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File #: 24-13225    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Public Hearings Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/4/2024 In control: Planning Commission
On agenda: 6/11/2024 Final action:
Title: Subject: Municipal Code, Specific Plan, Below Market Rate Mitigation Manual and Zoning Map Amendments related to implementing the 6th Cycle Housing Element (Application No.(s): MCA-2023-001, SPA-2023-001, CP-2024-002, Z-2024-001, EA-2024-001; Applicant: City of Cupertino; Location: city-wide)
Sponsors: Kirsten Squarcia
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. A - Draft MCA Resolution, 3. B - Draft SPA and CP Resolution, 4. C - Draft Zoning Map Ordinance

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Subject:  Municipal Code, Specific Plan, Below Market Rate Mitigation Manual and Zoning Map Amendments related to implementing the 6th Cycle Housing Element (Application No.(s): MCA-2023-001, SPA-2023-001, CP-2024-002, Z-2024-001, EA-2024-001; Applicant: City of Cupertino; Location: city-wide)

 

Recommended Action

That the Planning Commission recommend that the City Council adopt draft resolutions allowing for consistency with the 6th Cycle Housing Element, and minor edits for clarity, as follows:

1.                     Municipal Code Amendments (Attachment A), including but not limited to:

a.                     Adoption of three new Chapters, Chapter 19.38 (Multiple-Family Residential (R-4) Zones), Chapter 19.46 (Townhome (TH) Combining District), Chapter 19.50 (Emergency Shelters) and

b.                     Amendments to Chapter 19.08 (Definitions), Chapter 19.12 (Administration), Chapter 19.16 (Designations and Establishment of Districts), Chapter 19.20 (Permitted, Conditional and Prohibited Uses in Agricultural and Residential Zoning Districts), Chapter 19.28 (Single Family Residential (R-1) Zones), Chapter 19.36 (Multiple Family Residential (R-3) Zones), Chapter 19.76 (Public Building (BA), Quasi-Public Building (BQ), and Transportation (T) Zones), Chapter 19.80 (Planned Development (P) Zones), Chapter 19.100 (Accessory Buildings/Structures), Chapter 19.124 (Parking), Chapter 19.156 (Development Permits, Conditional Use Permits, and Variances), Chapter 19.168 (Architectural and Site Approval Permits), Chapter 14.15 (Landscape Ordinance) and  Chapter 17.04 (Standard Environmental Protection Requirements); and

2.                     Adopt (Attachment B):

a.                     Amendments to the Heart of the City Specific Plan;

b.                     Amendments to the Below Market Rate (BMR) Mitigation Manual; and

3.                     Zoning Map Amendments (Attachment C) to reflect changes to Priority Housing Sites and other minor changes for internal consistency.