Scotts Valley City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
41 - HOUSING ELEMENT OPPORTUNITY SITE COMBINING DISTRICT1
Editor's note—Ord. No. 16.142, § 53, adopted Dec. 4, 2024, repealed the former Ch. 17.41, §§ 17.41.010—17.41.120, and § 54 enacted a new Ch. 17.41 as set out herein. The former Ch. 17.41 pertained to secondary dwelling units and guesthouses and derived from Ord. 16.109 § 5(part), 1999; Ord. 16-113 § 7, 2002; Ord. 16.115, §§ 12—19, 6-4-2003; Ord. No. 16.120, §§ 2, 3, 9-21-2005.
17.41.010 - Purpose.
The purpose of the housing element opportunity site (HE) combining district is to facilitate affordable housing production on opportunity sites identified in the General Plan Housing Element.
(Ord. No. 16.142, § 54, 12-4-2024)
17.41.020 - Applicability.
The HE combining district applies to the following parcels:
A.
Non-vacant sites listed in General Plan Housing Element Table F-10: Scotts Valley 6th Cycle Candidate Sites that were Identified in 5th cycle housing elements.
B.
Vacant sites listed in General Plan Housing Element Table F-10: Scotts Valley 6th Cycle Candidate Sites that were Identified in the 4th and 5th cycle housing elements.
C.
Residential and Mixed Use Rezone sites as listed in General Plan Housing Element Table F-10 and shown in Figure F-1.
(Ord. No. 16.142, § 54, 12-4-2024)
17.41.030 - Permitting process.
The following permitting requirements apply to a proposed multiple family residential development project with twenty percent or more of units affordable to lower-income households:
A.
The proposed project shall be reviewed by the city through a by-right approval process. As used in this section, by-right approval means that project conformance with objective standards is the sole basis to approve or deny the application. The review authority may not consider project conformance with subjective policies or requirements when acting on the application.
B.
The proposed project requires ministerial design review as provided in Section 17.50.045 (Ministerial Design Review).
C.
A project that requires a subdivision map must comply with city subdivision requirements and the California Subdivision Map Act (Government Code Sections 66410—66499.40).
(Ord. No. 16.142, § 54, 12-4-2024)
17.41.040 - Density.
A.
For a project that creates one or more new dwelling units on a development site, the minimum density is twenty dwelling units per acre.
B.
The city shall allow at least sixteen dwelling units on each development site in the HE combining district, regardless of lot size.
(Ord. No. 16.142, § 54, 12-4-2024)
17.41.050 - Replacement units for non-vacant sites.
A development project that eliminates existing units affordable to lower income households must replace these units with new affordable units as required in Subsection (3) of subdivision (c) of Government Code Section 65915.
(Ord. No. 16.142, § 54, 12-4-2024)
17.41.060 - Sunset.
This section shall remain in effect only until December 15, 2031, and as of that date is repealed.
(Ord. No. 16.142, § 54, 12-4-2024)