CityCouncil | 2017-12-19 | 11 | Mayor Spencer inquired whether the Panomar is the highest building. The Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; continued the presentation. Mayor Spencer requested a definition of the Quimby Act. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the Quimby Act is a State law mandating the ratio between the number of residents being added and the amount of open space the developer is required to provide; on the current project, the ratio is 3.5%. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the information could be listed in the report for the public, to which The Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; continued the presentation. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the housing units would be reduced to meet the commercial requirements. The Assistant Community Development Director responded when the matter comes back to Council, more commercial can be requested; the requirements state housing cannot be reduced. Mayor Spencer inquired when the City rezoned the site in 2012, did the rezoning increase the required amount of housing. The Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative; stated the rezoning increased the requirement from 21 units per acre to 30 units per acre to be in compliance with State law. In response to Mayor Spencer's inquiry, the Assistant Community Development Director stated the City picked the site; a total of 10 sites are zoned multi-family to meet the State requirement. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the property was already zoned MX, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer inquired whether staff considered where the commercial would go when the property was rezoned to increase the housing requirement. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the site is MX, so the City is still requiring commercial; stated the State gives the City credit for 60% of the housing requirement due to the MX zoning. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the State is requiring only 60% for housing and 40% for commercial. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 9 December 19, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-12-19.pdf |