PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 28, 2017
PREPARED BY: John W. Baty, Principal Planner/Development Services
APPROVED BY: Leslie Little, Assistant City Manager/Development Services
TITLE
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CONTROL SYSTEM (RDCS) DRAFT COMPETITION MANUAL
END
RECOMMENDATION(S):
RECOMMENDATION
Review, discuss, and provide feedback on the Draft RDCS Competition Manual testing results and implementation policies
END
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):
Project, Description of CEQA requirements
An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Morgan Hill 2035 Project, which included the Residential Development Control System (RDCS) Update, was prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and certified by the Morgan Hill City Council on July 27, 2016. (SCH #2015022074)
BODY
PROJECT SUMMARY:
This is the 14th workshop in a series of workshops with the Planning Commission regarding the development of an RDCS Competition Manual to accompany the City's updated Residential Development Control System (RDCS), which becomes effective March 1, 2017.
The purpose of this workshop is for the Planning Commission to consider possible changes to Objective 8 Municipal Services and Objective 9 Project Quality and to provide additional feedback on the attached RDCS Implementation Policies (Section IV of the Manual). Time permitting the Commission should review, discuss, and provide feedback on the competition criteria, standards, and points (Section III of the Manual) for all nine of the Objectives.
The Planning Commission reviewed sections of the Draft Competition Manual at their prior workshops held on October 11, 18, November 1, 15, 22, 29, December 6, 13, 2016, January 10, 17, 24, February 7 and 21, 2017.
At the tenth workshop held on January 17, 2017, the Commission discussed and provided feedback on a Competition Manual Testing Template that would help determine whether or not different typ...
Click here for full text