Half Moon Bay Planning Commission Approves 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing on Third Try at Midnight; Project now Moves to City Council Next Week

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.

 

 

Full Agenda for May 14th, 2024 with Attachments

Staff Recommendation:

1. Determine that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA under Class 32 (Infill Development Projects) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15332; and

2. Approve PDP-23-034, an application for a Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review for a new five-story building with forty (40) residential units for senior farmworkers that are affordable to extremely low and very low income households and associated lot line adjustment to reconfigure the driveway at Kelly Avenue, based upon the Findings and Evidence contained in Exhibit A and subject to the Conditions of Approval in Exhibit B. The building will contain on-site property management offices for Mercy Housing, developer and manager of the affordable units, a 2,658 square foot Farmworker Resource Center operated by Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) to serve the building residents and farmworker community, and an 18-space ground-floor parking garage.

 

 

Supplemental Staff Report for 5/14/2024 about 555 Kelly Avenue – Coastal Development Permit and Architectural Review for 40-unit affordable multifamily residential project with 2,653 square foot Farmworker Resource Center, File No. PDP-23-034.

 

 

Letter from State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Housing Accountability Unit Chief

RE: City of Half Moon Bay, 555 Kelly Avenue Project – Letter of Support and Technical Assistance

Dear Chair Margaret Gossett, Vice Chair Hazel Joanes, and Planning Commissioners David Gorn, Rick Hernandez, and Steve Ruddock

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) understands the City of Half Moon Bay (City) Planning Commission will hold its third public hearing for the proposed 100-percent affordable housing project to be located at 555 Kelly Avenue (Project). The purpose of this letter is to express HCD’s support of the Project and to provide notice to the City that delaying action or denying the Project may result in the violation of one or more state housing laws as described below.

 


 

More on the 555 Kelly Permitting Process on Coastside Buzz

 


 


 


 

HMB Planning Commission Agendas and Zoom Links

HMB Planning Commission Videos

 

The Planning Commission consists of citizen volunteers appointed by the City Council to make decisions or advise the Council on land use and property development issues. The Commission assures that new development is consistent with our Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, long-range General Plan and Local Coastal Plan, State laws and other public policies that advance the interests of our community.

 

Members

  • Margaret Gossett, Chair
  • Hazel Joanes, Vice Chair
  • David Gorn
  • Rick Hernandez
  • Steve Ruddock

 

Planning Commission meetings are held at 7 pm every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 537 Kelly Avenue.

View agendas and minutes here.

To communicate with members of the Planning Commission, please use the staff contact information to the right.

Steve McHarris

Community Development
Title: Interim Community Development Director
Phone: 650-825-4933
Email

 

Bridget Jett

Consultant – Planning Analyst
Coastside Buzz
Author: Coastside Buzz

Me