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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Agenda
February 6, 2020
6:30 P.M.
City Council Chambers, City Hall
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, CA 95020
PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS
Chair: Tom Fischer: tom.fischer@cityofgilroy.org Sam Kim: sam.kim@cityofgilroy.org
Vice Chair: Casey Estorga:
casey.estorga@cityofgilroy.org
Fabian Morales Medina:
fabian.morales@cityofgilroy.org
John Doyle: john.doyle@cityofgilroy.org Peter Fleming: peter.fleming@cityofgilroy.org
Amanda Rudeen: Amanda.rudeen@cityofgilroy.org
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I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. REPORT ON POSTING THE AGENDA AND ROLL CALL
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: (Three-minute time limit). This portion of the meeting is reserved for
persons desiring to address the Planning Commission on matters no t on the agenda. The
law does not permit the Planning Commission action or extended discussion of any item
not on the agenda except under special circumstances. If Planning Commission action is
requested, the Planning Commission may place the matter on a future agenda. All
statements that require a response will be referred to staff for reply in writing.
PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR RELATED PROJECT APPLICATIONS WILL BE HEARD CONCURRENTLY AND
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY. COMPANION PROJECTS UNDER NEW BUSINESS WILL BE
TAKEN UP FOR ACTION PRIOR TO, OR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE RELATED PUBLIC HEARING.
THIS REQUIRES DEVIATION IN THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AS NOTED WITHIN THE AGENDA.
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. January 16, 2020 Special Planning Commission Meeting Minutes
V. PUBLIC HEARINGS
A. Z 19-03 (19120015), TM 19-01 (19120016) Zoning amendment to remove a Planned
Unit Development (PUD) overlay district designation from a 43,592 square foot
Single-Family Residential (R-1) zoned and developed parcel, and subdivide the
parcel into three vacant residential lots with a designated remainder containing
the existing single-family residence at 95 Farrell Avenue, APN 790-07-007. The
project includes a 7,801 square foot right of way dedication. Applicant, Michael
Kuang.
1. Staff Report: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
5. Possible Action:
Staff has analyzed the proposed project and recommends that the Planning
Commission:
a) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve rezoning application
Z 19-03; and
b) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve TM 19-03. (Roll
Call Vote)
B. Consideration and Recommendation on the Proposed Public Draft 2040 General
Plan Policy Text.
1. Staff Report: Stan Ketchum, Senior Planner
2. Open Public Hearing
3. Close Public Hearing
4. Planning Commission Disclosure of Ex-Parte Communications
5. Possible Action:
Motion to adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the proposed
Public Review Draft 2040 General Plan Policy Text (Roll Call Vote)
VI. NEW BUSINESS
A. Selection of Planning Commission Chair and Vice-Chair for 2020
1. Staff Report: Julie Wyrick, Planning Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair
B. 2020 Planning Commission Task Force/Committee Assignments
1. Staff Report: Julie Wyrick, Planning Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Review Planning Commission assignments and make adjustments as necessary.
C. Updated City Council Calendar Assignments
1. Staff Report: Julie Wyrick, Planning Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Receive report.
D. Scheduling of Planning Commission Retreat
1. Staff Report: Julie Wyrick, Planning Manager
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Select a meeting date and location for the Annual Retreat.
VII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Current Planning Projects
B. Planning Staff Approvals
VIII. PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
IX. REPORTS BY COMMISSION MEMBERS
Chair Tom Fischer - General Plan Advisory Committee and Historic Heritage Committee
Vice Chair Casey Estorga - Street Naming; City Council Meetings for January 6, 2020 and
January 27, 2020
Commissioner Peter Fleming - Gilroy Downtown Business Association
Commissioner Amanda Rudeen - Bicycle Pedestrian Commission and High Speed Rail
Authority
Commissioner Sam Kim - General Plan Advisory Committee
X. PLANNING MANAGER REPORT
XI. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
A. New 2020 Housing Laws
XII. ADJOURNMENT to the Next Meeting of March 12, 2020 at 6:30 P.M.
Planning Commission
Special Meeting
of
JANUARY 16, 2020
I. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
II. REPORT ON POSTING THE AGENDA AND ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
John Doyle Planning Commissioner Present 6:16 PM
Fabian Morales Planning Commissioner Excused
Peter Fleming Planning Commissioner Present 6:22 PM
Amanda Rudeen Planning Commissioner Present 6:19 PM
Casey Estorga Planning Commissioner Present 6:23 PM
Sam Kim Planning Commissioner Present 6:19 PM
Tom Fischer Chair Present 6:28 PM
III. PUBLIC COMMENTS
IV. CONSENT AGENDA
1. Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes of October 17, 2019
V. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARINGS
VI. PUBLIC HEARINGS
VII. NEW BUSINESS
A. M 19-14 (19090001): a request for an exception to the rental rates specified i n the
“RDO Affordable Housing Exemption Procedure” for property located north of
Luchessa Avenue, between Miller Avenue and West 10th street (APN(s) 808 -18-003
(portion), 808-19-022 and 808-19-023), commonly known as the Glen Loma Ranch
Below Market Rate Apartment Project. This property is located within the Glen
Loma Ranch Specific Plan area. The request does not propose any development,
nor will it have a direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore,
the request does not meet the State CEQA Guidelines definition of project and is not
subject to CEQA. Application filed by William R. Spann, 26302 Table Meadow Road,
Auburn, CA 95602.
1. Staff Report: Melissa Durkin, Planner II
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Staff has analyzed the proposed project, and recommends that the Planning
Commission (Roll Call Vote):
a) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve M 19-14
(19090001); and
b) Motion to recommend that staff revise the “RDO Affordable Housing Exemption
Procedure” to reflect current state laws.
Planner Melissa Durkin presented the report.
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Chair Fischer opened Public Comment.
Representative of the developer, Pacific Companies, Bill Span explained the finance
structure of the project.
Chair Fischer closed Public Comment.
Commissioner Kim motioned to adopt a resolution recommending that City Council
approve M 19-14 (19090001).
Commissioner Rudeen seconded the motion.
Roll call vote. Motion Carried: 5-1-1.
Aye's: Fischer, Estorga, Rudeen, Kim, Fleming.
No's: Doyle.
Absent: Morales.
M 19-14 (19090001): a request for an exception to the rental rates specified in the
“RDO Affordable Housing Exemption Procedure” for property located north of
Luchessa Avenue, between Miller Avenue and West 10th street (APN(s) 808-18-003
(portion), 808-19-022 and 808-19-023), commonly known as the Glen Loma Ranch
Below Market Rate Apartment Project. This property is located within the Glen
Loma Ranch Specific Plan area. The request does not propose any development,
nor will it have a direct or indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore,
the request does not meet the State CEQA Guidelines definition of project and is not
subject to CEQA. Application filed by William R. Spann, 26302 Table Meadow Road,
Auburn, CA 95602.
1. Staff Report: Melissa Durkin, Planner II
2. Public Comment
3. Possible Action:
Staff has analyzed the proposed project, and recommends that the Planning
Commission (Roll Call Vote):
a) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve M 19-14
(19090001); and
b) Motion to recommend that staff revise the “RDO Affordable Housing Exemption
Procedure” to reflect current state laws.
Commissioner Rudeen motioned to recommend that staff revise the "RDO Affordabe
Housing Exemption Procuredure" to reflect current state laws.
Commissioner Kim seconded the recommendation that staff revise the "RDO Affordabe
Housing Exemption Procuredure" to reflect current state laws.
Motion carried 6-0-1.
Aye's: Fischer, Estorga, Rudeen, Kim, Fleming, Doyle.
No's: None.
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Absent: Morales.
RESULT: APPROVE [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Amanda Rudeen, Planning Commissioner
SECONDER: Sam Kim, Planning Commissioner
AYES: Doyle, Fleming, Rudeen, Estorga, Kim, Fischer
ABSENT: Morales
VIII. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS
A. Current Planning Projects
Planning Manager Julie Wyrick presented the report.
B. Planning Staff Approvals
Planning Manager Julie Wyrick presented the report.
IX. PRESENTATION BY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
Chair Tom Fischer - General Plan Advisory Committee and Historic Heritage Committee
Vice Chair Casey Estorga - Street Naming
Commissioner Peter Fleming - Gilroy Downtown Business Association
Commissioner Amanda Rudeen - Bicycle Pedestrian Commission and High Speed Rail
Authority
Commissioner Sam Kim - General Plan Advisory Committee
X. REPORTS BY COMMISSION MEMBERS
XI. PLANNING MANAGER REPORT
XII. ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY REPORT
XIII. ADJOURNMENT to the Next Meeting of February 6, 2020 at 6:30 P.M.
Christina Ruiz, Management Assistant
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Greg Larson
INTERIM DIRECTOR
Community Development
Department
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California 95020-61197
Telephone: (408) 846-0451 Fax (408) 846-0429
http://www.cityofgilroy.org
DATE: February 6, 2020
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Kraig Tambornini, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: Z 19-03 (19120015), TM 19-01 (19120016) Zoning amendment to
remove a Planned Unit Development (PUD) overlay district
designation from a 43,592 square foot Single-Family Residential
(R-1) zoned and developed parcel, and subdivide the parcel into
three vacant residential lots with a designated remainder containing
the existing single-family residence at 95 Farrell Avenue, APN 790-
07-007. The project includes a 7,801 square foot right of way
dedication. Applicant, Michael Kuang.
Request:
Staff has analyzed the proposed project and recommends that the Planning
Commission:
a) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve rezoning
application Z 19-03; and
b) Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve TM 19-03.
(Roll Call Vote)
BACKGROUND:
Subject Property and Surrounding Land Uses: The subject property is
approximately 1-acre (43,592 square foot/180.5’+/- wide by 240.2’+/- deep), rectangular
shaped, infill residential parcel that is located on the north side of Farrell Avenue,
between Monterey Road and Church Street and north of Leavesly Road. The Antonio
Del Buono School site is located to the west. Characteristics of the site and surrounding
uses are as follow:
LOCATION EXISTING LAND USE GENERAL PLAN ZONING
Project Site Single Family Residence LDR R-1 PUD (Z96-08)
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LOCATION EXISTING LAND USE GENERAL PLAN ZONING
North Single Family / Multi Family LDR/MDR R-1 PUD (Z-01-10)
South Single Family Residential PUD LDR R-1 (PUD)
East Single Family Residence General Services C-1
West Single Family Residence LDR R-1
Building permit #19050019 has also been obtained to remove portions of the existing
home and accessory buildings, to provide 7-feet of setback from the new lot line, and
construct a new garage. Thus, after subdivision, the existing residence will be fall within
the remainder lot area and comply with R-1 district area and setback standards.
Environmental Assessment: Section 15061(b)(3) and Section 15315 of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, exe mpts from further environmental
review, those projects where it can be seen with certainty that no environmental effects
would result, and minor land divisions involving four or fewer parcels in urbanized areas.
The rezoning action is consistent with the General Plan and would have no material
physical impact on development of the site, and the site does not have any unique
environmental characteristics. Therefore, no further assessment is necessary for this
proposal. A Notice of Exemption may be filed for the project, if desired by the applicant.
(Filing of a NOE is not mandated, however, it reduces the statute of limitations for legal
challenges under CEQA, from 180 days to 35 days.)
ANALYSIS:
1) General Plan Consistency: The City's General Plan designates the site for Low
Density Residential (LDR) land use, with a density of 3 to 7.25 units per acre. The
project density of 4 units per acre and R-1 zoning implement the site land use
designation. Furthermore, the project complies with each of the following key
policies:
Policy Title and Summary Analysis
4. Community Design and Development
1.01 Pattern of Development. Ensure an
orderly, contiguous pattern of
development that prioritizes infill
development, … , and avoids land use
incompatibilities.
Substantially Complies. The property is
a large in-fill lot that is adjacent to
developed residential and commercial
lots and fronts on a city street. The land
use plan is consistent with prevailing
development patterns.
1.05 Existing Neighborhoods. Maintain and
enhance the quality of existing
residential neighborhoods, .... .
Substantially Complies. The lot pattern
would build out the property with a
suitable density and lot pattern that is
generally consistent with the residential
neighborhood character.
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1.13 Undergrounding of Utilities. Remove
overhead utility lines and wooden poles
in central areas, and ultimately
throughout the City, and require
undergrounding of utilities in all new
developments.
Conditional Compliance. This side of
Farrell Avenue has existing above
ground utility poles. Undergrounding of
this infrastructure along the site frontage
would be required as a condition of
approval.
6. Transportation and Circulation
12.02 System Function and Neighborhood
Protection. Ensure that the existing and
proposed highways, streets, bikeways
and pedestrian paths serve the functions
they are intended to serve, while
protecting the character of residential
neighborhoods.
Complies. This roadway is designated
as an arterial (86’ right of way). The
project would dedicate 43 feet of the
property frontage and construct frontage
improvements. This would include a five-
foot planter strip with Chinese Pistache
street trees and six foot sidewalk.
12.03 Residential Street System Design.
Design street systems in residential
areas to encourage direct connections
between neighborhoods; to encourage
internal movement by bicycling and
walking; and to provide safer and quieter
neighborhoods.
Substantially Complies. The project
cannot connect to the development to
the north. It would include standard curb,
gutter and sidewalk improvements along
Farrell Ave, which is an arterial roadway.
7. Public Facilities and Services
16.01 Park Land Standard. Maintain the City’s
established standard of 5 acres of
developed park land per thousand
population. …
Complies. Payment of impact fees
would be sufficient for this small in-fill
residential development.
16.02 Land Dedication or Fees. Require
developers of new residential
subdivisions to dedicate land for
development of recreation facilities,
which may include cultural facilities, to
serve the subdivision, neighborhood, and
community. At the City’s discretion, the
developer may pay fees in lieu of
dedication to assist in land acquisition
and facility development in other
locations.
Complies. The project would comply by
payment of development impact fees per
unit pursuant to adopted Development
Impact Fees. The current fee is $21,318
per low density residential unit. This
would be in addition to all other impact
fees (i.e., sewer, storm development,
traffic, water development, etc.), which
are paid at time of building permit.
2) Staff Analysis for Rezoning (Z 19-03): The PUD Z96-08 (Ordinance 1997-03) was
granted to permit four lots facing onto a private roadway access. The subdivision
approval TM 96-08 was not pursued and as a result the PUD permit expired. This
left the PUD designation without an adopted development plan. Rezoning is required
to pursue further site development (either to adopt a PUD plan or remove the
overlay designation).
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Gilroy City Code Section 30.52.40 requires findings that rezoning would implement
the Zoning Code and General Plan. The PUD overlay may be pursued to encourage
unified planning, land use efficiency, variety, creative design, and harmony with
surrounding development (Section 30.26.10). However, a PUD overlay is not
required to implement the General Plan.
The applicant is not interested in pursuing development as a PUD, and seeks to
revert back to conventional R-1 zoning. In this case, rezoning to remove the PUD
overlay would maintain compliance with the General Plan and continue to promote
orderly residential development. Based on this conclusion, staff recommends the
rezoning to restore the site to R-1 through removal of the PUD overlay designation.
3) Staff Analysis for Tentative Map (TM 19-01): Residential subdivisions must
comply with Chapter 21, Subdivisions and Land Development . Section 21.41(i)
provides initial approval of a tentative map is valid for twenty-four (24) months. Such
approval may only be extended at the Council’s discretion.
Chapter 21 does not establish a separate review process for minor subdivision of
four or fewer residential lots. Therefore, the Planning Commission must review and
recommend the proposed subdivision (tentative map/tentative parcel map) request
to the City Council. The tentative map may be denied only if the property as
proposed to be developed would conflict with the City code, statute, law or other
valid regulation, or if the land is subject to severe flood hazard or severe inundation.
Staff has concluded that the subdivision design is substantially consistent with the
City Codes, ordinances and regulations, including the R-1 zoning district. Further, a
subdivision design should promote orderly and cohesive development. In this case,
the site lacks meaningful ways to connect with development to the north, east and
west. The project would provide a traditional lot pattern facing Farrell Avenue. While
this is a simple site plan it is generally consistent with the residential development
pattern in the area. Further, the lots comply with the following applicable subdivision
design and R-1 zoning standards:
a) RDO Allocations. As provided by Section 30.50.60 (b) (2) (f) the project is
exempt from the residential development allocation process as it consists of
an infill project proposing four or fewer dwelling units that meet all of the
following criteria:
1. All street improvements are in place, including water, sewer, and storm
drains;
2. The project is surrounded by developed property; and
3. The project is not be located on the edge of a developed area of the
city.
b) Site Layout: A minimum frontage of 40 feet is required, and provided,
pursuant to Section 21.95. The project proposes three lots at 47 feet wide
(including the developed “remainder” lot), and one large L-shaped parcel with
40 feet of street frontage. The L-shaped parcel is not considered a flag lot
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because it provides the minimum required frontage. Flag lots are generally
discouraged and typically only allowed where topography makes it impractical
to provide the 40 foot width or if the lot cannot be reasonably developed
without such exception. .
