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Attachment 1 Resolution No.19-1078 SUMMARY OF CASA ELEMENT CONCERNS AND CONSIDERATIONS RECOMMENDED APPROACH TVC POLICY FRAMEWORK KEY THEMES 6. "Good Government"Reforms to Housing CONCERN Si Al U: High. Ihis has the potential to Oppose unless amended as follows: FUNDING AND RESOURCES Approval Process: Focused on streamlining the significantly reduce public input in the review process which • Require an"expiration date"for all fees and CONTEXT-SENSITIVE HOUSING permitting process and how residential impact may lead to distrust and community concern. regulations locked at application completeness to fees are set and enforced. CONCERNS: This is a one-size-fits-all approach that: , ensure they are applicable to viable projects. 1 • Streamlining(zoning compliant projects<500 .• Disincentivizes developers to collaborate on delivering Eliminates abuse by developers who might"lock" I units):Includes"locking"rules,fees and projects that best meet community needs(such as mitigating a future application to avoid addressing future historic status at the date of the"application traffic and infrastructure impacts,offering community federal,state or local requirements that may surface. completeness";permits no more than 3 de amenities). novo hearings for each project. • Require a"reset"should substantive project • Significantly reduces the ability to provide public input and • Impact Fees:Impose a state standard for the ability to satisfy the public concerns.Reducing public changes be introduced during the course of the establishing and imposing impact fees using interest may lead to distrust. development review process to avoid potential objective standards rather than current abuse of the system. "reasonableness"test. Allow for fee deferral • Potentially eliminates ability to negotiate community a some fees at a laterpoint in the • Maintain clear and objective standards and (pay benefits(services and infrastructure to support those who controls,and support fee deferral programs that development process). pP P 8r would occupy the housing)as a part of the development process. ensure context sensitivity. • Inclusionary Zoning:Establish state law that precludes inclusionary programs from being . Sends a mixed message regarding inclusionary housing •• Allow all cities(not just Sensitive Communities)to I 'additive'(density bonus,housing impact fees, which has been the greatest single contributor to affordable develop context sensitive community plans that local inclusionary requirements). Requires in- achieves the overall goal of providing affordable housing in the Tri-Valley. Elements of the Compact require lieu fees to be an option for fulfilling housing around transit. inclusion(i.e.,ability to'buyout of providing inclusionary housing,while this element alleviates the onsite affordable housing). inclusionary requirement for developers. Monitor any legislation regarding the definition and 1 • As written,this Element severely limits a city's ability to use requirements related to an"impositions report." • Downzoning and Moratoria:State to set criteria for when these can be used locally. good design and planning techniques to integrate new affordable housing into the fabric of a community,which • Annual'Impositions'Report.Recommends will likely result in further community resistance to cities annually document any impositions affordable housing development. (undefined)that would increase the hard cast 1 (excludes labor and materials)of housing i construction(such as fees and inclusionary I zoning requirements. 1 II Objective:Remove'regulatory uncertainty' i perceived to be a major cause of economically infeasible projects. Page 5