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HomeMy WebLinkAboutF. 12 Grand Terrace Rezoning PresentationMultifamily Rezoning to Implement the 2021-2029 Housing Element City Council May 12, 2026 2 Team Scott Hutter, Planning & Development Services Director Gabriel Arguelles, Associate Planner Michael Baker International City of Grand Terrace Hannah Kreitman, Project Manager, Housing Element Rezoning Dan Wery, Program Advisor Cameron Savois, Project Manager, Objective Design Standards Nina Cai, Planning Analyst 3 Agenda Purpose, Background, and Timeline Proposed Rezone Standards Revisions in Response to Community Input Adoption and Next Steps 4 Project Purpose and Goals Rezone 97.1 acres to the new R3-40 zone Adopt a set of accompanying standards for the new zone Implement 6th Cycle Housing Element Update Prepare for upcoming 7th Cycle Housing Element Achieve a compliant Housing Element and Comply with State Law Use funding Opportunity from SCAG/SBCTA 5 Project Background and Timeline March 25, 2025: 2021-2029 Housing Element Adoption May 22, 2025: HCD issues Letter of Conditional Compliance December 17, 2025: HCD Compliance and Enforcement Meeting January 27, 2026: Special Joint Planning Commission and City Council Session February 5, 2026: Community Study Session April 2, 2026: Planning Commission Recommends Adoption 6 Proposed Rezone Sites 6 7 Proposed R3-40 Zone Standards Standard Current R3-20/R3-24 Proposed R3-40 Density 13 –20 du/ac / 20 –24 du/ac 20 –40 du/ac Height 35 feet 45 feet Front Yard Setbacks 25 feet 15 feet Rear Yard Setbacks 20 feet 15 feet Side Yard Setbacks 15 feet 20 feet combined (Min 5 feet) Setback from Single Family Zone for Portion of Multiple Family Building over 25 Feet in Height ODS 20 feet 8 Proposed R3-40 Zone Standards (Cont.) Standard Current R3-20/R3-24 Proposed R3-40 Private Open Space -50 sf/du for not less than twenty- five percent (25%) of total units Common Open Space -50 sf/du 9 ●Reduced proposed max height from 55 feet to 45 feet ●Added Stepback requirement ●ADUs and JADUs are permitted to be added to existing legal nonconforming uses and structures “In no case shall a residential use that was lawfully established according to the standards at the time of development in a residential zone be required to be terminated or removed” Revisions Made in Response to Community Input 10 Revisions Made in Response to Planning Commission ●Explicitly permit Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quadplexes in the R3-40 zone ○Triplex or quadplex would meet the necessary density on 38% of the included sites ●Removed requirement for compliance with new zone in the case of additions, damage repair, or ADUs that meet other required provisions 11 ●Present draft revisions to Planning Commission -July ●Current ongoing effort to update the Multifamily ODS ○Building Design ○Site Design ○Approval and Permitting Process ○New Graphics ●Zoning and ODS will be complementary Objective Design Standards (ODS) 12 ●Notice of Exemption Prepared ●Project statutorily exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 21080.085 of the CEQA Statues and Guidelines ●SB 131 exempts rezones that implement the schedule of actions contained in an approved Housing Element California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) 1.City Council Adoption of Zoning Code Amendment, Zone Change, General Plan Amendment, and CEQA 2.Notify HCD of adoption 3.HCD Letter of Substantial Compliance (Certification) Next Steps 13 THANK YOU!