Resolution 2015-43RESOLUTION NO. 201543
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF GILROY APPROVING RDO HE 15 -01, AN
APPLICATION FOR A RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
ORDINANCE HOUSING EXEMPTION REQUEST FOR
THE HARVEST PARK APARTMENTS HOUSING
PROJECT, APNS 790 -06 -044 AND 790 - 65-092
WHEREAS, SV Affordable Investors, LLC ( "Applicant ") submitted RDO HE 15 -01,
requesting a reinstatement of 98 expired Residential Development Ordinance ( "RDO ") Housing
Exemption units to build the Harvest Park Apartments residential project; and
WHEREAS, the subject properties are located on the northwest corner of Cohansey
Avenue and Wren Avenue (APN 790 -65 -092) and the northwest comer of Cohansey Avenue and
Monterey Street (APN 790 -06 -044 (portion)); and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the review and approval of an application for an
RDO Housing Exemption does not confer any entitlement for residential development and
therefore is not a "project" for the purposes of review pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, the City Council previously granted RDO Housing Exemption units to this
project via application AHE 06 -01; and
WHEREAS, the applicant did not obtain the entitlements to construct the Harvest Park
Apartments project, such that the RDO Housing Exemption units allocated via AHE 06 -01
expired; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed application RDO HE 15 -01 at a duly
noticed public hearing on June 4, 2015, and recommended that the City Council approve
reinstatement of 98 expired RDO Housing Exemption units; and
WHEREAS, on August 3, 2015, at a duly noticed public hearing, the City Council
reviewed application RDO HE 15 -01, and considered the Planning Commission's
recommendation regarding the reinstatement of 98 expired RDO Housing Exemption units.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
hereby approves RDO Housing Exemption application RDO HE 15 -01, subject to the following
conditions:
PLANNING DIVISION STANDARD CONDITIONS:
1. The developer shall be subject to the requirements of the "RDO Affordable Housing
Exemption Procedure" policy.
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2. The developer shall sign a contract agreeing to the provisions contained within the "RDO
Affordable Housing Exemption Procedure" prior to approval of Architectural and Site
review applications A/S 15 -14 and/or A/S 15 -15.
3. The developer shall obtain approval of Architectural and Site review applications A/S 15-
14 and/or A/S 15 -15 within two (2) years from the date of RDO Housing Exemption
approval; otherwise, the RDO Housing Exemption approval shall be deemed
automatically revoked. Upon application prior to the expiration of the approval and for
good cause shown, the Planning Division Manager may grant an extension of time not to
exceed one year.
PLANNING DIVISION SPECIAL CONDITION:
4. If the Harvest Park Apartment buildings utilize an architectural design consistent with the
quality of the Harvest Park townhouse unit design approved via application A/S 06 -45, the
architectural and site review applications (A/S 15 -14 and A/S 15 -15) may be approved at a
staff level. If, however, staff determines that the design is inconsistent with the prior
design and/or that the design quality and site layout is non - compliant with city council
expectations for multi - family developments, the architectural and site review applications
shall be presented to the planning commission for recommendation and city council for
final decision. Prior to scheduling the public hearings, the applicant shall pay for all
additional staff resources associated with the higher -level permit review.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of August 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ATTEST:
awna Freels, City Clerk
AULMAN, BRACCO, TUCKER, WOODWARD,
and GAGE
VELASCO
LEROE -MUNOZ
APPROVED:
Donald F. Gage, Mayo
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I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2015 -43 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the P day of August, 2015 at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
the City of Gilroy this 4h day of August, 2015.
S awna Freels, MMC
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)