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Meeting Date 2/2/82.
~E~ Resolution ~p 703 Adopting Senior Housing Developments Policy
~ BY: Community Development Director
(4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
wary 12, 1982, the City Council considered a resolution establishing a policy
~nancy of senior hotasing developments constructed under the conditional use
process enabling such developments. The proposed policy established conditions
nth sale and rental units. At that time, Council directed staff to delete pro-
fs from the policy allowing for sale units and to return to the Council with a
allowing rental units only. The policy has been so revised. Therefore, it is my
DATION: That Council
Adopt this resolution establishing a policy for Senior Housing Developments.
/COMPIISSIONS RECOMMENDATION:
The A fordable Housing Subcommittee of the Human Relations Commission has reviewed
the p oposed policy on January 27, 1982, and has recommended its adoption as currently
formu ated.
DISCUSSION:
The S nior Housing Developments Zoning Text Amendment was adopted to provide more
oppor unities for developing a much needed housing resource--affordable senior housing
units. It takes into account the particular dwelling characteristics which distinguish
senio housing from family housing, recognizing that all the normal zoning standards
are n t appropriate to apply to senior developments.
Throu h the conditional use permit process, the Planning Commission and the City
Counc'1 may choose to make exceptions to density, off-street parking, minimum lot
size, open space, required setbacks, building height, yard areas and other standards
as de med appropriate. The provision of an adequate living environment both within
the d velopment and on nearby properties is the overriding standard applied to such
appli ations.
The C ty has recently received the first two applications for such developments. It
seems appropriate at this time, then, to establish a policy which can be applied to
all s ch applications regarding their satisfaction of the use requirement that such
units be "established and maintained for the exclusive use of low or moderate-income
senio residents."
Attac ed is a proposed policy which establishes the eligibility standards for achieving
the d sired use. Those eligibility standards are age requirements, income levels,
incom certification, unit rental rate, and preservation of affordability. The fol-
lowin point should be made regarding the eligibility standards:
1. Age requirements: the age level used is consistent with the state
definition of elderly.
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2. Income levels:. the max-±mum eligible income used, 80% of the area
median income, reflects the HUD standard for low and moderate-income
households.
The ~ollowing is an example of how proposed policy would apply to one-bedroom units
usin the existing area median income:
1. Current income levels:
One person $13,440
Two persons $15,360
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2. Current one-bedroom rental rate: The maximum allowable rent
would be 327, less a utility allowance ranging from $21-$37.
IAL IMPACT:
A sm 11 amount of staff time would be required for monitoring compliance. City
cost would be reimbursed from the administrative account from the Community Devel-
opme t Block Grant program.
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