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Worksession on comprehensive update to the City's Subdivision Ordinance and Condominium Conversion Ordinance. Discuss staff-proposed amendments to Alameda Municipal Code sections 30-73 through 30-89 (Subdivision Regulations) and section 30-8 (Residential Condominium Conversion, formerly Conversions to Multiple Houses) to implement the 2023-2031 Housing Element, to conform to the Subdivision Map Act, and to reflect current practice.
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To: Honorable President and Members of the Planning Board
From: Steven Buckley, Planning Services Manager & Secretary to the Board
Planning, Building and Transportation Department
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In furtherance of Housing Element programs and to conform to State law and current practice, Staff has drafted a comprehensive revision of the subdivision ordinance. Staff has also prepared amendments to the condominium conversion ordinance to update terminology and to simplify the process for conversion of newly constructed projects (Exhibits 1, 2 and 3). This worksession provides an opportunity for discussion before these documents are revised in response to feedback from the Board and community and brought back for a future public hearing at which the Board may make a recommendation to the City Council.
BACKGROUND
The Housing Element identifies implementation programs to "Facilitate the approval process for land divisions, lot line adjustments, and/or specific plans or master plans resulting in parcel sizes that enable affordable housing development.. related to the subdivision for projects affordable to lower-income households" and "Review and amend the Alameda Subdivision Ordinance.. to ensure that local subdivision requirements do not establish any additional barriers beyond those already imposed by the California Subdivision Map Act."
The Subdivision Map Act is the primary law governing the creation and subdivision of legal land parcels in the State of California. Alameda's subdivision ordinance (Al...
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