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CityCouncil | 2021-07-06 | 38 | The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated the March draft of the General Plan put recommendations forward for land use classifications; one is the shopping center land use classification referenced by Councilmember Daysog; the draft identified the types of densities and zoning necessary to get to 5,300 units; the Planning Board and a number of speakers on the draft spoke out in opposition of the plan; the speakers supported a general approach to the plan, and a decision of the necessary zoning and densities of the various land use classification areas; the decisions can be made when the Housing Element is created; staff released proposed revisions to the draft General Plan and brought the land use classifications more into sync with current conditions; staff has eliminated the language which had been recommended to the Planning Board while using the Floor Area Ration (FAR) from the existing zoning of shopping centers; staff will be providing a recommendation to Council for approval; changes can be made to the General Plan recommendation prior to being adopted in the fall; the Planning Board will be recommending the Housing Element to Council the following fall, with the necessary zoning to meet the RHNA allocation; staff has created a sequence of steps which allows Council to make decisions in a logical way. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Councilmember Daysog is recommending that the second item does not commit to adopting a Housing Element which is in compliance with State law; stated there will be dire consequences for the City as a result. Councilmember Daysog responded the issue is so complex and convoluted; there are other outstanding issues such as categories and densities to come up with in the General Plan land use section and the rules which developers can rely on to build at densities sought; the level of discussion is not currently before Council; Council should be discussing the Housing Element compliance and adopting multi-family zoning separately as a standalone discussion. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated there is a deadline for filing the RHNA appeal; the other related matters can allow for more time; questioned whether the undiscussed matters can occur at a later date. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director stated staff will be proceeding at the assumption of needing multi-family overlays as previously needed; staff is not asking Council to commit to locations or number of units; staff needs direction on definitive matters; the overall concept will return to Council in the future; staff will be bringing multi-family overlay to Council in order to adopt the Housing Element; there will be no scenario in which multi-family overlay is not adopted; staff will need one year to work through the details of the Housing Element in order to provide Council with a recommendation. Councilmember Knox White expressed concern for the staff recommendation being wishy-washy, and the recommendation from Councilmember Herrera Spencer is less clear; stated Council should not be spending time on multi-family overlays should there be no support from Council; questioned whether Council can provide staff direction; Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 15 July 6, 2021 | CityCouncil/2021-07-06.pdf |