An alternative site layout could propose four narrow deep lots that would meet
minimum frontage requirements; however the proposed configuration allows
wider lots for the homes that will be facing the street. While the L-shaped
parcel is unusual, the development pattern is consistent with a traditional
residential subdivision pattern, allows home widths characteristic of the
surrounding neighborhood and implements the density range.
c) Lot Sizes: The minimum lot size for R-1 development is 6,660 square feet.
This lot area generally includes approximately 11’ feet of depth for public
easements along the lot frontage. The three traditional lots are 6,700 square
feet in area, while the L-shaped lot is 15,700 square feet in area.
d) Density: The project results in a density of 4 units per acre, which is within
the 3 to 7.25 units per acre allowed by the General Plan.
e) Circulation: The lots face onto a residential arterial collector street and would
provide an additional 43’ of frontage for right of way, which has been identified
as necessary to accommodate full future build-out of the roadway. Frontage
improvements including curb, gutter and sidewalk would be required for the
property. As designed, the driveway aprons allow four cars to park along the
street frontage. This consists of 20 feet of frontage long the remainder lot and
Parcel 1 frontages, and 42 feet of space between the driveways of Parcel 2
and Parcel 3.
f) Open Space: The lots each contain significant front and rear yard areas.
g) Off-Site Improvements: The project would include roadway, street frontage
and utility undergrounding improvements.
h) Property Dedications and Easements: The project would provide required
sidewalk improvements and utility easements along the Farrell Ave frontage.
i) FINDINGS: As discussed and analyzed above, the following findings can be
made in support of the tentative map request:
i) The proposed Tentative Map is consistent with the intent of the goals and
policies of the City's General Plan.
ii) The proposed development is consistent with the Zoning Ordinance and
the City's Subdivision and Land Development Code, and the State
Subdivision Map Act.
iii) Public utilities and infrastructure improvements needed in order to serve
the proposed project are in close proximity.
iv) There will be no significant environmental impacts as a result of this
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project due to the required mitigation measures to be applied.
Staff supports a recommendation of approval by the Planning Commission with
conditions provided in the draft resolution attached to this report.
4) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC): Project plans were routed to Engineering,
Building, Police, and Fire representatives for internal review and comment. The TAC
considered the project on October 10, 2019. Further, pursuant to Section 21.41(a),
the Tentative Map was distributed for consideration by various departments and
utility agencies. The recommendations and comments have been incorporated into
the project and draft conditions of approval.
5) Bicycle Pedestrian Committee (BPC): The project was not subject to BPC review
as it consists of an infill residential subdivision that must provide sidewalk and street
frontage improvements in compliance with City standards.
6) Gilroy Unified School District (GUSD): Project plans were routed to the GUSD for
review and comments. The site is served by Rucker School (K-5), South Valley
Middle School and Christopher High School.
7) Noticing: Property owner information (i.e. list, labels, and map) within 500 feet of
the subject site were generated by First American Title Company using current
ownership data. On January 24, 2020, notices of this Planning Commission meeting
were mailed to the property owners along within other interested parties , and
published in the Gilroy Dispatch, a local newspaper of general circulation . In
addition, the property has been posted with on -site signage notifying passers-by of
pending development, and the Planning Commission public hearing packets are
available through the City's webpage.
8) Appeal Procedure: In accordance with Section 30.51.50 of the Gilroy City Code,
the Planning Commission's decision to deny the zoning action may be appealed, in
writing, to the City Council within 20 days of adoption of a resolution. Appeal forms
may be obtained from the City Clerk and must be submitted with the appropriate fee
before the end of the appeal period. The Planning Commission's action to support
the zoning action, or to support or reject the tentative map action is not final, but
rather a recommendation. As such, the matter will be considered by the City Council
at a later date.
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take the following actions:
1. Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve rezoning
application Z 19-03; and
2. Adopt a resolution recommending that the City Council approve TM 19 -03.
Attachments:
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1. Project Location Exhibit
2. Zoning Location Exhibit
3. Kuang Tentative Map (95 Farrell Ave)
4. PC Resolution Z19-03 (Draft)
5. PC Resolution TM19-01 (Draft)
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Packet Pg. 15 Attachment: Project Location Exhibit (2615 : 95 Farrel Ave Rezoning and Subdivision)
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Packet Pg. 16 Attachment: Zoning Location Exhibit (2615 : 95 Farrel Ave Rezoning and Subdivision)
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Packet Pg. 17 Attachment: Kuang Tentative Map (95 Farrell Ave) (2615 : 95 Farrel Ave Rezoning and Subdivision)
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
GILROY RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDMENT TO THE
GILROY CITY CODE, CHAPTER 30, PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.52.10 TO
AMEND THE CITY OF GILROY ZONING MAP REDESIGNATING
PROPERTY AT 95 FARRELL AVENUE (APN 790-07-007) FROM R-1 PUD
TO R-1 ZONING DISTRICT DESIGNATION.
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2019, the property owner filed an application to amend
the Zoning Map for property at 95 Farrell Avenue to remove a Planned Unit Development
(PUD) overlay designation; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has received and considered the Zoning Map
Amendment, in accordance with the City of Gilroy Zoning Ordinance (Article LII), and the
staff report pertaining to the proposed Zoning Amendment file number Z 19-03; and
W HEREAS, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on February
6, 2020, at which time the Planning Commission received and considered written and oral
public testimony related to Zoning Amendment Z 19-03, and thereafter recommended that
the City Council approve said project; and
WHEREAS, review and approval of Zoning Amendment Z 19-03 is exempt from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to
the provisions of Section 15061(b) (3) of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that a project is
exempt from CEQA when “[t]he activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies
only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant impact to the environment.
Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question
may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA;” and
WHEREAS, in accordance with City of Gilroy Zoning Code Section’s 30.52.40 and
30.52.60, the Planning Commission finds that the proposed Zoning Map Amendment
implements the Gilroy 2020 General Plan, including all applicable policies and in particular
the Low Density Residential land use designation, in conformance with state law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the City of
Gilroy hereby recommends to the City Council approval of Zoning Map Amendment Z 19-03
to change the zoning district designation established for the 0.99 acre property at 95 Farrell
Avenue, APN 790-07-007, from the R-1 PUD Zoning District to the R-1 Zoning District;
thereby removing the PUD overlay designation .
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Packet Pg. 18 Attachment: PC Resolution Z19-03 (Draft) (2615 : 95 Farrel Ave Rezoning and Subdivision)
Resolution No. 2020-__
Page 2
Ord Z18-07
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February 2020 by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ ______________________________
Julie Wyrick, Planning Manager Tom Fischer, Chairperson
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Packet Pg. 19 Attachment: PC Resolution Z19-03 (Draft) (2615 : 95 Farrel Ave Rezoning and Subdivision)
RESOLUTION NO. 2020-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
GILROY APPROVING TENTATIVE MAP TM 19-01, A SUBDIVISION TO
ALLOW 3 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS AND A DESIGNATED
REMAINDER ON 0.99 ACRES AT 95 FARRELL DRIVE, APN 790-07-007,
FILED BY MICHAEL KUANG, PROPERTY OWNER, GILROY, CA 95020.
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2019, the property owner submitted an application
requesting a tentative map to subdivide a 0.99 acre site into 3 residential lots, with a
designated remainder lot; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission, by separate resolution, has recommended
application Z 19-03 to amend the zoning map for the property to change the site from R -
1 PUD to R-1 zoning district, which is required to permit the a standard residential
subdivision of the property; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Gilroy has considered the
tentative map request, in accordance with the Gilroy Zoning Ordinance, City's
Subdivision and Land Development Code, the State Subdivision Map Act, and other
applicable standards and regulations; and
WHEREAS, said tentative map was referred to various public utility companies,
outside agencies, and City departments, including the Technical Advisory Committee for
recommendations; and
WHEREAS, review and approval of Tentative Map TM 19-01 is exempt from
environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to
the provisions of Section 15315 of the CEQA Guidelines, which applies to a minor in-fill
residential subdivision of four or fewer lots; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds, after due study, deliberation and
public hearing, the following circumstances exist:
1. The proposed Tentative Map is consistent with the goals and policies of the Gilroy
2020 General Plan in that proposes single family residential development on an
in-fill parcel served by utilities and streets, and at a density of four units per acre
which would implement the Low Density Residential land use designation and 3
to 7.25 unit per acre density range.
2. The proposed development is consistent with the Zoning Ordinance and the City's
Subdivision and Land Development Code, and the State Subdivision Map Act
given that the project complies with the lot size and area, results in orderly
development and would be required to make frontage improvements, and pay all
required development impact fees for further residential development as required
by City ordinances.
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3. Public utilities and infrastructure improvements needed in order to serve the
proposed project are available along the property frontage at Farrell Avenue .
4. There will be no significant environmental impacts as a result of this project given
that it consists of in-fill residential development on a level site, requiring minimal
grading and there are no unique environmental conditions associated with the
property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the
City of Gilroy hereby approves the tentative map, TM 19-01 subject to the conditions in
Attachment A.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th Day of February 2020 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS:
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ ______________________________
Julie Wyrick, Secretary Tom Fischer, Chairperson
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Attachment A
Conditions of Approval
TM19-01
Note: The following abbreviations identify the City department or division responsible for determining compliance
with these conditions. The first group listed has responsibility for compliance at plan check, the second
confirms compliance with the condition at final inspection, prior to final occupancy or issuance of a certificate
of occupancy, or as specified in the condition. If only one group is identified, they have responsibilities from
initial review through compliance verification. An internal condition reference number is located at the end of
each condition (e.g. G-1 or MND-S2).
RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENTS/DIVISIONS
BL Building Division/Inspectors PK Parks/Landscape Design
CA City Attorney PL Planning Division
CC Chemical Control Agency PW Public W orks/Engineering
FP Fire Prevention TR Traffic Division
PD Police Department WW Wastewater/Source Control
PLANNING DIVISION CONDITIONS
1. Approval of TM 19-01 (19120016) (hereinafter “this permit”) is subject to approval
of rezoning Z 19-03 to rezone the subject property from R-1 PUD to R-1. If the
rezoning action is denied, this approval shall be void.
2. Approval is granted for approved plans stamped as “Approved on
[_______________]” (“the plans”) on file with the Planning Division. Build-out of the
project shall conform to the plans, except as otherwise specified in these
conditions. Any future adjustment or modification to the plans shall be considered
by the Community Development Director or designee, may require separate
discretionary approval, and shall conform to all City, State, and Federal
requirements, including subsequent City Code requirements or policies adopted by
City Council. (PL, G-1)
3. Developer means permit applicant, property owner, operator, permittee, lessee,
and/or tenants using the space(s) for the intended use(s). Developer shall comply
with project conditions for the life of the project. (CA, G-2)
4. Developer agrees, as a condition of permit approval, at Developer’s own expense,
to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the City of Gilro y (“the City”) and its
officers, contractors, consultants, attorneys, employees and agents from any and
all claim(s), action(s) or proceeding(s) brought against the City or its officers,
contractors, consultants, attorneys, employees, or agents to challenge, attack, set
aside, void or annul the approval of this resolution or any condition attached thereto
or any proceedings, acts or determinations taken, including actions taken under the
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California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, done or made prior to
the approval of such resolution that were part of the approval process. (CA, G-3)
5. Failure to appeal this decision in a timely manner, or commencement of any activity
related to the project, is understood to clarify Developer’s acceptance of all
conditions and obligations imposed by this permit and waiving any challenge to the
validity of the conditions and obligations stated therein. (CA, G-4)
6. Prior to occupancy, Developer shall complete all required offsite and onsite
improvements related to the project, including structures, paving, and landscaping,
unless otherwise allowed by the Community Development Director, or stated in
these conditions. (BL, G-8)
7. Developer shall complete the “Notice of Land Use Restrictions and Conditions”
form, using the form provided by the City, for recording with the Santa Clara County
Recorder. (PL, G-9)
8. Developer acknowledges that because of water limitations placed on the City by its
water providers, approval of this permit does not guarantee that the city will is sue
building permits. Issuance of building permits may be delayed and subject to
implementation and/or compliance with mandated water conservation or allocation
plans that could be required during drought emergencies pursuant to the Gilroy City
Code Chapter 27.98. (PL/PW, G-10)
9. Any covenants, conditions, and restrictions (CC&Rs) applicable to the project
property shall be consistent with the terms of this permit and the City Code. If there
is a conflict between the CC&Rs and the City Code or this permit, the City Code or
this permit shall prevail. (PL/CA, G-11)
10. An approved tentative map or vesting tentative map shall expire twenty-four (24)
months from the approval date if the final map is not approved prior to expiration.
(PL, G-12). Should Developer intend to request an extension to the permit
expiration date, Developer must submit to the Planning Division a written
application with applicable fees prior to the expiration date. Only timely requests
may be considered pursuant to the City Code. (PL, G-5)
11. Concurrent with or prior to an application for a grading permit, Developer shall
apply for a Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan permit from the City of Gilroy. The
grading permit will be issued only after payment of assessed fees and approval of
the Habitat Plan permit. This shall require payment of nitrogen deposition only
habitat mitigation fees for each residence at time of building permit. (PL, PL-9)
12. To minimize potential construction-related impacts to noise, Developer shall include
the following language on any grading, site work, and construction plans issued for
the subject site (PL/BL, PL-11)
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“During earth-moving, grading, and construction activities, Developer shall
implement the following measures at the construction site:
(A) Limit construction activity to weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., and
on Saturdays between 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Construction noise is prohibited
on Sundays and City-observed holidays;
(B) Locate stationary noise-generating equipment as far as possible from sensitive
receptors when sensitive receptors adjoin or are near a construction project
area;
(C) Construct sound walls or other noise reduction measures prior to developing
the project site;
(D) Equip all internal combustion engine driven equipment with intake and exhaust
mufflers that are in good condition and appropriate for the equipment;
(E) Prohibit all unnecessary idling of internal combustion engines;
(F) Utilize “quiet” models of air compressors and other stationary noise sources
where technology exists; and
(G) Designate a “disturbance coordinator’ who would be responsible for responding
to any complaints about construction noise. The disturbance coordinator will
determine the cause of the noise complaint (e.g. bad muffler, etc.) and will
require that reasonable measures be implemented to correct the problem.”
13. To minimize potential construction-related impacts to air quality, Developer shall
include the following language on any grading, site work, and construction plans
issued for the project site (PL/BL, PL-12):
“During earth-moving, grading, and construction activities, Developer shall
implement the following basic control measures at the construction site:
(A) All exposed surfaces (e.g. parking areas, staging areas, soil piles, graded
areas, and unpaved access roads) shall be watered two times per day;
(B) All haul trucks transporting soil, sand, or other loose material onsite or offsite
shall be covered;
(C) All visible mud or dirt tracked out onto adjacent public roads shall be removed
using wet power vacuum street sweepers at least once per day. The use of dry
power sweeping is prohibited;
(D) All vehicle speeds on unpaved roads or pathways shall be limited to 15 miles
per hour;
(E) All roadways, driveways, and sidewalks to be paved shall be completed as
soon as possible. Building pads shall be laid as soon as possible after grading
unless seeding or soil binders are used;
(F) Idling times shall be minimized either by shutting equipment off when not in use
or reducing the maximum idling time to 5 minutes (as required by the California
airborne toxics control measure Title 13, Section 2485 of California Code of
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Regulations [CCR]). Clear signage shall be provided for construction workers at
all access points;
(G) All construction equipment shall be maintained and properly tuned in
accordance with manufacturer’s specifications. All equipment shall be checked
by a certified visible emissions evaluator; and
(H) Post a publicly visible sign with the telephone number and person to contact at
the lead agency regarding dust complaints. This person shall respond and take
corrective action within 48 hours. The Air District’s phone number shall also be
visible to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.”
14. In the event of an accidental discovery of archaeological resources during grading
or construction activities, Developer shall include the following language on any
grading, site work, and construction plans issued for the project site (BL/PL, PL -13):
“If archaeological or cultural resources are discovered during earth-moving,
grading, or construction activities, all work shall be halted within at least 50 meters
(165 feet) of the find and the area shall be staked off immediately. The monitoring
professional archaeologist, if one is onsite, shall be notified and evaluate the find. If
a monitoring professional archaeologist is not onsite, the City shall be notified
immediately and a qualified professional archaeologist shall be retained (at
Developer’s expense) to evaluate the find and report to the City. If the find is
determined to be significant, appropriate mitigation m easures shall be formulated
by the professional archaeologist and implemented by the responsible party.”
