CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2016
PREPARED BY: Gina Paolini, Interim Principal Planner/Planning Department
APPROVED BY: City Manager
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TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS OF RDCS AND GENERAL PLAN PIPELINE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION: CLARIFICATION OF INTENT TO APPLY GENERAL PLAN PIPELINE POLICY TO PENDING PROJECT; REQUEST TO DETERMINE THAT AWARDED RDCS ALLOTMENTS ARE PIPELINE PROJECTS SUCH THAT THE E. DUNNE-KYONO PROJECT, A 32-UNIT SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL PROJECT IS A PRE-EXISTING PIPELINE PROJECT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 2035 GENERAL PLAN. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON E. DUNNE AVENUE, EAST OF BUTTERFIELD BOULEVARD (APN 726-02-014)
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
Clarify the intent of the General Plan Pipeline policy and RDCS Transitional provisions to be used to determine that pending projects with awarded RDCS allotments, such that the E. Dunne-Kyono project, is a pre-existing pipeline project in accordance with the 2035 General Plan.
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COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:
Ongoing Priorities
Protecting the environment
2016 Focus Areas
Planning Our Community
Developing Our Community
REPORT NARRATIVE:
Morgan Hill's General Plan Update process updated land use decisions in the community and simultaneously included revision of the City's Residential Development Control (RDCS) process. The latter, in Ordinance form, has been placed on the November 2016 ballot for the community's consideration.
During the 2035 General Plan Update adoption hearing, the City Council discussed projects that were processed to some degree under the prior General Plan, but that hadn't yet been completed (i.e., in the pipeline) and that could be plagued by consistency issues, with proposed changes contained in Morgan Hill 2035 General Plan (Morgan Hill 2035). The City Council adopted the following Pipeline Policy in Morgan Hill 2035:
Policy CNF-1.4 Pipeline Provisions. For a period of up to 24 months following the adoption date of th...
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