MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE

CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION

COUNTY OF NAPA

 

October 13, 2004

 

 

1.                  Call to Order.

THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE COUNTY OF NAPA MET IN SPECIAL SESSION, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2004, AT 9:00 A.M.  THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIR SCOTT AT 9:08 A.M.

 

 

2.                  Roll Call.

THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS WERE PRESENT:  CHAIRMAN TERRY SCOTT, COMMISSIONERS BOB FIDDAMAN AND JIM KING.  COMMISSIONERS DAVID GRAVES AND JOHN DICKSON WERE EXCUSED.

 

 

3.                  Pledge of Allegiance.

THE SALUTE TO THE FLAG WAS HELD.

 

 

4.                  Citizen Comments and Recommendations.

            NONE

 

 

5.                  Approval of Minutes.

NONE

 

 

6.                  Director’s Report.

STEVE LEDERER, DEPUTY PLANNING DIRECTOR, PROVIDED A STATUS REPORT ON THE RUMSEY FIRE.

 

 

7.                 Agenda Review.

NO CHANGES

 

Public Hearing

 

8.               Items to be decided without additional testimony.

NONE

 


 

9.                  Napa County General Plan Amendment #P04-0318-GPA and Proposed Ordinance Amendment #P04-0405-ORD

 

Request: Review and make recommendations on proposed amendments to:

1.                  The Napa County General Plan (#P04-0318-GPA)

                                                           i.          Adoption of an updated Housing Element

                                                         ii.          Amendments to the Land Use Element of the Napa County General Plan to make clear that the minimum parcel size for lands in the Urban Residential and Rural Residential land use designations may be lowered where allowed in the updated Housing Element.

                                                        iii.          Amendments to the Growth Management System of the Napa County General Plan raising the allocation of residential building permits from 109 to 114 dwelling units, changing the qualifications for Category 4 permits from 100% of median income to 120% of median income, and allowing unused permits to accumulate for a rolling three year period.  Moreover, per the request by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the Growth Management System Element is amended to tie the review of any changes in the annual population growth rate with the 5 year housing element cycle and to allow consideration of data from both the State Department of Finance's Demographic Research Unit and the U.S. Census.  In addition, Chapter 8.02 of the Napa County Code is amended to make it consistent with these General Plan amendments.

2.                  The Napa County Code (#P04-0405-ORD)

a.                   Zoning Ordinance amendments adding a new Chapter 18.82 to Title 18 of the Napa County Code, creating an Affordable Housing Combination District. The Affordable Housing Combination District would do all of the following: (i) apply to parcels identified in Appendix H of the Draft Housing Element; (ii) allow the construction of a variety of affordable housing types (low, very-low and moderate income) on parcels identified in the Draft Housing Element; (iii) allow development up to specified densities by right if the development meets identified standards; and (iv) require the affected housing to remain at affordability levels for a minimum of 40 years. 

b.                  Addition of a new Chapter 18.107 to Title 18 of the Napa County Code to bring the zoning ordinance into compliance with state density bonus laws. Government Code section 65915 requires cities and counties to give a 25% bonus and one additional incentive to a developer who agrees to commit (i) either 20% of the housing units affordable to lower income households, or (ii) 10% of the units affordable to very low income households.


 

9.                  Continued

c.                   Zoning Ordinance amendments to sections 18.08.293, 18.08.294, 18.16.030, 18.20.030, 18.104.300, and 18.104.305 and adding a new section 18.104.295 to Title 18 of the Napa County Code, to bring the County Code into compliance with state law relating to farmworker employee housing. The amendments will clarify that a use permit for farmworker/employee housing will not be required where not so required under state law.

d.                  Zoning Ordinance amendments to sections 18.36.030 and 18.44.020 of Title 18 of the Napa County Code to allow homeless shelters as an allowed use upon grant of a use permit in the Industrial Zoning District and the General Industrial Zoning District.

e.                   Zoning Ordinance amendment to section 18.60.070 of the Napa County Code to increase the density ceilings of the Residential Multi-Family and Planned Development Zoning Districts from 16 units per acre to 20 units per acre.

f.                    Zoning Ordinance amendment to section 18.48.090 of the Napa County Code to exempt affordable housing projects from the 30-acre minimum requirements for the Planned Development Zoning District.

g.                   Amendments to Chapter 8.02 of the Napa County Code relating to the Housing Allocation Program requiring evaluation of population and housing data more frequently than every ten years and bringing it into conformity with the Growth Management System Element.

3.                  Rezoning of various parcels identified below to include the parcels in the Affordable Housing Combination District, new Chapter 18.82.  The project broadly affects various parcels throughout the County, and specifically rezones the following parcels:  Assessor’s Parcel #024-410-007, 024-080-024, 039-320-016, 039-320-006,

049-110-005, 032-150-003, 032-150-048, 032-150-047, 019-261-028, 019-261-035, 019-261-026, 019-261-025, 019-262-001, 019-050-003.

4.                  The Planning Commission will consider and make a recommendation to the Board of   Supervisors on a resolution adopting findings and a statement of overriding considerations for the Housing Element Update.

CEQA Status: Environmental Assessment prepared pursuant to Government Code section 65759.  The proposed project would have, if mitigation measures are not included, potentially significant environmental impacts in the following:  Aesthetics, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Geology, Soils and Seismicity, Hazards and Hazardous Materials, Hydrology and Water Quality, Noise, Population, Public Services, Transportation and Utilities and Service Systems.  The project sites are not on one of the lists of hazardous waste sites enumerated under Government Code section 65962.5.  Continued from July 21, September 29, and October 6, 2004.

PUBLIC HEARING HELD – TESTIMONY PRESENTED


 

9.                  Continued

 

THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPTION OF THE FOLLOWING:

 

THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2004 AND ITS OVERRIDING CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDING THE FOUR AMENDMENTS MADE BY DAVID EARLY;

 

GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT RESOLUTION DATED OCTOBER 12, 2004;

 

AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMBINATION DISTRICT ORDINANCE DATED OCTOBER 12, 2004, AS AMENDED;

 

ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING FOR THE SPECIFIC PARCELS DATED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004; AND

 

STAFF REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO PREPARE A WRITTEN REPORT TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

                                                            BF-JK-DG-JD-TS

                                                                          X    X

 

 

Other Business

 

10.          Commissioner Comments.

            NONE

 

 

11.          Future Agenda Items.

·                    #02082-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING

·                    #03457-UP, 1 YEAR AFTER OPENING

·                    CRESTWOOD CENTER REVIEW, NOVEMBER 17, 2004

 

MR. LEDERER ADVISED THAT ON OCTOBER 20, 2004 THE COMMISSION WILL HEAR SCHRAMSBERG AND ONE OTHER PROJECT AND OAKFORD AND HURLEY WILL BE CONTINUED.

 

MR. LEDERER ADVISED THAT THE AIRPORT LAND USE COMMISSION MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2004 WILL LIKELY BE CANCELLED.

 

 


 

Adjournment.

ADJOURNED TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING COMMISSION, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2004 AT 9:00 A.M.

 

 

 

 

 


TERRY SCOTT, Chairperson

 

ATTEST:                     PATRICK LYNCH

Acting Secretary - Director

 

 


MICHELLE PRICE, Deputy Clerk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key

 

Vote:    DG = David Graves; JD = John Dickson; TS = Terrence Scott; BF = Bob Fiddaman; JK = Jim King

The maker of the motion and second are reflected respectively in the order of the recorded vote.

Notations under vote:  N = No; A = Abstain; X = Excused