15. In the event of an accidental discovery or recognition of any human remains,
Developer shall include the following language in all grading, site work, and
construction plans (BL/PL, PL-14):
“If human remains are found during earth-moving, grading, or construction
activities, there shall be no further excavation or disturbance of the site or any
nearby area reasonably suspected to overlie adjacent human remains until the
coroner of Santa Clara County is contacted to determine that no investigation of the
cause of death is required. If the coroner determines the remains to be Native
American the coroner shall contact the Native American Heritage Commissio n
within 24 hours. The Native American Heritage Commission shall identify the
person or persons it believes to be the most likely descendent (MLD) from the
deceased Native American. The MLD may then make recommendations to the
landowner or the person responsible for the excavation work, for means of treating
or disposing of, with appropriate dignity, the human remains and associated grave
goods as provided in Public Resources Code Section 5097.98. The landowner or
his authorized representative shall rebury the Native American human remains and
associated grave goods with appropriate dignity on the property in a location not
subject to further disturbance if: a) the Native American Heritage Commission is
unable to identify a MLD or the MLD failed to make a re commendation within 24
hours after being notified by the commission; b) the descendent identified fails to
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make a recommendation; or c) the landowner or his authorized representative
rejects the recommendation of the descendent, and the mediation by the Na tive
American Heritage Commission fails to provide measures acceptable to the
landowner.”
GENERAL ENGINEERING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
16. GENERAL - At first improvement plan submittal, utility sheets shall show
appropriate line types and labels to identify different type of utilities and pipe sizes.
Clearly identify both public and private utilities.
17. GENERAL - Improvement plans (as second sheet in plan set) shall contain
Approved Conditions of Approval.
18. GENERAL - Improvement plans shall include General Notes found in the City of
Gilroy General Guidelines.
19. GENERAL - Improvement plan cover sheet shall include a table summarizing all
facilities (Streets, Utilities, Landscaping, etc.), showing the ownership of all
facilities, and the maintenance responsibilities of all facilities.
20. GENERAL - The applicant shall obtain all applicable permits from federal, state,
and local agencies as required to construct the proposed improvements. A copy of
these permits will be provided prior to building permits.
21. GENERAL – Improvement plans are required for both on -site and off- site
improvements.
22. GENERAL - Existing overhead utilities shall be undergrounded and related utility
poles removed along the property frontage. Show the new risers location, the
poles being removed and the overhang wires being undergrounded.
23. GENERAL - All existing public utilities shall be protected in place and if necessary
relocated as approved by the City Engineer. No permanent structure is permitted
within City easements without the approval of the City of Gilroy.
24. GENERAL - Prior to any work within public right of way or City easement, the
developer shall obtain an encroachment permit from the City.
25. GENERAL – Developer is required to confirm the location of existing utility lines
along the project frontage by potholing. Prior to any potholing, developer shall
submit a pothole plan for City review and approval. Developer shall provide the
pothole result to the City Engineer prior to final design.
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26. GENERAL - All improvements shall be designed and constructed in accordance
with the City of Gilroy Municipal Code and Standard Specifications and Details, and
is subject to all laws of the City of Gilroy by reference.
27. GENERAL - Prior to issuance of any building permits, developer shall submit for
City approval water, sewer and storm drain studies for the development. These
studies shall provide supporting hydraulic calculation for pipe sizing per City
standard design guideline.
28. GENERAL - At first improvement plan submittal, developers engineer shall s ubmit
a calculation for sanitary sewer and water generation per the City’s Master Plan
design criteria.
29. FEE - The project is subject to the City’s Street Tree, Storm, Sewer, Water, Traffic,
and Public Facilities Development Impact Fees. Latest City impac t fee schedule is
available on the City’s website. Payment of Impact Fees is required at first building
permit issuance. Fees shall be based on the current comprehensive fee schedule
in effect at the time of fee payment, consistent with and in accordance with City
policy.
30. FEE - Prior to plan approval, developer shall submit a detailed project cost estimate
by the project engineer, subject to City Engineer approval. Cost estimate shall be
broken out into on-site and off-site improvements.
31. FEE - Prior to final plan approval, Developer shall pay 100% of the plan check and
processing fees and other related fees that the property is subject to, enter into a
property improvement agreement, and provide payment and performance bonds.
32. GRADING & DRAINAGE - All grading activity shall address National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) concerns. If all or part of the construction
occurs during the rainy season, the developer shall submit an Erosion Control Plan
to the Public Works Director for review and approval. This plan shall incorporate
erosion control devices and other techniques in accordance with Municipal Code §
27C to minimize erosion. Specific measures to control sediment runoff,
construction pollution and other potential construction contam ination sediment
runoff, construction pollution and other potential construction contamination shall
be addressed through the Erosion Control Plan and Storm Water Pollution
Prevention Plan (SWPPP). The SWPPP shall supplement the Erosion Control
Plan and project improvement plans. These documents shall also be kept on -site
while the project is under construction. A Notice of Intent (NOI) shall be filed with
the State Water Resources Control Board, with a copy provided to the Engineering
Division before a grading permit will be issued. WDID# shall be added to the
grading plans prior to plan approval.
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33. GRADING & DRAINAGE - Prior to building permit issuance, the applicant’s
Geotechnical Engineer shall review the final grading, pavement design and
drainage plans to ensure that said designs are in accordance with their
recommendations and the peer review comments. The applicant’s Geotechnical
engineer’s approval shall then be conveyed to the City either by letter or by signing
the plans.
34. GRADING & DRAINAGE - At first improvement plan submittal, the developer shall
submit a Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP) prepared by a registered Civil
Engineer. The SWMP shall analyze the existing and ultimate conditions and
facilities, and the study shall include all off -site tributary areas. Study and the
design shall be in compliance with the City’s Stormwater Management Guidance
Manual (latest edition). Existing offsite drainage patterns, i.e., tributary areas,
drainage amount and velocity shall not be altered by the develo pment.
35. GRADING & DRAINAGE - All grading and improvement plans shall identify the
vertical elevation datum, date of survey, and surveyor.
36. GRADING & DRAINGE - Improvement and grading plans shall show existing topo
and features at least 50’ beyond the project boundary. Clearly show existing topo,
label contour elevations, drainage patterns, flow lines, slopes, and all other property
encumbrances.
37. GRADING & DRAINAGE – Geotechnical Engineer to confirm infiltration rates
through core sample testing with appropriate safety factors of all stormwater
detention and/or retention facilities.
38. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS – Prior to Parcel Map recordation, developer shall
execute a public improvement agreement and post Payment and Performance
bonds each for 100% of cost for improvement with the City that shall secure the
construction of the public improvements. Insurance shall be provided per the terms
of the agreement.
39. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS - The developer shall repair or replace all existing
improvements not designated for removal and all new improvements that are
damaged or removed because of developer's operations. Developer shall request
a walk-through with the Engineering Construction Inspector before the start of
construction to verify existing conditions.
40. CONSTRUCTION - All construction water from fire hydrants shall be metered and
billed at the current hydrant meter rate.
41. CONSTRUCTION - The City shall be notified at least ten (10) working days prior to
the start of any construction work and at that time the contract or shall provide a
project schedule and a 24-hour emergency telephone number list.
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42. CONSTRUCTION - Construction activity shall be restricted to the period between
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mondays through Fridays, Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
for general construction activity. No work shall be done on Sundays and City
Holidays. The Public Works Director will apply additional construction period
restrictions, as necessary, to accommodate standard commute traffic along arterial
roadways and along school commute routes.
43. CONSTRUCTION - All work shown on the improvement plans, if applicable, shall
be inspected. Uninspected work shall be removed as deemed appropriate by the
Public Works Director.
44. CONSTRUCTION - If the project has excess fill or cut that will be off-hauled to a
site or on-hauled from a site within the city limits of Gilroy, an additional permit is
required. This statement must be added as a general note to the Grading and
Drainage Plan.
45. CONSTRUCTION - It is the responsibility of the contractor to make sure that all dirt
tracked into the public right-of-way is cleaned up on a daily basis. Mud, silt,
concrete and other construction debris shall not be washed into the City’s storm
drains.
46. CONSTRUCTION - At least one week prior to commencement of work, the
Developer shall post at the site and mail to the Engineering Division and to owners
of property within (300') three hundred feet of the exterior boundary of the project
site a notice that construction work will commence on or around the stated d ate.
The notice shall include a list of contact persons with name, title, phone number
and area of responsibility. The person responsible for maintaining the list shall be
included. The list shall be current at all times and shall consist of persons with
authority to initiate corrective action in their area of responsibility. The names of
individuals responsible for dust, noise and litter control shall be expressly identified
in the notice.
47. CONSTRUCTION - Prior to final inspections, all pertinent condition s of approval
and all improvements shall be completed to the satisfaction of the Planning Director
and City Engineer.
48. TRANSPORTATION - Any work in the public right-of-way shall require a traffic
control plan prepared by a licensed professional engineer with experience in
preparing such plans. Traffic Control Plan shall be prepared in accordance with the
requirements of the latest edition of the California Manual on Uniform Traffic
Control Devices. The Traffic Control Plan shall be approved prior to the
commencement of any work within the public right of way.
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49. UTILTIES - The Developer/Contractor shall make accessible any or all City utilities
as directed by the Public Works Director.
PROJECT SPECIFIC ENGINEERING CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
50. FEE - The project is subject to the City’s Street Tree, Storm, Sewer, Water,
Traffic, and Public Facilities Development Impact Fees. The following are
approximate impact fees based on planning phase square footage and other
information for a Residential-Low Development project. Actual fees will be based
on Final Design information.
a. Street Tree Development =$74.42
b. Storm Development = $564.00
c. Sewer Development = $50,004.00
d. Water Development = $17,176.00
e. Traffic Impact = $47,632.00
f. Public Facilities = $85,272.00
Latest City impact fee schedule is available on the City’s website. Payment of
Impact Fees is required at building permit issuance. Fees shall be based on the
current comprehensive fee schedule in effect at the time of fee payment,
consistent with and in accordance with City policy.
51. FEE – Prior to Parcel Map recordation, developer shall submit a $10,000 (Ten
Thousand) initial deposit for plan check and processing. This deposit will be
credited/accounted for toward final at first improvement plan submittal plan check
and inspection fee.
52. GENERAL – Developer is required to evaluate the conditions of the existing utility
lines along the project frontage by videotaping and providing the result to the City
Engineer. If the integrity of existing utilities found to be compromised, developer
will be required to repair, or remove and replace if necessary, to the City Engineer
satisfaction.
53. GENERAL - A Title Report shall be submitted with first submittal improvement
plans. An existing site plan shall be submitted showing all existing site conditions
and title report easements. Include bearings and distances for all Right of Way
and Easements on the plans.
54. GENERAL - The Developer shall provide a “composite plan” showing Civil,
Landscape, Electrical, and Joint Trench design information (as a separate sheet
titled “Composite Plan”) to confirm that there are no conflicts.
55. GRADING & DRAINAGE - All grading operations and soil compaction activities
shall be per the approved project’s design level geotechnical report. All gr ading
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activities shall be conducted under the observation of, and tested by, a licensed
geotechnical engineer. A report shall be filed with the City of Gilroy for each
phase of construction, stating that all grading activities were performed in
conformance with the requirements of the project’s geotechnical report. The
developer shall add this condition to the general notes on the grading plan.
56. GRADING & DRAINAGE – All project storm drains shall be connected to Farrell
Avenue storm drain system.
57. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS - Prior to issuance of any building permit, a parcel
map shall be recorded showing Farrell Avenue street right of way dedications.
58. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS – Prior to building permit issuance, the developer
shall obtain design approval and bond f or all necessary public improvements,
including but not limited to the following:
A. Widening of Farrell Avenue to ultimate right of way consistent with future street
right of way line.
B. New pavement, curb, gutter, driveway and sidewalk along Farrell Avenue
project frontage.
C. Installation of one new City standard streetlights along project frontage. Final
streetlight locations shall be to the satisfaction of the City Transportation
Engineer and shall follow City standards.
D. Landscaping and trees along Farrell Avenue frontage.
E. Existing overhead utilities shall be undergrounded and related utility poles
removed along the property frontage. Clearly show the new riser location and
the poles to be removed.
F. Grind and overlay the entire width of Farrell Avenue frontage with a minimum
2-1/2” hot mix AC, and with dig-outs and repair as necessary to the City
Engineer satisfaction. Extend of the dig-outs to be determined by field
inspection between Developer and City inspector.
G. The project shall provide pavement markings and striping along project
frontage (full roadway width).
H. Project shall provide transition form existing to new sidewalk. The sidewalk
transition shall be in compliance with ADA requirements.
I. Utility boxes, hydrants, backflow preventers, etc. to be relocated and installed
behind the back of sidewalk.
All improvements must be built to the city Engineer’s satisfaction, and accepted by
the City prior to issuance of any first certificate of occupancy for the project.
59. CONSTRUCTION - All portions of the site subject to blowing dust shall be watered
as often as deemed necessary or a minimum of three times daily. Streets will be
cleaned by street sweepers or by hand as often as deemed necessary by the Public
Works Director, or at least once a day.
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60. CONSTRUCTION - No vehicle having a manufacturer's rated gross vehicle
weight exceeding ten thousand (10,000) pounds shall be allowed to park on the
portion of a street which abuts property in a residential zone without prior
approval from the Public Works Director (§ 15.4 0.070).
61. UTILITIES – All new services to the development shall be "underground service"
designed and installed in accordance with the Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
AT&T (phone) Company and local cable company regulations. Transformers and
switch gear cabinets shall be placed underground unless otherwise approved by
the Planning Director and the City Engineer. Underground utility plans must be
submitted prior to installation.
62. UTILITIES - The following items will need to be completed prior to first building
permit submittal:
a. The Developer shall provide joint trench composite plans for the underground
electrical, gas, telephone, cable television, and communication conduits and
cables including the size, location and details of all trenches, locations of
building utility service stubs and meters and placements or arrangements of
junction structures as a part of the Improvement Plan submittals for the
project. Show preferred and alternative locations for all utility vaults and
boxes if project has not obta ined PG&E approval. A licensed Civil or
Electrical Engineer shall sign the composite drawings and/or utility
improvement plans. (All dry utilities shall be placed underground).
b. The Developer shall negotiate right-of-way with Pacific Gas and Electric and
other utilities subject to the review and approval by the Engineering Division
and the utility companies.
c. Will Serve Letter” from each utility company for the subdivision shall be
supplied to the City.
63. UTILITIES - A note shall be placed on the joint trench composite plans which
states that the plan agrees with City Codes and Standards and that no
underground utility conflict exists. The Joint consultant shall provide the City a
separate “project utility composite plan” showing all Civil, Landscape, electrical,
and joint trench information to confirm that there are no conflicts with joint trench
plan utilities.
64. UTILITIES - Prior to any construction of the dry utilities in the field, the following
will need to be supplied to the City:
i. A professional engineer- original electrical plan.
ii. A letter from the design Electrical or Civil Engineer that states the electrical
plan conforms to City codes and Standards, and to the approved
improvement plans.
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65. UTILITIES - Sanitary sewer laterals and/or water meters located in driveways
shall have traffic rated boxes and lids.
66. UTILITIES - The Developer shall perform Fire Hydrant test to confirm water
system will adequately serve the development, and will modify any part of the
systems that does not perform to the standards established by the City.
Developer shall coordinate with Fire Department for the Fire Hydrant test.
67. UTILITIES - The project shall fully comply with the measures required by the
City’s Water Supply Shortage Regulations Ordinance (Gilroy City Code, Chapter
27, Article VI), and subsequent amendments to meet the requirements imposed
by the State of California’s Water Board. This ordinance established permanent
voluntary water saving measures and temporary conservation standards.
68. WATER CONSERVATION - Recycled water shall be used for construction water,
where available, as determined by the Public Works Director. Recycled water
shall be billed at the municipal industrial rate based on the current Santa Clara
Valley Water District’s municipal industrial rate.
