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PlanningBoard | 2021-03-08 | 3 | Director Thomas said from the staff's perspective they agree. He added that recognizing in the zoning code and making sure through the housing element process with HCD (Housing and Community Development) they could count those units. Board Member Ruiz suggested allowing upzoning of the existing dated multifamily projects and gave examples and the benefits of doing so. Director Thomas said that was a very interesting idea to pursue. Vice President Asheshh Saheba wanted to know what was the likelihood of these approved housing projects moving forward. Director Thomas said they recommend not putting any project on the list unless they feel confident that it would happen. He explained how they work with projects that had been "stuck" for one reason on another. Vice President Saheba commented on the Senior Assisted Living and was happy it was being counted. He wanted to know if Memory Care was also counted in the residential count. Director Thomas said that staff is working with HCD to know what would be counted as a unit. He spoke about past work they had done with HCD and that there would be changes to the code to allow assisted livings to count. Board Member Ron Curtis asked how the math worked out to show the percent of housing they were responsible for. Director Thomas explained how they arrived at that amount and also discussed RHNA's methodology. Board Member Curtis was concerned about any action they take that would subsidize these units at the cost of the taxpayers. He wanted to know if the board or City Council had the authority to do that without a vote from the community. Director Thomas said yes they did. Under State Law, they are called Development Impact Fees. There was a strict approach for how a city could adopt fees on new development, it's not a requirement but more of an option. City Council could adopt them or not, and they could resend or adjust them. Board Member Curtis said this should be done above board so everyone can see it. Board Member Hanson Hom was in support of redefining the definitions around senior housing under the current zoning code. He discussed adjusting the percentages around Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 3 of 12 March 8, 2021 | PlanningBoard/2021-03-08.pdf |