CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: June 1, 2016
PREPARED BY: Angie Garcia, Council Services Assistant/Administrative Services
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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ADOPT ORDINANCE 2200, NEW SERIES, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MORGAN HILL APPROVING AN AMENDED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DAA-06-04 G: DIANA-SHERIMAR), A 117-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PROJECT LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DIANA AVENUE AND WEST RINGEL DRIVE, EAST OF MURPHY (APNS 728-20-01, 02, 03, 12, 37 & 38) EXTENDING THE COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION DATE FOR 22, FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015 BUILDING ALLOTMENTS FOR TWELVE MONTHS
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Waive the reading, Adopt Ordinance No. 2200, New Series, and declare that said title, which appears on the agenda, shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the environment
Maintaining fiscal responsibility
2016 Focus Areas
Developing Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
On May 18, 2016, the City Council Introduced Ordinance No. 2200 New Series, by the Following Roll Call Vote: AYES: Carr, Constantine, Librers, Siebert, Tate; NOES: None; ABSTAIN: None; ABSENT: None.
This ordinance will extend the 22, FY 2014-15 building allocations assigned to the Sherimar Ranch project by 12 months thereby changing the Commencement of Construction date within Exhibit B of the project development agreement to June 30, 2017. The circumstances where the two remaining lots have been retained by the original land owner are unique. The absence of a developer to constructed units on the lots creates a circumstance where the lots will be developed as custom lots which traditionally take more time to develop.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Inform
The required public hearing notice was published in the May 6, 2016 edition of the Morgan Hill Times for the minimum 10-day noticing period. Property owners within 300 feet of the subject properties were notified of the DAA hearing 10 days prior to the scheduled public hearing
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
None
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:
The Planning Commission considered the DAA's at their April 26, 2016 meeting. Based on the information presented, the Planning Commission determined that the delays to commencement of construction were not a result of developer inaction. The Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve the DAA's requested.
FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:
The applicants have paid the application fees applied to their project.
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):
Project, Description of CEQA requirements
In accordance with Section 15162 of the CEQA Guidelines (Subsequent Negative Declarations), there is no substantial evidence, in light of the whole record, that the projects as revised may have a significant effect on the environment; therefore no further environmental analysis is required. For each project a Mitigated Negative Declaration w s adopted and a Notice of Determination was filed along with previous related application approvals.
LINKS/ATTACHMENTS:
Ordinance 2200