69. W ATER QUALITY - Proposed development shall comply with state mandated
regional permits for both pre-construction and post-construction stormwater quality
requirements per chapter 27D of the Gilroy Municipal Code, and is subject to, but not
limited to, the following:
g. At first improvement plan submittal, project shall submit a design level Stormwater
Control Plan Report (in 8 ½ x 11 report format), to include background, summary, and
explanation of all aspects of stormwater management. Report shall also inclu de
exhibits, tables, calculations, and all technical information supporting facts, including
but not limited to, exhibit of the proposed site conditions which clearly delineates
impervious and pervious areas on site. Provide a separate hatch or shading fo r
landscaping/pervious areas on -site including those areas that are not bioretention
areas. This stormwater control plan report format does not replace or is not in lieu of
any stormwater control plan sheet in improvement plans.
h. The stormwater control plan shall include a signed Performance Requirement
Certifications specified in the Stormwater Guidance Manual.
i. At developer’s sole expense, the stormwater control plan shall be submitted for review
by an independent third party accepted by the City for compliance. Result of the peer
review shall be included with the submittal for City evaluation.
j. Prior to plan approval, the Developer of the site shall enter into a formal written
Stormwater BMP Operation and Maintenance Agreement with the City, including
Exhibit A and Exhibit B.
i. The City shall record this agreement against the property or properties
involved and it shall be binding on all subsequent owners of land
served by the stormwater management treatment BMPs. The City-
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standard Stormwater BMP Operation and Maintenance Agreement
will be provided by Public Works Engineering.
ii. This Agreement shall require that the BMPs not be modified and BMP
maintenance activities not alter the designed function of the facility
from its original design unless approved by the City prior to the
commencement of the proposed modification or maintenance activity.
iii. This Agreement shall also provide that in the event that maintenance
or repair is neglected, or the stormwater management facility
becomes a danger to public health or safety, the city shall have the
authority to perform maintenance and/or repair work and to recover
the costs from the owner.
iv. All on-site stormwater management facilities shall be operated and
maintained in good condition and promptly repaired/replaced by t he
property owner(s) or other legal entity approved by the City.
v. Any repairs or restoration/replacement and maintenance shall be in
accordance with City-approved plans.
vi. The property owner(s) shall develop a maintenance schedule for the
life of any stormwater management facility and shall describe the
maintenance to be completed, the time period for completion, and
who shall perform the maintenance. This maintenance schedule shall
be included with the approved Stormwater Runoff Management Plan.
k. Stormwater BMP Operations and Maintenance Agreement shall include inspections to
be required for this project and shall adhere to the following:
i. The property owner(s) shall be responsible for having all stormwater
management facilities inspected for condition and function by a certified
third party QSP or QSD.
ii. Stormwater facility inspections shall be done at least twice per year,
once in Fall by October 1st, in preparation for the wet season, and once in
Winter by March 15th. Written records shall be kept of all inspections and
shall include, at minimum, the following information:
1. Site address;
2. Date and time of inspection;
3. Name of the person conducting the inspection;
4. List of stormwater facilities inspected;
5. Condition of each stormwater facility inspected;
6. Description of any needed maintenance or repairs; and
7. As applicable, the need for site re-inspection.
l. Upon completion of each inspection, an inspection report shall be submitted to
Public Works Engineering no later than October 1 st for the Fall report, and no
later than March 15th of the following year for the Winter report.
m. Before commencing any grading or construction activities, the developer shall
obtain a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit
and provide evidence of filing of a Notice of Intent (NOI) with the State Water
Resources Control Board.
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70. WATER QUALITY - The developer is responsible for ensuring that all contractors
are aware of all storm water quality measures and implement such measures.
Failure to comply with the approved construction BMPs will result in the issuance
of correction notices, citations or a project stop order.
71. WATER QUALITY - The developer shall secure a QSD or QSP to maintain all
erosion control and BMP measures during construction. The developers QSD or
QSP shall provide the City weekly inspection reports.
72. Prior to site improvement plan submittal, address all red-mark comments and
concerns shown on the Engineering Exhibit “S” date 10/7/2019
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Greg Larson
INTERIM DIRECTOR
Community Development
Department
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California 95020-61197
Telephone: (408) 846-0451 Fax (408) 846-0429
http://www.cityofgilroy.org
DATE: February 6, 2020
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Stan Ketchum, Senior Planner
SUBJECT: Consideration and Recommendation on the Proposed Public Draft
2040 General Plan Policy Text.
Request:
Motion to adopt a resolution recommending the City Council approve the proposed
Public Review Draft 2040 General Plan Policy Text (Roll Call Vote)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Gilroy is in the process of creating the Gilroy 2040 General Plan. The
General Plan expresses the community’s long-term vision for the growth and
development of the city. The plan establishes public policy for the distribution of future
land uses, both public and private, and addresses a wide range of topics, including
economic development, transportation, safety, infrastructure, housing, parks, recreation
and open space, historic preservation and the environment.
The General Plan Advisory Committee (GPAC) has completed its review and
recommendation regarding the Draft 2040 General Plan Policy Text. At this meeting,
city staff and consultants will present the Draft 2040 General Plan Policy Text to the
Planning Commission for consideration and recommendation to the City Council. The
City Council will then be asked to approve, or approve as amended, the General Plan
Policy Text for analysis in the General Plan Environmental Impact Repo rt, together with
the Preferred Land Use Alternative. This action does not represent the final approval of
the General Plan but is an interim step in the process of adoption of the new General
Plan. Subsequent to this action, city staff and consultants will prepare the General Plan
Environmental Impact Report and present the 2040 General Plan to the Planning
Commission and City Council for adoption, scheduled for late 2020.
At their January 23, 2020 meeting, the GPAC recommended the Planning Commission
and City Council approve the Draft Policy Text, and accompanying proposed revisions ,
including technical revisions still in progress with city departments.
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BACKGROUND:
The original Draft General Plan Policy Text was completed in 2015 and approved by the
City Council for inclusion in the Draft General Plan and analysis in the General Plan
Environmental Impact Report (EIR). At their January 23, 2020 meeting, the GPAC
reviewed the original draft policy text and a set of revisions, proposed by staff and
consultants. The primary area of revision is the addition of the Environmental Justice
Element, required to be included in new or amended General Plans after January, 2018.
A series of revisions to other General Plan elements are included, as well. The GPAC
recommended the Planning Commission and City Council approve the Draft Policy
Text, and accompanying proposed revisions, including technical revisions still in
progress with city departments.
ANALYSIS:
The Planning Commission meeting packet includes the following attachments:
Environmental Justice section of the 2040 General Plan Background Report.
Equity and Engagement Community Workshop Summary Report, December,
2019.
Revisions to the 2040 General Plan Public Review Draft
2040 General Plan Public Revie w Draft, December 2015 (distributed previously)
Planning Commission Resolution
The new Environmental Justice Element is included as the last element in the Revisions
to the Draft 2040 General Plan document. It is discussed first in this report due to its
significance and need for expanded discussion.
Environmental Justice
The following are excerpts from the General Plan Background Report.
In California, some communities with lower incomes, lower levels of educational
attainment, and higher proportions of minority residents bear a disproportionate burden
of environmental hazards. These environmental inequities are largely the result of land
use policy, zoning regulations (e.g. residential uses located adjacent to industrial uses),
and higher levels of exposure to air and water pollution. Environmental justice laws
seek to eliminate these inequities.
The State legislature established environmental justice laws to ensure that all people
have equal protection from environmental hazards regardless of where they live, work
or play. Furthermore, the legislature determined that all people, including those who live
in disadvantaged communities, should have an equal ability to participate in the
decision-making process regarding environmental policy and regulations.
In response to increasing concerns about vulnerable communities in California
experiencing disproportionate burden of environmental hazards, the State Legislature
passed Senate Bill (SB) 1000. SB 1000 defines a disadvantaged community as a low-
income area experiencing disproportionate impacts of environmental pollution and other
health hazards. SB 1000 requires that general plans adopted after January 2018,
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include either a stand-alone environmental justice element or goals, policies and
objectives addressing environmental justice integrated into other general plan elements
that identify the following:
Disadvantaged communities within the area covered by the general plan of the
city, county or city and county.
Policies to reduce health risks in disadvantaged communities, including reduction
of pollution exposure, air quality improvement, and the promotion of public
facilities, food access, safe and sanitary homes, and physical activity.
Objectives and policies to promote civil engagement in the public decision-
making process.
SB 1000 requires the use of CalEnviroScreen, a tool developed by the Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) and the California Environmental
Protection Agency (CALEPA), as the primary screening method for identifying
disadvantaged communities. CalEnviroScreen uses 20 indicators to measure health
vulnerability in two main categories: pollution burden and population characteristics, and
four sub categories; exposures, environmental effects, sensitive populations, and
socioeconomic factors.
Based on the CalEnviroScreen criteria, Gilroy has two census tracts that qualify as
disadvantaged communities. Figure 1, below, shows a generalized boundary
describing the portion of these census tracts located within the c ity limits.
Figure 1 – Equity and Engagement District Map
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The following is a description of steps taken by staff and consultants to fulfill the SB
1000 requirements described above.
Equity and Engagement Community Workshop – On November 8, 2019, the Equity
and Engagement Community Workshop was held at the Cesar Chavez Gym at
Gilroy Prep School. Extensive public outreach for the workshop was conducted by
staff, including coordination with the community group Nueva Vida, an insert in all
city water bills, distribution of flyers at Gilroy businesses and electronically to six
Gilroy schools, through city social media, and to the Spanish-speaking masses at St.
Mary’s Church. Approximately 30 community members attended the workshop. The
workshop included an overview presentation and two table exercises. The exercises
were designed to collect information regarding community members’ personal
experiences and issues they face day to day and their opinions on how to address
those issues. The attached Equity and Engagement Community Workshop
Summary Report provides a complete description of the activities and community
input received at the workshop.
Development of General Plan Environmental Justice Element Goals, Policies and
Implementation Programs – The attached Revisions to the General Plan Policy Text
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include the proposed Environmental Justice Element. Information gathered at the
community workshop formed the basis for the proposed goals, policies and
implementation programs contained in draft Environmental Justice Element.
Consultants Mintier Harnish conducted extensive review and analysis of the results
of the workshop exercises and identified a set of potential goals, policies and
implementation programs for consideration. Staff and the consultants refined the
proposed language for inclusion in the Environmental Justice Element which was
presented at the recent meeting. The proposed policy text was also transmitted to
everyone who attended the community workshop.
Simply put, a goal is a general expression of community values regarding a
particular topic and intended to set a general direction. A policy is a specific
statement that guides decision-making regarding future actions on the topic during
the timeframe of the General Plan. An implementation program is a specific action
that carries out a General Plan policy.
After discussing several of the proposed policies and implementation measures, the
GPAC voted unanimously to recommend to the Planning Commission and City
Council that the Environmental Justice Element be included in the Draft General
Plan Policy Text.
Other Changes to the Draft General Plan Policy Text
As noted previously, the Draft General Plan Policy Text (sent to the Planning
Commission previously under separate cover) was originally completed in 2015, prior to
the adoption of Measure H, the Urban Growth Boundary Initiative. The City Council
approved the Draft Policy Text for the purposes of defining the project to be analyzed in
the General Plan (EIR). In addition to the Environmental Justice Element, other
changes are included in the Revised General Plan Policy Text. They comprise
necessary updates or changes to policies or implementation programs in the other
sections of the General Plan. They are presented in the attachment in underline and
strikeout format.
The following is a list of the additional changes to the Policy Text:
Land Use – The Neighborhood District designation is revised to match the
changes included in the Preferred Land Use Alternative. The approved language
of Measure H, the Urban Growth Boundary, is inserted. Language regarding an
Urban Reserve designation and Prerequisite Conditions, contained in the 2015 or
Preferred Land Use Alternative, is deleted. Wording is added to a Residential
Development Ordinance (RDO) implementation program stating that future
changes will comply with current state legislation.
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Economic Prosperity – References to the Gilroy Welcome Center are updated to
reference the new state Visit Gilroy center.
Housing – An implementation program describing future changes to the RDO is
revised to state that any such changes will comply with current state legislation.
Potential Hazards – Several new policies and implementation program measures
are added to reflect the recommendations of the Santa Clara County Operational
Area Hazards Mitigation Plan, adopted in 2017.
Environmental Justice – The new Environmental Justice Element is added, as
described above.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the Planning Commission recommend to the City Council approval of
the complete Public Review Draft 2040General Plan Policy Text, including the proposed
additions and revisions described in this report, for analysis in the General Plan
Environmental Impact Report.
Attachments:
1. Environmental Justice General Plan Background Report
2. Equity and Engagement Community Workshop Summary Report
3. Revisions to the 2040 General Plan Policy Text
4. Planning Commission Resolution 2-6-20
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CHAPTER X. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Internal Draft Background Report Page X-1
July 2019
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
In California, some communities with lower incomes, lower levels of educational attainment, and higher
proportions of minority residents bear a disproportionate burden of environmental hazards. These
environmental inequities are largely a result of land use policy, zoning regulations (e.g., residential uses
located adjacent to industrial uses), and higher levels of exposure to air and water pollution.
Environmental justice laws seek to eliminate these inequities.
The State legislature established environmental justice laws to ensure that all people have equal
protection from environmental hazards regardless of where they live, work, or play. Furthermore, the
legislature determined that all people, including those who live in disadvantaged communities, should
have an equal ability to participate in the decision-making process regarding environmental policy and
regulations. As outlined in the California OPR 2017 General Plan Guidelines, environmental justice is a
subject that must be addressed in a General Plan either through integration into one or more of the
seven mandatory Plan elements, or as an optional element.
According to California Government Code Section 65040.12,
“…environmental justice is the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with
respect to the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies.”
Senate Bill 1000
In response to increasing concerns about vulnerable communities in California experiencing
disproportionate burden of environmental hazards, the State Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 1000.
SB 1000 requires that general plans adopted after January 2018, include either a stand-alone
environmental justice element or goals, policies, and objectives addressing environmental justice
integrated into other elements. A disadvantaged community per SB 1000 is defined as a low-income
area experiencing disproportionate impacts of environmental pollution and other health hazards. The
law requires general plans to do the following:
▪ Identify disadvantaged communities within the area covered by the general plan of a city,
county, or city and county.
▪ Identify the policies to reduce health risks in disadvantaged communities, including reduction of
pollution exposure, air quality improvement, and the promotion of public facilities, food access,
safe and sanitary homes, and physical activity.
▪ Identify objectives and policies to promote civil engagement in the public decision-making
process.
CalEnviroScreen 3.0
SB 1000 specifies CalEnviroScreen, a tool developed by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard
Assessment (OEHHA) on behalf of the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA), as the
primary screening method for identifying disadvantaged communities. CalEnviroScreen provides
statewide data to help identify communities that are burdened with high levels of pollution and/or are
highly vulnerable to its effects. This approach emphasizes the effects of cumulative impacts, which is the
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exposures and public health or environmental effects from all sources of pollution in a geographic area.
Cumulative impacts also consider groups of people that are especially sensitive to pollution’s effects,
such as young children and people with asthma, and socioeconomic factors, such as poverty, race and
ethnicity, and education.
Reflective of the definition of cumulative impacts, the CalEnviroScreen version 3.0 model uses 20
indicators for measuring health vulnerability, which fall into two categories: pollution burden and
population characteristics. These two categories are further divided into four subcategories: exposures,
environmental effects, sensitive populations, and socioeconomic factors. Table X-X shows the groupings
of indicators in the CalEnviroScreen 3.0 model.
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TABLE X-X
CALENVIROSCREEN 3.0 MODEL INDICATORS
Pollution Burden Population Characteristics
Exposures
Contact with pollution
Sensitive Populations
Populations with biological traits that may magnify the
effects of pollution exposures
Ozone
The mean of summer months (May-October) of
the daily maximum 8-hour ozone concentration
(ppm), averaged over three years (2012 to 2014)
Asthma
The rate of asthma attacks, measured by the age-
adjusted rate of emergency department visits for
asthma per 10,000 people, averaged over three
years (2011 to 2013)
Particulate Matter (PM) 2.5
The annual mean concentration of PM2.5
(average of quarterly means, µg/m3), over three
years (2012 to 2014)
Diesel Particulate Matter (PM)
The spatial distribution of gridded diesel PM
emissions from on-road and non-road sources for
a 2012 summer day in July (kg/day) Low Birth Weight Infants
The percentage of babies born with low birth
weights, averaged over seven years (2006 to 2012)
Pesticide Use
The total pounds of selected active pesticide
ingredients used in production-agriculture per
square mile, averaged over three years (2012 to
2014)
Toxic Releases from Facilities
The toxicity-weighted concentrations of modeled
chemical releases to air from facility emissions and
off-site incineration, averaged over three years
(2011 to 2013) Cardiovascular Disease
The rate of heart attacks, measured by the
number of emergency department visits for acute
myocardial infarction (or heart attack) per 10,000
people, averaged over three years (2011 to 2013)
Traffic Density
The sum of traffic volumes adjusted by road
segment length (vehicle-kilometers per hour)
divided by total road length (kilometers) within
150 meters of the census tract boundary (2013)
Drinking Water Contaminants
The sum of the drink water contaminants and
violation percentiles
Environmental Effects
Adverse environmental conditions caused by
pollution
Socioeconomic Factors
Community characteristics that result in increased
vulnerability to pollution
Cleanup Sites
The sum of weighted cleanup sites, including
Superfund sites on the National Priorities List
(NPL), within each census tract (December 2016)
Educational Attainment
The percentage of the population over age 25 with
less than a high school education (ACS five-year
estimates, 2011-2015)
Groundwater Threats
The sum of weighted scores for sites within each
census tract (December 2016)
Linguistic Isolation
The percentage of households in the census tract
where all members 14 years of age or above have
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TABLE X-X
CALENVIROSCREEN 3.0 MODEL INDICATORS
Pollution Burden Population Characteristics
at least some difficulty speaking English (ACS five-
year estimates, 2011-2015)
Hazardous Waste Generators and Facilities
The sum of weighted permitted hazardous waste
facilities and hazardous waste generators within
each census tract. (Permitted hazardous waste
facilities was downloaded December 2016.,
Hazardous waste data is from 2012-2014)
Poverty
The percentage of the population living below two
times the Federal poverty level (ACS five-year
estimates, 2011-2015)
Impaired Water Bodies
The sum of pollutants across all water bodies
designated as impaired within the area (2012)
Unemployment
The percentage of people over the age of 16 in the
census tract who are unemployed and eligible for
the workforce (ACS five-year estimates, 2011-
2015)
Solid Waste Sites and Facilities
The sum of solid waste facilities, including illegal
sites, within each census tract
Housing Burdened Low-Income Households
The percentage of households in a census tract
that are both low income (making less than 80
percent of the HUD Area Median Family Income)
and severely burdened by housing costs (paying
more than 50 percent of their income to housing
costs) (ACS five-year estimates, 2009-2013)
Source: CalEnviroScreen 3.0 (June 2018 Update), 2019.
