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Community Development Director Suggests Measure D “Banking” Might Provide Path for Affordable Housing

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VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 21st, 2021 at 7:00pm by Zoom.

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Background

Half Moon Bay’s residential growth management system is referred to as “Measure D.” Measure D caps the maximum annual percentage increase in residential population at 1 percent, with an additional 0.5 percent allowed on development sites located within a defined “Downtown Area.” 1 Measure D is administered through an allocation system whereby “Measure D Certificates” are issued to eligible applications. One certificate represents one allocation, which is required for each new residential unit (including each new Accessory Dwelling Unit, or ADU and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit, or JADU). The total number of certificates made available each year is determined according to Chapter 17.06 of the Municipal Code (Residential Dwelling Unit Allocation System). The calculations are reviewed and authorized annually by City Council every December for the next calendar year.

 

Discussion

Council is being asked to consider transferring the 20 remaining Downtown base allocations to projects proposed on sites located outside Downtown. At this time, all 22 certificates for outside Downtown have been issued, including 6 for three applications including both a single-family home and an ADU (thus two allocations per application), and the remaining 16 for ADUs. As stated above, there are now 17 additional applications for 27 total Measure D certificates for sites outside Downtown that have not yet been issued. Two of the 2021 Downtown allocations (total of 44, including 22 base allocations) have been issued and no significant pending projects within Downtown are anticipated before the end of the year. There are no known pending applications for projects within Downtown that need Measure D base allocations at this time. Staff recommends that City Council transfer all of the remaining 20 base Downtown allocations to support development of 20 new dwelling units proposed outside Downtown.

 

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City Council Priorities – FY 2019-20

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