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CityCouncil | 2022-01-04 | 12 | is to let staff know whether to be as restrictive as possible with unit size and number of units or push the ordinance as far as legally possible; the Planning Board recommendation allows ADUs in addition to the SB 9 units; staff can structure the ordinance based on Council direction; the regulation is new; staff is unsure how many applications will be received; staff can provide an update in six months based on applications; Council can make adjustments in the future. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the Housing Element is being worked on in the coming year; the City has Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers to fulfil; inquired whether the potential lot splits are the only way staff can address the RHNA requirements. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded depending on how strict or lenient the ordinance is, staff will project how many units will be produced within the R1 district over the next 8 years; staff needs to provide the projection for the Housing Element; an advantage of the ordinance being lenient is better ease in advocating that the R1 district will generate additional units over the next 8 years; staff wants to make a case that the City will add as many units as possible; however, if Council does not want to have additional units in the R1 district, a more restrictive ordinance is needed. Mayor Ezzy Ashcraft stated the City will get additional units in the R1 district based on SB 9; inquired whether there are other tools for staff to meet the City's RHNA obligation. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative; stated staff will be looking at up-zoning shopping center and Park and Webster Street districts; staff has held Planning Board and City Council hearing about the need of up-zoning residential districts; the current matter is part of the residential up-zoning; staff estimates the residential districts are generating about 60 units per year; the rate should be doubled in order for RHNA obligations to be met; the ordinance will be helpful if it allows the R1 district to generate an additional 10 units per year to meet the RHNA obligation; the City's obligation is roughly 5,353 housing units over the next 8 years, which puts the units around 600 per year; the R1 district of the City only generates 21 units per year. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired whether there are any minimum requirements for setbacks and space between ADUs. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the negative; stated applicants must meet Building Code requirements for health and safety; the SB 9 setback is four feet; staff can explore additional requirements in terms of spacing between buildings; however, SB 9 is clear that the City cannot adopt any rules which prevent at least the two units on-site; each unit must be at least 800 square feet; the only rule staff can enforce is a four foot setback from the property line. Councilmember Herrera Spencer inquired what the Building Code requires space between units. The Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded the requirement is typically three feet to the property line and approximately six feet between buildings. Councilmember Herrera Spencer further inquired whether the units can be added to the front of the property, to which the Planning, Building and Transportation Director responded in the affirmative. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council January 4, 2022 12 | CityCouncil/2022-01-04.pdf |