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OEHHA averages the values of the indicators within the pollution burden or population characteristics
categories, then multiplies these scores to produce an overall CalEnviroScreen value. (The
environmental effects subcomponent is weighted one-half when combined with the exposures
subcomponent to produce the pollution burden value.) A higher score indicates a greater environmental
burden compared to other census tracts in California.
Based on CalEnviroScreen 3.0, the city of Gilroy has two disadvantaged communities in census tracts
6085512602 and 6085512603 (see Figure X-X). Table X-X provides a breakdown of the indicators in the
CalEnviroScreen 3.0 model with the pollution burden and population characteristics scores in bold.
TABLE X-X
CALENVIROSCREEN 3.0 RESULTS
Census Tract 6085512603 Census Tract 6085512602
Area 513.3 ac 15,984.6 ac
Population 3,954 persons 2,997 persons
Hispanic or Latino 86% 56%
White 10% 38%
Asian American 2% 5%
Native American 2% 1%
African American 1% 0%
Other 1% 2%
Pollution Burden 65% 84%
Ozone 26% 26%
PM 2.5 9% 9%
Diesel PM 81% 28%
Pesticide Use 97% 97%
Toxic Releases from Facilities 6% 10%
Traffic Density 60% 36%
Drinking Water Contaminants 24% 84%
Cleanup Sites 83% 83%
Groundwater Threats 65% 68%
Hazardous Waste Generators and
Facilities
55% 69%
Impaired Water Bodies 0% 97%
Solid Waste Sites and Facilities 74% 100%
Population Characteristics 91% 82%
Asthma 76% 74%
Low Birth Weight Infants 66% 62%
Cardiovascular Disease 78% 76%
Educational Attainment 93% 67%
Linguistic Isolation 94% 74%
Poverty 83% 54%
Unemployment 82% 81%
Housing Burdened Low-Income
Households
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Source: CalEnviroScreen 3.0 (June 2018 Update), 2019.
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Census tract 6085512603 is between Fourth and Lewis Streets to the north, Monterey Road to the east,
and Highway 101 to the south and east. This area is in the 97th percentile for pesticide use, 81st
percentile for diesel particulate matter (PM) air emissions, and in the 83rd percentile for three hazardous
substances cleanup sites.
Census tract 6085512602 is east of Highway 101 and spans nearly 16,000 acres, a large proportion of
which is outside of city limits and is dedicated to agricultural uses. This tract is also in the 97th percentile
for pesticide use and for impaired water because of pollutants in nearby creeks and streams due to
runoff from agricultural operations. There are also seven active solid waste facilities and one closed
waste disposal site, and five cleanup sites within the census tract.
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Communities of Concern
While SB 1000 specifies CalEnviroScreen as a tool to identify disadvantaged communities, this law also
gives local jurisdictions the flexibility to use additional or alternative methods that best characterize on-
the-ground conditions, as community issues can vary widely across the state. Other sources, such as the
Plan Bay Area 2040 Communities of Concern and City reports, can supplement and/or expand on
CalEnviroScreen findings to provide a more thorough discussion of disadvantaged communities.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG)
jointly adopted Plan Bay Area 2040 in July 2017. Plan Bay Area 2040 is a long-range regional
transportation and land use plan that guides development in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. In the
process of developing Plan Bay Area 2040, MTC and ABAG conducted an equity analysis, which assessed
the distribution of benefits and burdens on communities of concern (CoCs) in comparison to the rest of
the region. For Plan Bay Area 2040, MTC and ABAG define communities of concern as all census tracts
that have a concentration of both minority and low-income households greater than the specified
concentration thresholds, or that have a concentration of three or more additional factors in addition to
a concentration of low-income households. The CoC variables use the American Community Survey five-
year estimates (2012-2016):
▪ Minority (Hispanic or Latino of any race, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or
Pacific Islander, American Indian, and races other than non-Hispanic White)
▪ Low-income (200 percent below the Federal Poverty Level)
▪ Limited English proficiency
▪ Elderly (75 years and older)
▪ Zero-vehicle households
▪ Single-parent households
▪ People with disabilities
▪ Severely rent-burdened households
These factors represent a diverse cross-section of populations and communities that could be
considered disadvantaged or vulnerable in terms of both current conditions and potential impacts of
future growth. Based on this data, MTC and ABAG identified three census tracts in Gilroy as CoCs (see
Figure X-X).
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Table X-X provides a breakdown of the CoC variables in these census tracts.
TABLE X-X
COMMUNITIES OF CONCERN
Concentration
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Gilroy Census Tract
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Minority 70% 84% 91% 91%
Low-Income 30% 46% 60% 56%
Limited English Proficiency 20% 14% 20% 21%
Elderly 10% 2% 5% 3%
Zero-Vehicle Households 10% 5% 9% 10%
Single-Parent Households 25% 31% 36% 32%
People with Disabilities 20% 8% 8% 10%
Severely Rent-Burdened Households 15% 18% 30% 22%
Source: Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) (2018) using
2012-2016 American Community Survey data, 2019.
As shown in the table above, the three census tracts have higher concentrations of minority and low-
income residents, which exceed the concentration threshold for identifying Communities of Concern. It
is also noteworthy that the three areas have high concentrations of single-parent households and
severely rent-burdened households.
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Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Renewal Request
Another pertinent source for identifying disadvantaged communities is local knowledge. The City
discussed the need for additional resources for identified disadvantaged communities in its
Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Renewal Request for 2013-2018. Jurisdictions prepare these
requests as a part of the five-year Consolidated Plan for review and approval from the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Through the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area
(NRSA) designation, grantees have increased discretion in distributing Community Development Block
Grant funds for economic development, housing, and public service activities. HUD approved Gilroy’s
renewal request, which similar to the MTC Communities of Concern analysis, focuses on census tracts
06085512603, 06085512604, and 06085512506. Furthermore, the renewal request discusses the
prevalence of homeless persons in these census tracts compared to surrounding areas.
The renewal request also includes findings from the South County Youth Task Force Community
Assessment, which was completed in 2012. The Community Assessment analyzed existing service
capacity and deficiencies in the east side of Gilroy, including the area surrounding San Ysidro Park and
Eliot Elementary School, and the neighborhood surrounding Glenview Elementary School. As identified
in the report, the east-side area is bound by Ioof Avenue to the north, Highway 101 to the east, 8th
Street to the south, and Monterey Road to the west; and the Glenview area is bound by 6th Street to the
north, Monterey Road to the east, 10th Street to the south, and Princevalle Street to the west (see Figure
X-X). Based on community outreach, the assessment discusses the need for youth educational and
recreational programs to provide healthy alternatives to influences from gangs. These areas also have a
need for additional support services to assist low-income, limited English speaking, and single-parent
households.
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Regulatory Setting
State
Senate Bill 1000 (SB 1000)
The State passed SB 1000 in 2016, which requires jurisdictions to identify environmentally
disadvantaged communities and develop measures to mitigate the adverse effects. SB 1000 uses the
California Environmental Protection Agency definition of disadvantaged communities, which is based on
Senate Bill 535. The definition of an environmentally disadvantaged community is based on scores
derived from CalEnviroScreen 3.0.
KEY TERMS
The following key terms used in this chapter are defined as follows:
Cumulative Impacts. The exposures, public health, or environmental effects from the combined
emissions and discharges, in a geographic area, including environmental pollution from all sources,
whether single or multi-media, routinely, accidentally, or otherwise released. This includes
consideration of sensitive populations and socioeconomic factors.
Disadvantaged Communities. Low-income areas that are disproportionately affected by environmental
pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative health effects, exposure, or environmental
degradation.
Environmental Justice. The fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes with respect to
the development, adoption, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Reports/Publications
City of Gilroy. Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Area Renewal Request for 2013-2018.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). Plan
Bay Area 2040.
Websites
California Protection Agency (CalEPA), Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA).
CalEnviroScreen 3.0. https://oehha.ca.gov/calenviroscreen/report/calenviroscreen-30. July 2019.
California Legislative Information. Senate Bill No. 1000.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1000, January 4, 2017.
Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Plan Bay Area – Equity Analysis.
https://www.planbayarea.org/2040-plan/plan-details/equity-analysis. July 2019.
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. www.hudexchange.info. July 2019.
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EQUITY AND ENGAGEMENT WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP SUMMARY
DECEMBER 2019
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INTRODUCTION
The City of Gilroy is currently updating its General Plan. The updated General Plan will guide the
development and growth of the city for the next two decades. So far, the City has completed an
extensive review of the existing conditions and history of Gilroy, identified issues and opportunities,
established a vision and guiding principles for the plan, and has selected a preferred land use
alternative. Throughout the process, the City has reached out to the community, using the feedback to
inform the update process.
One important aspect of the update process is implementing the requirements specified under Senate
Bill (SB) 1000. SB 1000 is a State law requiring local governments to address environmental justice,
described as the fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, and incomes, in the planning of their
communities. The law requires cities to identify areas that may experience disproportionate impacts
from pollution and other health hazards. For this step, the City completed the following:
• Identified an impacted area in the community, Equity and Engagement District (EED), using
criteria established by the California Environmental Protection Agency
• Provided residents living in the EED with an opportunity to participate in the planning and
decision-making process for the 2040 General Plan
• Based on community feedback, created goals, policies, and programs to reduce health risks for
those living in the EED.
The following document is divided into four sections. The Event Description section summarizes the
intent of the workshop and the City’s outreach efforts for the event. The Workshop Stations and
Discussion Questions sections describe the workshop activities attendees participated in and the
materials used. Lastly, the Workshop Summary section provides an overview and summary of the
feedback City staff and Consultants received from attendees of the workshop.
EVENT DESCRIPTION
The City hosted and facilitated a community workshop on important social, economic, health, and
environmental issues facing residents living in the EED. The City conducted extensive outreach
publicizing the workshop. This outreach included the following efforts:
• Provided a flyer promoting the workshop in the City water bills for approximately 15,000
residences and businesses
• Posted flyers at approximately 20 area businesses
• Advertised the workshop on the City of Gilroy social media outlets
• Distributed flyers to families at six local public schools through the Gilroy Unified School District
electronic distribution system
• Distributed a press release to local media outlets
• Handed out flyers to 500 attendees at Spanish-speaking masses at St. Mary’s Parish
The workshop was held on November 8, 2019, at Gilroy Prep School in the Cesar Chavez Gym. The
workshop included a guided group discussion that lasted approximately two hours, from 6:30pm to
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8:30 p.m. Over 30 community members attended the workshop, in addition to several City staff
members, GPAC members, Planning Commissioners, and City Council members. The City encouraged all
residents of Gilroy, not just those who live in the EED, to join in the community dialogue. The workshop
was conducted in English, with Spanish translation services provided.
Prior to the beginning of the workshop events, participants were encouraged to visit the General Plan
Overview station which provided information on the 2040 General Plan and described the requirements
of SB 1000. The workshop began with an introduction of the City staff and Consultants working on the
project. Next, City staff provided a brief description of the broader General Plan Update and how SB
1000 is integrated into the update process. This was followed by a presentation on SB 1000 and the EED
by the Consultants.
After the introduction and presentation, participants took part in group discussions. Each discussion
group included one or two bilingual facilitators (i.e., City staff or a member of the Consultant Team) who
led the groups in a series of discussions related to economic, environmental, and health issues that
residents in the EED face daily. All materials were provided in both English and Spanish. The stations
and workshop discussion questions are described below.
WORKSHOP STATIONS
There was a total of two stations at the workshop: Welcome Station and the General Plan and
Environmental Justice Overview Station. Each station provided information to attendees that would aid
them in the group discussion activities later in the workshop.
STATION 1: WELCOME STATION
Station 1 included four parts: an area for City staff to check in participants, an area for participants who
preferred Spanish translation to sign out translation headsets, a place for participants to sign up for the
2040 General Plan Update mailing list, and a table with refreshments.
STATION 2: GENERAL PLAN OVERVIEW STATION
Station 2 was staffed by both bilingual City staff members and the Consultants. The station included
posters in both English and Spanish describing the General Plan Update (Figure 1), why the City is
updating the plan, why the update is important to the community, the project timeline, and other ways
for community members to get involved in the update process. This station also featured an
Environmental Justice and Equity and Engagement District overview poster (Figure 2), provided in
English and Spanish, which included a brief description of SB 1000, examples of effective community
engagement, a map showing the EED, and a list of indicators that were assessed.
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FIGURE 1: GENERAL PLAN OVERVIEW POSTER
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FIGURE 2: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE OVERVIEW POSTER
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WORKSHOP DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
The discussion questions were designed to encourage attendees to talk about their personal
experiences and issues they face day to day, while also asking for their opinions on how to address these
issues. The questions were based on environmental and health indicators in the EED that exceeded
established CalEPA thresholds. Participants were asked to answer the questions individually on a
worksheet and then share their answers with the group.
DISCUSSION 1A
Individual worksheets (Figure 3, 4) were provided to participants at both the Welcome Table at Station 1
and at each of the assigned tables as part of Station 2. The worksheet included the following question:
What challenges do you face day to day?
The objective of the question was to spur discussion and gather feedback related to participant
experience living in the EED. Participants were asked to respond to the question and consider the
following categories when answering how challenges relate to them: health, finances, transportation,
housing, employment, and other. When each participant in the group completed their individual
worksheet, the facilitator led a group discussion based on individual comments and completed a group
tabletop worksheet (Figure 5) that represented group consensus.
DISCUSSION 1B
As a follow-up to the question posed to participants in Discussion 1A, participants were asked to list the
resources they needed to address the identified challenges. Using the top three challenges listed on the
group worksheet (Discussion 1A), participants engaged in a discussion and listed resources they believed
are needed to address the top three challenges. The objective of this question was to identify resources
that would help EED residents.
DISCUSSION 2
The Discussion 2 question asked participants to identify and assess the environmental problems in their
neighborhood. Discussion 2 consisted of three questions:
• In your neighborhood, do you feel like the air is dirty?
• In your neighborhood, do you feel like the water is dirty?
• In your neighborhood, do you feel like it is too noisy?
After each participant filled out their individual worksheet, the facilitator led the participants in a
discussion and took notes on the provided tabletop worksheet.
GROUP PRESENTATION
After each group completed Discussions 1A, 1B, and 2, they were asked to appoint a group
spokesperson to summarize the results of their discussion for all community workshop participants.
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FIGURE 3: INDIVIDUAL WORKSHEET, PAGE 1
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WORKSHOP RESULTS
This section summarizes the workshop results. Responses from both the individual worksheets and
tabletop worksheet were translated and categorized (Appendix A). Workshop comment cards were also
collected at the end of the workshop and translated (Appendix B).
DISCUSSION 1A: WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU FACE DAY TO DAY?
HEALTH
Participants expressed frustration over the lack of adequate public infrastructure. Many stated that the
sidewalks in their neighborhood were in poor condition and the roads were in disrepair. Some
participants agreed there are not enough parks in the city, while others expressed interest in creating
more recreation centers for youth. Some groups suggested the City implement a comprehensive
complete streets program that encourages the planning of more street trees, road repair, and wider
sidewalks.
