2019/04/11 Planning Commission Agenda PacketConditional Use Permit
Large Family Daycare
1180 Elvera Street
City of Rohnert Park
Planning Commission
April 11, 2019
Summary
State law exempts small family daycare
facilities, eight (8) or fewer children, from
local regulations
Conditional Use Permit required for nine (9)
or more children to mitigate potential
impacts to neighborhood
Impacts to consider include concentration,
traffic control, parking, noise, any regulations
adopted by State Fire Marshall
Project Description
Current facility serves six (6) children, M-
F, 7:30am to 5:00pm
Proposal includes increase to serve up to
twelve to fourteen (12-14) children
Garage conversion proposed as part of
expansion
Project Location
Factors to Consider
Site: play area, local traffic, street area,
noise
Available off street parking for employee
Concentration; no similar use immediately
adjacent
Conditional Use Permit for garage
conversion
No signage or other exterior evidence
identifying daycare operation
Recommended Planning
Commission Action
Staff recommends approval of a Conditional
Use Permit/Garage Conversion for the
proposed expansion to Miss Dawn’s Daycare
facility at located at 1180 Elvera Street
Conditional Use Permit
Floor Area Ratio Increase
6054 Country Club Drive
City of Rohnert Park
Planning Commission
April 11, 2019
Summary
Floor Area Ratio (FAR) allowed by
Section 17.10.020 in a Low Density
Residential district is 0.40
Municipal Code defines FAR as the “gross
floor area of all buildngs on a lot divided
by the building site area
Increase of the FAR factor up to 0.55
allowed by Conditional Use Permit (CUP)
Project Description
Proposal includes second story addition
of 1200 square feet
Proposal exceeds 0.40 allowable
threshold; brings total FAR to 0.50
No other development activity has been
proposed
Project Location
Factors to Consider
Maximum lot coverage for the site would
not exceed that which is permitted
Required setbacks and height limitation
can be met for all structures
Usuable outdoor area would be
maintained
No infringement on the privacy or light
and air of adjacent properties
Total FAR would not exceed 0.55
Factors to Consider
Right
Elevation
Left
Elevation
Recommended Planning
Commission Action
Staff recommends approval of a Conditional
Use Permit to allow an increase in the Floor
Area Ratio (F.A.R.) factor up to 0.55 for a
residential property located at 6054 Country
Club Drive
Municipal Code Amendments:
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
PLMC18-0002
City of Rohnert Park
Planning Commission
April 11, 2019
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Background
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance = key
tool for affordable housing
Sets a percentage (15%) of affordable
units as part of market rate projects
Option to pay a fee “in-lieu” of building
the affordable units (50 or less)
Fees can be used to build new affordable
housing or preserve existing units
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15% of units in a market rate project =
affordable
Language in code applies to both rental
and ownership projects
Palmer case invalidated the application to
rental projects (though changes to state
law brought it back)
Ordinance contemplates an in-lieu fee
option for smaller projects
Current Ordinance
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Summary of Code Changes
1.Allow “for-sale” development projects of
50 units or less to pay fee (versus building
affordable units)
2.Eliminate inclusionary requirement for new
rental development projects and replace
with fee
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Summary of Code Changes
1.Allow “for-sale” development projects of
50 units or less to pay fee (versus building
affordable units)
Difficult to build a small number of affordable units
Difficult to administer a small number affordable units
Fee is a more efficient use of limited resources
Similar to parks fee = makes it easier for developers to
understand and staff to administer
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Summary of Code Changes
1.Allow “for-sale” development projects of
50 units or less to pay fee (versus building
affordable units)
2.Eliminate inclusionary requirement for new
rental development projects and replace
with fee
Zoning code currently requires 15% of units to be
affordable
EPS has completed a fee study to support new fees
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General Plan Policy Support
HO-3.3 –Require affordable housing
throughout the community
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General Plan Directive
Programs HO-3.C and HO-3.D –
Conduct in-lieu fee study, recommend
changes, and amend inclusionary policy to
remove rental inclusionary requirement
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Environmental Determination
No CEQA analysis required as this is not
a project:
◦Adoption will not have an impact on the
environment
◦Government funding mechanisms that do not
involve a specific project commitment are
exempt from CEQA
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Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning
Commission adopt Resolution 2019-15 to
recommend to the City Council these text
amendments to Title 17 of the Rohnert Park
Municipal Code.
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