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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, March, 19th, 2024 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting. Public Works Director and City Engineer, Maz Bozorginia, reports.
Full Staff Report
Receive a presentation and provide direction to staff regarding the process for amending Measure D to exempt or partially exempt accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and related options to further affordable housing production.
Next Steps
If the Council were interested in Option 2 (one-half allocation for ADUs), staff would confirm whether the data supports a conclusion that no voter approval is required. This option could also include a variant wherein junior ADUs (JADUs) would be exempt. The justification is that JADUs do not involve new development. Instead, they are located within existing portions of residential units which are modestly reconfigured to establish separation, although they can share a bathroom with the primary residence. In that case, staff would prepare an ordinance for review and recommendation by the Planning Commission, consideration by the Council, and certification by the Coastal Commission.
All other options require voter approval. Staff would prepare an ordinance for City Council consideration of placement on the November 2024 ballot. If adopted, it would be forwarded to the Coastal Commission for certification.
Staff recognizes that Coastal Commission staff may have the same concerns as raised in the July 2014 staff report. However, the City’s LUP Update has since recognized the need to amend Measure D to accommodate affordable housing. In addition, the Coastal Commission has become more amendable to accommodating affordable housing and for protecting housing stock throughout the Coastal Zone as evidenced in its certification of Half Moon Bay’s Short-Term Rental Ordinance. The Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) has also advised the City that applying Measure D to ADUs is of great concern. This is an issue included in HCD’s review letter of the City’s draft Cycle 6 Housing Element. Staff would closely coordinate with Coastal Commission staff throughout the process to help ensure a positive recommendation for certification.
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The City Council of Half Moon Bay is the City’s governing body, and consists of five elected members. The Council sets priorities and policies, makes final decisions on all major City matters, adopts ordinances and resolutions, appoints the City Manager and City Attorney, and approves the annual budget.
The City of Half Moon Bay holds district-based elections for its five city council seats. Each Councilmember is elected to a 4 year term. There are no term limits in Half Moon Bay. The City Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and one to serve as Vice Mayor, on an annual basis.
The Half Moon Bay City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting at 7 pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue.
- streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
- and on Facebook Live
- one in English (City of Half Moon Bay FB Page)
- one in Spanish (City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page)
Members or the public are welcome to submit comments (in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit) via email to [email protected] prior to or during the meeting, via Facebook live during the meeting, and via two phone lines during the meeting – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish). The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.
Please visit our “Commenting at a City Council Meeting” information page. You can also learn about City Council Procedures and Decorum.
The City Council develops Strategic Elements to help focus the City’s actions and work plans on its key priorities.
City of Half Moon Bay District-based Elections Map for 2024
Map 503b Adopted 3.15.2022
From left to right 2024 Half Moon Bay Councilmembers: Robert Brownstone, Vice Mayor Harvey Rarback, Mayor Joaquin Jimenez, Deborah Penrose and Debbie Ruddock.
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