Air quality and noise pollution were the health-related issues about which most participants were
concerned. Several felt the traffic from U.S. Highway 101 is worsening and is causing asthma and other
health problems associated with increased pollution in the EED. Additionally, some participants were
concerned about the amount of pesticides being used on local farms and potential impacts on water.
They were afraid the pesticides were leading to worsening pollution and could potentially be dangerous
for children living in close proximity to these areas.
Lack of affordable healthcare and health services was another concern identified by the groups.
Participants agreed high insurance costs and lack of clinics for mental health and drug abuse were
detrimental to the community. Some participants indicated that because they worked multiple jobs to
afford to provide for their family, they did not have time to go see a doctor.
FINANCES
Groups expressed concerns about the high cost of living in Santa Clara County. Many participants stated
they did not have enough money to pay for healthy food, new clothes, or health care. Participants
explained that high rents, expensive mortgages, low salaries, lack of local high-paying jobs, and
expensive gas are the main reasons why residents are short on money.
TRANSPORTATION
Many participants expressed their frustration about the infrequency of the Valley Transit Authority
(VTA) buses and the lack of bike and pedestrian infrastructure. Additionally, the groups agreed the lack
of parking downtown and the high level of in-town traffic made it difficult for the them to go shopping
and navigate around the city.
HOUSING
A majority of participants stated there was not enough affordable housing in Gilroy. They explained the
cause of the lack of housing was due to low-paying jobs and high cost of living.
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EMPLOYMENT
Many groups agreed there was a high poverty level in the city, especially in the EED. The poverty is
attributed to lack of jobs, high cost of living, and lack of affordable housing. Some participants felt they
are forced to work two or more jobs to make ends meet, while others said they felt discriminated
against at work and were too afraid to report it. Almost all groups agreed the City should take advantage
of Gilroy’s Opportunity Zones, should implement programs to increase salaries, and develop a plan to
attract better paying jobs in the city.
DISCUSSION 1B: WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU NEED TO ADDRESS THESE
CHALLENGES?
HEALTH
Participants suggested the City place more stringent limitations on the use of pesticides and implement
more regulations on the development of industrial uses on the east side of Gilroy. Most participants
agreed that access to affordable healthcare is important and requires the development of more
hospitals, health clinics, and mental health rehabilitation centers. Some participants expressed interest
in the City creating a healthy food program that encourages the distribution of affordable healthy foods,
specifically in the EED.
FINANCES
Participants suggested the City increase the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour to enable families to
make ends meet. Others stated there should be better support for small business owners and programs
to encourage local entrepreneurs. Participants also suggested they would like the local schools (i.e.,
Gilroy High School, Christopher High School) to offer affordable job training classes.
TRANSPORTATION
Most participants agreed they would like to see more investment in public infrastructure. Some
suggested adding more bike lanes and implementing a Complete Streets Program. The intensification of
land uses (i.e., multi-family housing, mixed-use development) to help encourage alternative modes of
transportation was also widely supported by the groups. A few participants recommended the City
construct additional City-operated parking facilities in and around downtown.
HOUSING
Almost all participants expressed concern about the housing crisis. To solve this issue, groups suggested
the City encourage the construction of transitional housing for both troubled youth and the homeless
population. Some participants expressed their interest in alternative housing types, such as sweat equity
housing. In addition to creating more affordable housing, groups also suggested the City create its own
down payment and first-time homeowner assistance programs. Along with a buyer assistance program,
there was support for the creation of City-sponsored home improvement loans. A few participants
stated that due to the high cost of living in the area, many homeowners cannot afford to take care of
their homes, leaving many homes in the EED to fall into disrepair.
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EMPLOYMENT
Participants showed overwhelming support for the creation of a neighborhood revitalization plan for the
EED, along with a new Downtown Specific Plan. Groups stated the neighborhood plan should include
design guidelines and allow for intensification of housing by adopting a missing middle housing zoning
amendment. Additionally, many participants encouraged the City to prioritize Opportunity Zones. By
focusing on these zones and prioritizing economic development, more businesses would likely move to
the city and developers would be more willing to construct more housing. Participants also reiterated
the importance of creating a small business investment programs and the creation of an employment
overlay zone.
DISCUSSION 2A: IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DO YOU FEEL THE AIR IS DIRTY?
Of the 25 responses to discussion question 2A, 68 percent of participants answered “Yes.” Those who
answered “Yes” explained they felt the air was dirty due to traffic on U.S. Highway 101, excessive
pesticide use, burn piles, and smog.
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DISCUSSION 2B: IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DO YOU FEEL THE WATER IS DIRTY?
Of the 24 responses to discussion question 2B, 50 percent of participants answered “Yes.” Those who
answered “Yes” stated they felt their water was dirty due to the excessive use of pesticides, a high
number of homeless encampments along the water ways, old pipes in their homes, and the lack of
access to affordable water filtration systems. Many stated the water is often yellow in color, tastes like
plastic, and sometimes smells like chlorine and chemicals. Some who answered “No” stated they had
their own well on their property and, therefore, felt it was safer and cleaner.
DISCUSSION 2C: IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, DO YOU FEEL LIKE IT IS TOO NOISY?
Of the 20 responses to discussion question 2C, 70 percent of participants answered “Yes.” Those who
answered “Yes” attributed the excess noise to heavy traffic from U.S. Highway 101, lack of sound walls
along the freeway, trains horns, sirens, and illegal fireworks.
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NEXT STEPS
Based on the workshop results and feedback from attendees, the City will draft goals, policies, and
implementation programs to be included in the 2040 General Plan. The environmental justice policies
and programs will seek to reduce the unique or compounded health risks in the EED through strategies
such as reducing pollution exposure, improving air quality, and promoting public facilities, food access,
safe and sanitary homes, and physical activity; and promote civil engagement in the public decision-
making process.
Many policies that would address environmental impacts and improve the quality of life for residents
living the EED are already present in other elements of the General Plan. The goals, policies, and
programs in the Environmental Justice Element will aim to fill the gaps and ensure the General Plan fully
address the needs of the residents within the EED and the rest of the city.
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APPENDIX A: INDIVIDUAL AND TABLETOP WORKSHOP RESPONSES
DISCUSSION 1A: WHAT CHALLENGES DO YOU FACE DAY-TO-DAY?
DISCUSIÓN 1A: ¿QUÉ RETOS ENFRENTAS DÍA A DÍA? Health Salud Individual • Back problems.
• Not enough exercise.
• Not enough time between work and family.
• High-voltage power lines should be
underground.
• Cancer center on my block.
• Stress.
• Chronic asthma.
• High blood pressure.
• Overweight.
• Not time for wellness.
• Education on how to live a healthier life.
• Preventive measures.
• Healthy food is too expensive.
• Farming next to sports park. I have seen
children in sports, games, while pesticides are
being applied.
• Sidewalk repair.
• Sidewalks that don’t meet.
• On Medicare, which covers a lot of expenses.
• Some asthma. Worse when fire pits burn.
• Suggest:
• Lack of trees!
• Maintenance.
• Car pollution from Hwy. 101 and Monterrey.
• Lack of bicycle lanes and complete streets
with other forms of transportation.
• More pollution from traffic and emergency
vehicles or train.
• Many sidewalks need repair.
• Unhealthy air.
• Water is [illegible].
• Homelessness.
• Why would the city even consider selling the
St. Louise hospital land?
• Anxiety, just day to day stuff. Overthinking.
• Remodel existing buildings or use vacant
buildings.
• Problemas de espalda.
• No hay suficiente ejercicio.
• No hay suficiente tiempo entre el trabajo y la
familia.
• Las líneas de alta tensión deben estar bajo
tierra.
• Centro de cáncer en mi cuadra.
• Estrés.
• Asma crónica
• Hipertensión
• Sobrepeso.
• No hay tiempo para el bienestar.
• Educación sobre cómo vivir una vida más
saludable.
• Medidas preventivas.
• La comida sana es muy cara.
• Agricultura junto al parque deportivo. He visto
niños en deportes, juegos, mientras se aplican
pesticidas.
• Reparación de la banqueta.
• Banquetas que no se unen.
• En Medicare, que cubre muchos gastos.
• Algo de asma. Peor cuando las fogatas se
queman.
• Sugerir:
• ¡La falta de árboles!
• Mantenimiento.
• Contaminación por automóviles en la autopista
101 y Monterrey.
• Falta de carriles para bicicletas y calles
completas con otras formas de transporte.
• Más contaminación por tráfico y vehículos de
emergencia o trenes.
• Muchas banquetas necesitan reparación.
• Aire insalubre.
• El agua es [ilegible].
• Personas sin hogar.
• ¿Por qué la ciudad consideraría vender el
terreno del hospital St. Louise?
• Ansiedad, solo cosas del día a día. sobre
pensar.
• Remodelar edificios existentes o usar edificios
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• More emergency rooms. 24-hour pharmacy.
• Pollution. Clean air.
• Medicine.
• Would increasing health services and making
it easier to obtain alter the zones on the map
for Gilroy 2040?
• Pollution free zone.
• Medical insurance.
• Stress.
• There is a lot of pressure and stress to keep
up with the payment of rent.
• Stress. Depression.
• Dental. Physical.
• Concern and stress due to limited income.
• Expensive health costs.
• Lack of mental health and drug abuse.
• Health problems.
• Medical insurance is very expensive for
children and adults.
• Accessible insurance.
• Dietitian.
• Problems with medical insurance. It is
expensive and there are people with health
problems.
• Insurance for Latinos, specially, dental.
• Very expensive insurance.
• Expensive insurance.
• No hospitals nearby.
• No rehab centers for people with drug and
alcohol problems.
• Access to health services.
• Live in an area without pollution.
• Mas servicios de urgencias. Farmacia 24 horas.
• Contaminación. Aire limpio.
• Medicina.
• ¿Aumentar los servicios de salud y facilitar la
obtención alteraría las zonas en el mapa para
Gilroy 2040?
• Zona libre de contaminación.
• La aseguranza medica.
• Estrés.
• Hay mucha presión y estrés para mantener el
pago de renta.
• Estrés. Depresión.
• Dental. Física.
• Preocupación y estrés por tener ingreso
limitado.
• Costos de salud caros.
• Falta de salud mental y drogadicción.
• Problemas de salud.
• El seguro médico es muy costoso tanto para
niños, como para adultos.
• Seguro accesible.
• Nutricionista.
• Problemas de seguro médico, es caro y hay
personas con problemas de salud.
• Aseguranzas para latinos, especialmente,
dental.
• Muy cara la aseguranza.
• Aseguranza cara.
• No hay hospitales cerca.
• No hay centros de rehabilitación para gente con
problemas de drogas y alcohol.
• Tener acceso a servicios de salud.
• Vivir en un área sin contaminación.
Group • Repair sidewalks.
• Improve true canopy.
• Improve air quality.
• Promote “complete streets”.
• Reduce noise pollution
• Homeless encampments
• Air quality.
• Pollution-free neighborhood.
• Affordable health care/services.
• Stress.
• No time to work out.
• Reparación de banquetas.
• Mejora el verdadero dosel de árboles.
• Mejorar la calidad del aire.
• Promover "calles completas".
• Reducir la contaminación acústica.
• Campamentos de personas sin hogar.
• Calidad del aire.
• Vecindario libre de contaminación.
• Atención / servicios de salud economico.
• Estrés.
• No hay tiempo para hacer ejercicio.
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• No time to go to a doctor.
• Mental health service.
• High insurance costs.
• Lack of recreational centers.
• Lack of parks.
• High level of diabetes, obesity.
• Lack of clinics for mental health and drug
abuse.
• Mosquitoes by rivers.
• Exposed to pesticides.
• Sidewalks in bad conditions, which might
cause accidents.
• No hay tiempo para ir al médico.
• Servicio de salud mental.
• Alto costo de aseguranza.
• Falta de centro de recreación.
• Falta de parques.
• Alto nivel de diabetes, obesidad.
• Falta de clínicas para salud mental y abuso de
drogas.
• Mosquitos en los arroyos.
• Expuestos a los pesticidas.
• Banquetas en mal estado que pueden provocar
un accidente.
Finances Finanzas Individual • Kids have access to drugs.
• Too many lives ruined.
• Too much debt.
• Most of the wage goes to paying rent.
• Hard young couples to buy a home.
• Good paying jobs.
• I am retired on a pension, which is paid by
GUSD.
• If I were working as a teacher.
• Suggest:
• URM ordinances have created blighted
conditions, reducing both property values and
rents.
• Not enough income.
• Too expensive.
• Homelessness.
• Money saving.
• Not spending money on food.
• Community credit union by grass roots to
avoid predatory lending institutions.
• Income gap.
• Not enough income for lower income.
• Would that alter the zone as well, because
wouldn’t it alter the way of life?
• Limited.
• Low income. Not enough to afford daily life.
• Limited.
• Such high rent affects my economy.
• Limited.
• Los niños tienen acceso a las drogas.
• Demasiadas vidas arruinadas.
• Demasiada deuda.
• La mayor parte del salario es para el pago de la
renta.
• Es difícil para las parejas jóvenes comprar una
casa.
• Trabajos bien pagados.
• Estoy retirado con una pensión pagada por
GUSD.
• Si estuviera trabajando como maestra.
• Sugerir:
• Las ordenanzas de URM han creado
condiciones arruinadas, reduciendo tanto los
valores de propiedad como las rentas.
• No hay suficientes ingresos.
• Demasiado caro.
• Personas sin hogar.
• Ahorro de dinero.
• No gastar dinero en comida.
• Cooperativa de crédito comunitaria por
organizaciones populares para evitar las
instituciones de préstamos abusivos.
• la diferencia de los salarios.
• No hay suficientes ingresos para personas de
bajos ingresos.
• ¿Eso también alteraría la zona, porque no
alteraría la forma de vida?
• Limitada.
• Ingresos bajos, no es suficiente para mantener
la vida de dia a dia.
• Limitada.
• La renta tan alta, afecta mis finanzas.
• Limitada.
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• Low salaries.
• High prices of gas.
• Very high taxes.
• This is a low-income area in all senses.
• This is a low-income area in all senses.
• Low salaries.
• High taxes.
• Very high taxes.
• Everything is too expensive, like gas, food
and, specially, housing.
• They need to invest more on the east side of
Gilroy, specially, in houses and homes.
• Salarios bajos.
• Precios altos de la gasolina.
• Impuestos muy altos.
• El área es de bajos recursos en todos los
sentidos.
• El área es de bajos recursos en todos los
sentidos.
• Salarios bajos.
• Impuestos altos.
• Impuestos muy altos.
• Todo está muy caro, como gasolina, comida y,
sobre todo, viviendas.
• Necesitan invertir más en el lado Este de
Gilroy, especialmente en las casas y hogares.
Group • Utilize CEPG funds to assist employment and
training.
• Inequality.
• Zero access to home improvement loans.
• Rent.
• High-paying jobs (trabajos que paguen más)
• Low salaries.
• High taxes in Gilroy.
• High life costs. Not enough money for healthy
food, clothes and payment of health services.
• Expensive gas.
• Utilizar los fondos de CEPG para ayudar al
empleo y la capacitación.
• Desigualdad.
• Cero accesos a préstamos para mejoras del
vivienda.
• Renta.
• Trabajos que paguen más (high-paying jobs).
• Salarios bajos.
• Impuestos altos en Gilroy.
• Alto costo de vida. El dinero no alcanza para la
comida saludable, ropa y pago de servicios de
salud.
• Gasolina cara. Transportation Transporte Individual • Kids and family need to go lots of places, no
public transit service.
• Vehicle repairs.
• Gas.
• Lots of traffic.
• High gas prices.
• VTA: More bus stops.
• More CAL train.
• Parking.
• Possibly more public transportation is needed
here.
• VTA: In charge of this.
• Sidewalks need repair. Curbs also.
• I do not have to work, but when I do go out, I
time it to avoid all the traffic everywhere.
• Suggest:
• Los niños y la familia deben ir a muchos
lugares sin servicios de transporte público.
• Reparaciones de vehículos.
• Gasolina.
• Mucho tráfico.
• Altos precios de la gasolina.
• VTA: más paradas de autobús.
• Más tren CAL.
• Estacionamiento.
• Posiblemente, se necesita más transporte
público aquí.
• VTA: A cargo de esto.
• Muchas banquetas necesitan reparación.
Bordillos también.
• No tengo que trabajar, pero cuando salgo, mido
el tiempo para evitar todo el tráfico en todas
partes.
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• Car train and VTA buses need to be
increased.
• Promote more transportation alternatives,
rather than by car.
• Repair streets to higher standard.
• Roads are terrible.
• Too many cars in Gilroy now.
