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Recommendation that City Council adopt a Resolution of Intent to Prepare a Housing Element Update for the Period 2023-2031 that Maximizes the Use of City-Owned Land at Alameda Point and Encinal Terminals and Rezones Certain Sites and Districts to Permit Multifamily Housing and Residential Densities of at least 30 units Per Acre and to find that City Charter Article 26 is Preempted and Unenforceable due to Conflicts with State Housing Law; and Recommendation on Submittal of Appeal of Draft RHNA Allocation
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To: Honorable President and
Members of Planning Board
Chairperson Saxby and
Members of the Historical Advisory Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff seeks the City Planning Board's recommendation that City Council adopt a resolution to establish the City Council's intent to prepare a Housing Element update that is in compliance with State Law, maximizes the use of City-owned land at Alameda Point and Encinal Terminals to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), and rezones certain sites and districts to permit multifamily housing and residential densities of at least 30 units per acre. This Housing Element update would be in conflict with City Charter Article XXVI (Article 26), however this update is necessary to comply with State Housing Law and Article 26 is preempted in these circumstances.
This staff report also discusses the RHNA appeal process and staff's conclusions that an appeal filed by the City of Alameda will not be successful. If the City Council chooses to file an appeal, it must be submitted by July 9, 2021.
The draft Resolution is attached as Exhibit 1. Exhibit 2 includes the June 2021 Draft Housing Opportunity Sites Table for the Housing Element update. The RHNA is attached as Exhibit 3.
Staff plans to present the draft resolution and the Planning Board recommendation to the City Council at its July 6, 2021 regularly scheduled meeting.
BACKGROUND
In 1973 the voters of Alameda approved an amen...
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