CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: MAY 18, 2016
PREPARED BY: Gina Paolini, Senior Planner/Planning Department
APPROVED BY: City Manager
TITLE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (RDCS) BIENNIAL REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF SET ASIDE ALLOTMENTS FOR THE 2016 RDCS COMPETITION
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution approving the total building allotment for FY 2018/19 and 2019/20 and the housing type distribution for the 2016 RDCS competition.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the environment
Maintaining fiscal responsibility
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
Developing Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
The number of allotments available for the Residential Development Control System (RDCS) is determined on a biennial basis, as required by Section 18.78.030 (Development Allotments) of the Morgan Hill Municipal Code. The determination of the number of allotments is intended to maintain a rate of growth that will not exceed a population of 48,000 by the year 2020.
In accordance with Section 18.78.184 (Procedures) of the Morgan Hill Municipal Code, no later than May of each year, the Planning Commission is required to provide a recommendation to the City Council regarding the total number and distribution of building allotments for a given RDCS evaluation year.
Planning Commission Review
The Planning Commission conducted the RDCS biennial review at their meeting of May 10, 2016, using population data made available by the Department of Finance (DOF) on May 1, 2016. According to the DOF, the City of Morgan Hill population as of January 1, 2016 was 43,645. Planning Staff presented a report (Attachment 2) that provided an adjusted population for the City based on the City's backlog of units, Measure A units and other estimated factors. The City of Morgan Hill adjusted population is 44,420.
The Planning Commission reviewed the rate of growth within the City, using the adjusted...
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