• Homelessness.
• Poor street conditions.
• Excessive speed.
• Lewis St. needs drastic repair.
• In my neighborhood, the traffic is bad,
specially, at the school.
• The roads are a disaster.
• I don’t have my license yet, but I have great
friends that give me rides. The roads are super
bumpy.
• More school transportation.
• Social Service.
• Gas. City Council districts now.
• Constant traffic.
• Too many checkpoints on main and side
streets.
• Expensive car costs and expensive gas.
• Expensive gas.
• Our car wears off from driving far to obtain
services.
• VTA does not have a good schedule. [Illegible]
• High price of gas. Pollution. High
transportation. Too much traffic.
• Traffic day and night. Very expensive gas.
• Difficult, because there is only one car.
• Pollution.
• Excessive traffic in our area.
• Lack of authority around Gilroy.
• Accessible transportation.
• Lack of transportation outside downtown.
• More transportation.
• There is not transportation in all of Gilroy.
• Sugerir:
• Es necesario aumentar el tren de coches y los
autobuses VTA.
• Promover más alternativas de transporte, en
lugar del automóvil.
• Reparar las calles a un nivel más alto.
• Las calles son terribles.
• Demasiados autos en Gilroy ahora.
• Personas sin hogar.
• Malas condiciones de la calle.
• Exceso de velocidad.
• Lewis St. necesita una reparación drástica.
• En mi vecindario, el tráfico es malo,
especialmente, es decir (automóviles) en la
escuela.
• Las calles son un desastre.
• Todavía no tengo mi licencia, pero tengo
grandes amigos que me llevan. Los caminos
tienen muchos baches.
• Más transporte escolar.
• Servicio social.
• Gasolina. Distritos del Ayuntamiento ahora.
• Tráfico constante.
• Demasiados puestos de control en las calles
principales y secundarias.
• Costo de carro muy caro y gasolina cara.
• Gasolina cara.
• Se desgasta nuestro auto por manejar lejos
para obtener servicios.
• VTA no tiene buen horario. [Ilegible].
• Gasolina muy alto precio. Contaminación. Altos
transportes. Mucho tráfico.
• Tráfico dia y noche. Gasolina muy cara.
• Difícil, porque hay un solo carro.
• Contaminación.
• Tráfico excesivo en nuestra área.
• Falta de autoridad alrededor de Gilroy.
• Transporte accesible.
• Falta transportación fuera del centro.
• Más transporte.
• No hay transporte por todo Gilroy. Group • Increase frequency of car train of VTA buses.
• Plan for warning and talking.
• Downtown parking.
• Traffic
• Specifically, Lewis street.
• Parking.
• Aumentar la frecuencia del tren de coches de
los autobuses VTA.
• Planificar para advertir y hablar.
• Estacionamiento en el centro.
• Tráfico
• Específicamente, la calle Lewis.
• Estacionamiento.
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• Less public transit for public (local) education.
• Gas price.
• Public transportation is bad/ college students.
• Paint bike lanes.
• Specialized services.
• Lack of transportation outside Gilroy, school,
work.
• Pollution and excessive noise in this area, due
to freeway traffic, outlets and train.
• Bumps on the roads, and they damage our
cars.
• Menos transito público para la educación
pública (local).
• Precio de la gasolina.
• El transporte público es malo / estudiantes
universitarios.
• Pintar carriles de bicicletas.
• Servicios especializados.
• Falta de transportación en las afueras de
Gilroy, a la escuela, al trabajo.
• Contaminación y ruido excesivos en esta área,
a causa del tráfico del freeway, los outlets y el
tren.
• Baches en las calles y descomponen los
carros. Housing Vivienda Individual • Worried about where my kids will live when
they grow up.
• We always take in extra people can’t afford
housing.
• Mortgage.
• High rent compared to wages.
• Need more affordable housing.
• Higher density.
• I am sure affordable housing is a problem to
find for people living here, as well as other
parts of the city.
• We bought our home in 1987 when homes
were affordable. $180,000.
• How do people afford homes?
• Rents are high.
• Is there a cap?
• Prepare a neighborhood revitalization plan to
compliment the downtown revitalization plan.
• Develop design guidelines to compliment the
historic character of the existing
neighborhoods.
• Adopt missing middle housing strategy to
allow more types of housing and increase
density.
• Cost of living.
• Affordable housing.
• Homelessness.
• High rent.
• Lack of affordable housing.
• No pets.
• N/A.
• Me preocupa dónde vivirán mis hijos cuando
crezcan.
• Siempre aceptamos personas adicionales que
no pueden pagar vivienda.
• Hipoteca
• Alto renta en comparación con los salarios.
• Necesita más viviendas económicas.
• Mas densidad.
• Estoy seguro de que la vivienda económica es
un problema para las personas que viven aquí,
así como para otras partes de la ciudad.
• Compramos nuestra casa en 1987 cuando las
casas eran económicas. $ 180,000.
• ¿Cómo la gente paga casas?
• Los rentas son altas.
• ¿Hay una limite?
• Preparar un plan de revitalización del
vecindario para complementar el plan de
revitalización del centro.
• Desarrollar guias de diseño para complementar
el carácter histórico de los vecindarios
existentes.
• Adoptar la estrategia de vivienda media que
falta para permitir más tipos de vivienda y
aumentar la densidad.
• Costo de vida.
• Vivienda económica.
• Personas sin hogar.
• Renta alta.
• Falta de vivienda ecoonomica.
• No admiten mascotas.
• N/A
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• More affordable for low income.
• More housing for seniors and veterans.
• South valley housing where families can work
building their dream house.
• Low income housing.
• Provide year-round housing for homeless.
• Veteran housing.
• Too much development, rather than internal
growth.
• Requesting new homes creates more pollution
and traffic.
• Rents are too high.
• Very expensive rent.
• Rent increase.
• The price of houses is expensive.
• High rent.
• House or apartment owners do not have
mercy on the people, they only come by to
increase the rent.
• Rents are too high. Gas.
• High rent.
• Expensive rent.
• High rent charges.
• Lack of affordable housing.
• Housing is expensive and hard to access.
• Rents are too high.
• High rents. I live in an area where we need air
conditioning.
• Very high.
• No rent control.
• Only rich people who have a lot of money can
buy new houses.
• There are many homeless.
• New houses for families with low incomes.
• Más económica para bajos ingresos.
• Más viviendas para personas mayores y
veteranos.
• Vivienda en el valle sur donde las familias
pueden trabajar construyendo la casa de sus
sueños.
• Viviendas para personas de bajo recursos.
• Proporcionar viviendas durante todo el año
para personas sin hogar.
• Vivienda para veteranos.
• Demasiado desarrollo, en lugar de crecimiento
interno.
• Solicitar nuevas viviendas crea más
contaminación y tráfico.
• Rentas muy altas.
• Renta muy cara.
• Aumento de renta.
• Precio de casas son altas.
• Alta renta.
• Los dueños de las casas o apartamentos no
tienen compasión de la gente, y solamente
llega para subir la renta.
• Son muy altas las rentas. La gasolina.
• Renta alta.
• Renta cara.
• Alto cargo de renta.
• Faltan viviendas económicas.
• La vivienda es cara y poco accesible.
• Están muy caras las rentas.
• Altas rentas. Yo vivo en un área donde
necesitamos aire acondicionado.
• Muy alto.
• No hay un control de rentas.
• Las nuevas casas solo las pueden comprar la
gente rica y que gana mucho dinero.
• Hay mucha gente sin hogar.
• Que haya nuevas viviendas para familias de
bajo ingreso. Group • More affordable housing
• Promote “missing middle” housing.
• Prepare a former neighborhood.
• Revitalization plan.
• Affordable housing.
• We don’t have housing for the homeless.
• We don’t have affordable housing from low
income.
• Too many houses that are unaffordable.
• Zero housing for veterans.
• Más viviendas económicas.
• Promover viviendas "medianamente olvidadas".
• Preparar un vecindario antiguo.
• Plan de revitalización.
• Vivienda económicas.
• No tenemos viviendas para personas sin hogar.
• No tenemos viviendas económicas de bajos
ingresos.
• Demasiadas casas que no son económicas.
• Cero viviendas para veteranos.
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• Rent increase.
• More than one family per unit.
• Renters rights packets.
• Expensive rents.
• Lack of housing.
• Lack of maintenance.
• Uncontrollable rent increase.
• Lack of protection for renters.
• High cost of credit check.
• Aumento del renta.
• Más de una familia por unidad.
• Paquetes de derechos de inquilinos.
• Rentas caras.
• Falta de vivienda.
• Falta de mantenimiento.
• Aumento de rentas incontrolables.
• Falta de protección a los inquilinos.
• Costo alto del cheque de crédito.
Employment Empleo Individual • Most jobs in Gilroy don’t pay enough to live
here. I am a lucky exception.
• Too much work. Not enough time for wellness.
• Low pay.
• Need better paying jobs.
• Retired, but teaching art classes at a local
school.
• Develop incubators in the downtown and
business classes. Use CBDL funds.
• Take advantage of the opportunity zones to
drive employment and new development.
• Incentivize business to locate downtown.
• Add parking downtown to support downtown
businesses.
• Have to commute.
• Wages too low.
• We live in the [illegible].
• Why do we only require minimum wage to be
$12 hr?
• N/A.
• More high-tech companies.
• Bring companies such as Google and offer
high-tech to Gilroy companies.
• None.
• I have to go outside Gilroy, because in Gilroy,
there are not many jobs.
• Very low salary.
• Low salaries.
• No raise.
• Two jobs.
• Very low salary.
• We only depend on the salary from one
person, because I don't work.
• High poverty level.
• La mayoría de los trabajos en Gilroy no pagan
lo suficiente para vivir aquí. Soy una excepción
afortunada.
• Demasiado trabajo. No hay suficiente tiempo
para el bienestar.
• Mal pagados.
• Necesita trabajos mejor pagados.
• Jubilado, pero enseñando clases de arte en
una escuela local.
• Desarrollar incubadoras en el centro y clases
de negocios. Usar fondos de CBDL.
• Aprovechar las zonas de oportunidad para
impulsar el empleo y el nuevo desarrollo.
• Incentivar negocios para ubicar en el centro.
• Agregar estacionamiento en el centro para
apoyar a las empresas del centro.
• Tener que viajar al trabajo.
• Salarios demasiado bajos.
• Vivimos en el [ilegible].
• ¿Por qué solo requerimos un salario mínimo de
$ 12 h?
• N/A
• Más empresas de alta tecnología.
• Traer compañías como Google y ofrecer alta
tecnología a las compañías de Gilroy.
• Ninguno.
• Tengo que salir a trabajar fuera del Gilroy
porque en Gilroy no hay mucho trabajo.
• Salario muy bajo.
• Salarios bajos.
• No hay aumento.
• Dos trabajos.
• Salarios muy bajos.
• Solo contamos con el sueldo de una persona,
porque no trabajo.
• Nivel alto de pobreza.
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• We need better salaries to live in this area.
• Work is not well paid and we are
discriminated.
• Low salaries.
• Low pay.
• They do not pay enough so we can pay for all
of our expenses. We need two or more jobs,
and we neglect our children. Then they
become drug addicts.
• Educational training for low-income people.
• Job training.
• Faltan mejores salarios para vivir en esta área.
• El empleo es mal pagado y es uno
discriminado.
• Bajos salarios.
• Pago bajo.
• No pagan lo suficiente para pagar todos
nuestros gastos. Uno tiene que tener dos o más
trabajos, y descuidas a los hijos. Después caen
en drogas.
• Entrenamiento educativo para personas de
bajos ingresos.
• Entrenamientos de capacitación. Group • Take advantage of Gilroy’s opportunity
zone(s).
• Attract better paying jobs.
• Lowest wages in the region.
• Low salary.
• Multiple jobs.
• Car.
• Many families have two jobs.
• Discrimination at work and fear to report it.
• High poverty level.
• We need higher salaries.
• Salaries. We go to other cities to find a job.
• Aprovechar las zonas de oportunidad de Gilroy.
• Atraer trabajos mejor pagados.
• Salarios más bajos que la región.
• Salario bajo.
• Empleos múltiples.
• Auto.
• Muchas familias tienen dos trabajos.
• Discriminación en el trabajo y miedo a reportar.
• Nivel alto de pobreza.
• Necesitamos salarios más altos.
• Salarios. Salimos a otras ciudades para buscar
empleo. Other Otro Individual • Social: my kids’ friends are sometimes not
allowed to come over because their parents
think my neighborhood is dangerous (it isn’t).
• East Side overlooked and dismissed by
council.
• We don’t need to gentrify it; we need to
embrace it.
• College costs.
• Poor and park needed on IVE side.
• Swimming pool on East Side of town.
• Bike lanes.
• Husband is handicapped and finds it difficult to
always find parking.
• Fireworks should not be allowed. Too many
are illegal, and they are dangerous. Higher
wireline as impractical area for fire.
• Need more parks in the area. Open school
yards to the neighborhoods.
• More health products.
• Merchandise are all too high.
• Homelessness.
• Social: los amigos de mis hijos a veces no
pueden venir porque sus padres piensan que
mi vecindario es peligroso (no lo es).
• El lado Este es pasado por alto e ignorado por
el consejo.
• No necesitamos gentrificarlo; necesitamos
aceptarlo.
• Costos de colegio.
• Pobres y parques necesarios en el lado IVE.
• Piscina en el lado Este de la ciudad.
• Caarril de bicicleta.
• Mi esposo es discapacitado y le resulta difícil
siempre encontrar estacionamiento.
• Los fuegos artificiales no deben permitirse.
Demasiados son ilegales y son peligrosos.
Cableado más alto como área poco práctica
para el fuego.
• Necesitamos más parques en la zona. Patios
escolares abiertos a los vecindario.
• Más productos de salud.
• La mercancia es demasiado alta.
• Personas sin hogar.
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• Public drug use (our alley).
• We need more trees in this neighborhood and
the whole city. Some or many trees died.
• Youth center.
• Youth center.
• Traffic.
• Before building new homes, expand roads.
Make it mandatory for contractors and city
planning.
• Youth center on East Side.
• Better notifications.
• Youth center.
• All the previous problems are stressful for us.
• Schools have limited resources.
• Immigration services.
• Cost of day care.
• Transportation for students.
• All that was mentioned above causes stress,
anxiety, discomfort.
• Cost of day care.
• Environmental pollution.
• Youth center.
• More sports.
• Help with tutoring for youth.
• Specific areas for sports and safety for
teenagers.
• Youth center.
• Sports.
• We need financial support, so people can buy
their own house. There are people who have
lived in Gilroy for a long time, and they have
low incomes.
• Youth center.
• Uso público de drogas (nuestro callejón).
• Necesitamos más árboles en este vecindario y
en toda la ciudad. Algunos o muchos árboles
murieron.
• Centro para jovenes.
• Centro para jovenes.
Tráfico.
• Antes de construir nuevas viviendas, expandir
las carreteras. Que sea obligatorio para los
contratistas y la planificación de la ciudad.
• Centro para jovenes en el lado Este.
• Mejor notificacion.
• Centro para jovenes.
• Todos los problemas anteriores lo estresan a
uno.
• Escuelas tienen recursos limitados.
• Servicios de inmigración.
• Costo de cuidado de niños.
• Transporte para los estudiantes.
• Todo lo anteriormente mencionado provoca
estrés, ansiedad, malestar.
• Costo de cuidado de niños.
• Contaminación ambiental.
• Centro para jóvenes.
• Más deportes.
• Ayuda con tutorías para jóvenes.
• Áreas específicas para deportes con seguridad
para los adolescentes.
• Centros para jóvenes.
• Deportes
• Necesitamos apoyo financiero para que la
gente pueda comprar su propia casa. Gente
que tiene viviendo mucho tiempo en Gilroy y es
de bajos ingresos.
• Centros para jovenes. Group • Need more open space/parks.
• Need pool on east side.
• Street trees.
• Homelessness.
• No youth centers on the East Side of Gilroy.
• Not a good outreach effort for this event!!!
• Babysitting.
• Cost of college/ living in Gilroy.
• Streetlights.
• Sidewalks.
• Power lines (East Side).
• Necesita más espacios abiertos / parques.
• Necesita piscina en el lado este.
• Árboles en las calles.
• Personas sin hogar.
• Ningún centro para jovenes en el lado Este de
Gilroy.
• ¡No hay un buen esfuerzo!
• Servicio de guardería.
• Costo de la universidad / vida en Gilroy.
• Alumbrado público.
• Banquetas.
• Líneas eléctricas (lado Este).
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• Homelessness.
• Parents need to have two jobs and neglect
their children.
• Personas sin hogar.
• Los padres tienen que tener dos trabajos y
desatender a los hijos.
DISCUSSION 1B: WHAT RESOURCES DO YOU NEED TO ADDRESS YOUR TOP CHALLENGES?
DISCUSIÓN 1B: ¿QUÉ RECURSOS NECESITA PARA SUPERAR SUS PRINCIPALES RETOS? Health Salud Individual • Start walking.
• Do yoga.
• Healthy eating.
• Well, I have my help and thankfully, I have
community solutions. A local therapy
department.
• Accessible to few but not all, specially, in
areas of lower income. Changing that, would
alter the map.
• Avoid, somehow, or reduce the concerns that
were mentioned before, and perhaps, that
would help us feel less pressure.
• More access to medical insurance.
• Access to medical insurance with fair price.
• Ban new industries from the neighborhood.
• Not allow industries to build new building in the
neighborhood.
• Comenzar a caminar.
• Hacer yoga.
• Alimentación saludable.
• Bueno, tengo mi ayuda y, afortunadamente,
tengo soluciones comunitarias. Un
departamento de terapia local.
• Accesible para pocos, pero no para todos,
especialmente, en áreas de bajos ingresos.
Cambiar eso, alteraría el mapa.
• Evitar, de algún modo, o reducir las
preocupaciones mencionadas antes, y tal vez
eso ayudaría a sentir menos presión.
• Mejor acceso a seguro médico.
• Acceso a seguro médico a un precio justo.
• Prohibir nuevas industrias de la vecindad.
• Prohibir industrias de construir nuevos edificios
en la vecindad.
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Group • Hire an urban forester to help maintain the
urban canopy and add more trees.
• Reduce noise pollution. Fireworks. Sirens.
• Repair sidewalks.
• More ERs and expand hospitals.
• Mobile clinics for homeless.
• Stricter regulations on pollution, restrictions on
industrial construction in the east communities
of Gilroy.
• Affordable pharmacies on the East Side.
• High cost of medical prescriptions.
• Local mental health.
• No health insurance from a lot of employers.
• Co-pays too high.
• ER costs.
• Lifetime prescriptions (program).
• Free health classes.
• Outdoor workout equipment stations
(Cunningham Parks).
• Farmers’ market with affordable costs.
• Drug problem (no detox).
• Low-cost insurance.
• Increase income thresholds to qualify for
medical services.
• Parks for physical activity.
• Safe and open areas where we can walk.
• Nutrition classes.
• Mental health and addiction clinics.
• More restriction for pesticide use.
• Find a more accessible way of paying.
• Perhaps increase the earning limit of families
as well.
• Contratar a un silvicultor urbano para ayudar a
mantener el dosel urbano y agregar más
árboles.
• Reducir la contaminación acústica. Fuegos
artificiales Sirenas.
• Reparación de banquetas.
• Más salas de emergencias y expandir
hospitales.
• Clínicas móviles para personas sin hogar.
• Regulaciones más estrictas sobre la
contaminación, restricciones a la construcción
industrial en las comunidades en el Este de
Gilroy.
• Farmacias económicas en el lado Este.
• Alto costo de las recetas médicas.
• Salud mental local.
• No hay seguro de salud de muchos
empleadores.
• Los copagos son demasiado altos.
• Costos de urgencias.
• Receta de por vida (programa).
• Clases gratuitas de salud.
• Estaciones de equipos de entrenamiento al aire
libre (Cunningham Parks).
• Mercado de agricultores con costos
economicos.
• Problema de drogas (no hay desintoxicación).
• Aseguranza a bajo costo.
• Subir los límites de ingreso para calificar para
servicio médico.
• Parques de actividad física.
• Áreas libres para caminar y seguras.
• Clases de nutrición.
• Clínicas de salud mental y adicciones.
• Más restricción en el uso de pesticida.
• Encontrar una manera más accesible para
pagar.
• Quizás aumentar también el límite de ganancia
para las familias.
Finances Finanzas Individual • Better paying jobs.
• Attract business.
• Increased minimum wage.
• Better classes at the local schools, in order to
understand how to learn these tips.
• Very expensive rent.
• Trabajos mejor pagados.
• Atraer negocios.
• Aumento del salario mínimo.
• Mejores clases en las escuelas locales, para
entender cómo aprender estos consejos.
• La renta muy alta.
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• Very low salary.
• High rent: rent is increased without any notice.
• There are few options of places for rent.
• Fair jobs.
• To be able to find a job, so we have more
money available.
• Better paid jobs.
• Lower taxes.
• Control of gas prices.
• Better paid jobs.
• Loans to maintain and improve houses.
• Loans for family and local businesses.
• Salario muy bajo.
• Renta alta: Se aumenta la renta sin notificación.
• Hay pocas opciones de lugares para rentar.
• Empleos más justos.
• Tal vez poder conseguir empleo, para tener
mas dinero disponible.
• Trabajos mejor pagados.
• Bajar los impuestos.
• Control de precios de la gasolina.
• Trabajos mejor pagados.
• Préstamos de mantener y mejorar viviendas.
• Préstamos para negocios familiares y locales.
Group • Higher paying jobs.
• $15 minimum pay.
• Accountability to local employers.
• Pay worker center (SI connection).
• Small business development.
• Expand health insurance.
• High salaries.
• Lower taxes in Gilroy.
• Control the price of gas.
• Aid to buy a house.
• Aid to buy healthy food.
• Aid to take vacations with family.
• Aid to spend time with our children.
• Aid to buy good-quality and organic products.
• Empleos mejor pagados.
• Pago mínimo de $ 15.
• Responsabilidad por parte de los empleadores
locales.
• Centro de trabajadores (conexión SI).
• Desarrollo de pequeñas empresas.
• Expander seguro de salud.
• Salarios altos.
• Bajar los impuestos en Gilroy.
• Controlar el precio de la gasolina.
• Asistencia para comprar vivienda.
• Asistencia para comprar comida saludable.
• Asistencia para tomar vacaciones con la
familia.
• Asistencia para dedicarle tiempo a los hijos.
• Asistencia para comprar productos de buena
calidad y orgánicos.
Transportation Transporte Individual • We need to expand local minibus lines.
• Color bike lanes to make them safer and make
wider.
• Vehicle repairs: Save money for a rainy day.
• Gas: Try to organize my work calendar, so I
don’t drive to SI every day.
• Sidewalk repair.
• Public transportation: Sidewalks for walking.
• Encourage VTA to have more bus routes at
the commuter times.
• Repair and replace broken sidewalks by city.
• Traffic.
• Street repair (Lewis!).
• Necesitamos expandir las líneas locales de
minibús.
• Pintar los carriles para bicicletas para hacerlos
más seguros y anchos.
• Reparaciones de vehículos: ahorrar dinero para
un día lluvioso.
• Gas: Intentar organizar mi calendario de
trabajo, así no conduzco a SI todos los días.
• Reparación de banquetas.
• Transporte público: banquetas para caminar.
• Animar a VTA a tener más rutas de autobús en
los horarios de viajar diariamente al trabajo.
• Reparar y reemplazar las banquetas rotas por
la alcaldía.
• Tráfico.
• Reparación de calles (¡Lewis!).
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• Repair sidewalks.
• Traffic. Lewis St.
• A decent sidewalk.
• A safe day RD.
• Too chocked.
• Constant traffic.
• Sometimes dangerous.
• Slow progress on first is a hindrance and
should be set up.
• Reparación de banquetas.
• Tráfico. Lewis St.
• Una banqueta decente.
• Un día seguro RD.
• Demasiado atorado.
• Tráfico constante.
• A veces peligroso.
• El progreso lento en la calle 1st es un obstáculo
y debe configurarse.
Group • Lobby VTA and CAL train for more services.
• Intensify land use to provide more transit
riders.
• Encourage more transit riders.
• Zone for walking/biking.
• Plan and provide additional parking in
downtown.
• Street repair prioritization.
• Presionar a VTA y tren CAL para más servicios.
• Intensificar el uso del espacio para proporcionar
más pasajeros en tránsito público.
• Fomentar más pasajeros en tránsito público.
• Zona para caminar/ andar en bicicleta.
• Planificar y proporcionar estacionamiento
adicional en el centro.
• Priorización la reparación de calles.
Housing Vivienda Individual • More affordable housing for people with
extremely low incomes. Seniors, disabled,
service workers, college students.
• Encourage ADUs.
• We have a lot of homes that are overcrowded
due to cost.
• Affordable housing.
• Higher density.
• Affordable housing: Make sure that areas for
affordable housing are allowed throughout the
city, so as not to concentrate them all in this
area.
• Zone for it in all areas by city.
• Affordable housing.
• Homelessness.
• Homelessness: Affordable housing.
• Safe parking.
• Supervised housing.
• Mental health services.
• Housing: Affordable housing.
• Project sentinel.
• Law foundation.
• Rent central.
• Affordable housing: Rent control.
• Housing vouchers.
• Law foundation and operation sentinel.
• Viviendas más económicas para personas con
ingresos extremadamente bajos. Personas
mayores, discapacitadas, trabajadores de
servicios, estudiantes universitarios.
• Animar las ADU.
• Tenemos muchas casas que están
sobrepobladas debido al costo.
• Viviendas económicas.
• Mayor densidad.
• Viviendas económicas: Asegúrese de que las
áreas para viviendas económicas estén
permitidas en toda la ciudad, para no
concentrarlas todas en esta área.
• Zona para ello en todas las zonas de la ciudad.
• Vivienda económica.
• Personas sin hogar.
• Personas sin hogar: viviendas económicas.
• Estacionamiento seguro.
• Vivienda supervisada.
• Servicios de salud mental.
• Vivienda: Vivienda económicas.
• Proyecto “sentinel”.
• Fundamento de derecho.
• Renta central.
• Vivienda asequible: Control de renta.
• Vales de vivienda.
• Fundación jurídica y operación “sentinel”.
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• No charges to apply for housing.
• Homelessness: Affordable housing.
• Affordable housing.
• Low income housing.
• Not for me, but others. Too many homes are
growing up that aren’t affordable for all.
• There is not enough housing. Homeless are
increasing.
• Build more apartment buildings.
• Buy a house: It is difficult to fulfill my dream to
buy a house.
• Programs to help people who are new buyers.
• Rent: Rent is very high, and when we notify
the owners about things that are not working,
they are not willing to fix them.
• More payment access.
• More affordable housing.
• Implement a law to avoid rent increase
whenever landlords feel like it.
• Affordable housing.
• Rent control.
• Rent control.
• Build more houses for low-income people.
• No aplicar cargos para solicitar vivienda.
• Personas sin hogar: vivienda asequible.
• Viviendas económicas.
• Viviendas para personas de bajo recursos.
• No para mí, sino para otros. Demasiadas casas
están creciendo y no son accesibles para
todos.
• No hay suficiente Vivienda. Se está
aumentando la gente que vive en la calle.
• Construir más edificios de apartamentos.
• Comprar casa: Se me hace difícil realizar mi
sueño de comprar casa.
• Programas para ayudar gente que son nuevos
compradores.
• Renta: Muy alta la renta y cuando avisas a los
dueños que se te descomponen las cosas, no
quieren arreglar.
• Un mejor acceso de pago.
• Viviendas más económicas.
• Implementar una ley para evitar el aumento de
rentas cada vez que los propietarios de casas
quieran.
• Viviendas económicas.
• Control de renta.
• Control de renta.
• Construir más viviendas de bajos ingresos.
Group • Affordable housing.
• Safe parking.
• Mental health services.
• Supervised housing.
• Rent control.
• Law foundation & project sentinel.
• No application fees.
• Housing vouchers.
• Building actual low-income house to decrease
number of homeless.
• More home-improvement loans for
homeowners on the East Side.
• Building transitional housing for homeless and
foster youth.
• Build more homeless shelters.
• Renters protection.
• No no-fault eviction.
• Move truly higher paying jobs.
• Viviendas económicas.
• Estacionamiento seguro.
• Servicios de salud mental.
• Vivienda supervisada.
• Control de renta.
• Fundación jurídica y proyecto “sentinel”.
• No para aplicar tarifas.
• Vales de vivienda.
• Construir casas actuales de bajos ingresos
para disminuir el número de personas sin
hogar.
• Más préstamos de mejoras para el hogar para
propietarios de viviendas en el lado Este.
• Construcción de viviendas de transición para
jóvenes sin hogar y de hogar temporal.
• Construir más refugios para personas sin
hogar.
• Protección de inquilinos.
• No desalojar sin culpa.
• Mover trabajos verdaderamente mejor
pagados.
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• More affordable housing. Not 100% of county
median.
• Habitat for humanity.
• More sweat equity housing.
• South county housing back. Local community
based.
• Safe parking.
• Tiny homes.
• Year-round shelter.
• Fair control of rents for the landlord and the
tenant.
• Build low-income housing, exclusive for Gilroy.
• Build houses exclusively to be bought by
Gilroy residents.
• Aid program to afford the down payment for a
house.
• Más viviendas asequibles. No es el 100% de la
mediana del condado.
• Hábitat para la humanidad.
• Más viviendas equitativas.
• Viviendas al sur del condado. Basada en la
comunidad local.
• Estacionamiento seguro.
• Casas pequeñas.
• Refugio durante todo el año.
• Control justo de rentas para el dueño y el
inquilino.
• Construcción de vivienda de bajos ingresos,
exclusivo para Gilroy.
• Construcción de viviendas exclusivamente para
que las compren residentes de Gilroy.
• Programas de asistencia para el entre de una
casa.
Employment Empleo Individual
Group • Promote investment through EDC of the city’s
opp. zones. Business, housing, commercial.
• Create an overlay zone.
• Promover la inversión a través de EDC de las
zonas de oportunidad de la ciudad. Negocio,
vivienda, comercio.
• Crear una zona de superposición.
Other Otro Individual Challenge
• Social: Change perceptions. There is a lot of
racism in Gilroy and classism (West Side vs.
East Side). West-siders look down on east-
siders.
• We need a dog park on the East Side.
• Recreation: Need a swimming pool in this area
again. City should budget for one.
• Other fireworks: Firework anxiety, fires fears.
• Police are stretched so far; they can’t check
out every call.
• Fear of fires now.
• What resources do you need? Law. No
fireworks. No sane fireworks. Too big of a
chance of starting a fire.
Desafío
• Social: Cambiar las percepciones. Hay mucho
racismo en Gilroy y clasismo (lado oeste vs.
lado este). Los del Oeste hacen de menos a los
del Este.
• Necesitamos un parque para perros en el lado
este.
• Recreación: Necesitamos una piscina en esta
área nuevamente. La ciudad debe presupuestar
para una.
• Otro: Fuegos artificiales: Ansiedad por fuegos
artificiales, miedo a incendios.
• La policía tiene mucho trabajo. No pueden ver
todas las llamadas.
• Miedo a los incendios ahora.
• ¿Qué recursos necesitas? Leyes. No más
fuegos artificiales. No más fuegos artificiales.
Demasiada posibilidad de iniciar un incendio.
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• Handicapped parking: Need more
handicapped parking spaces.
• What resources do you need? Need one
handicapped placard checker to check parking
lots, and stores designate more parking
spaces to handicapped.
• Traffic: Dangerous. Speeding. Red light
runners.
• What resources? More police. Monitors.
• Improve tree canopy: Hire an urban forester to
help neighborhoods maintain and plant
additional trees.
• Improve neighborhoods: Develop a
neighborhood revitalization plan along with a
new downtown specific plan. Neighborhood
plan should include design guidelines and
allow intensification by adopting a missing
middle housing zoning amendment.
• Opportunity zones: Make promotion of
opportunity zones a priority for the city and
economic development to encourage more
business development and re-investment,
such as commercial and housing.
• Estacionamiento para discapacitados:
Necesitamos más espacios de estacionamiento
para discapacitados.
• ¿Qué recursos necesitas? Necesitamos un
verificador de carteles para discapacitados para
revisar los estacionamientos, y las tiendas
deben designar más espacios de
estacionamiento para discapacitados.
• Tráfico: peligroso. Exceso de velocidad. Se
pasan la luz roja.
• ¿Qué recursos? Más policía. Monitores.
• Mejorar el dosel de los árboles: Contratar a un
ingeniero forestal urbano para ayudar a los
vecindarios a mantener y plantar árboles
adicionales.
• Mejorar los vecindarios: Desarrollar un plan de
revitalización del vecindario junto con un nuevo
plan específico para el centro. El plan de
vecindario debe incluir guias de diseño y
permitir la intensificación mediante la adopción
de una enmienda de zonificación de vivienda
media que falta.
• Zonas de oportunidad: Hacer promoción a las
zonas de oportunidad una prioridad para la
ciudad y desarrollo económico para animar más
desarrollo empresarial y reinversión, como
comercial y de vivienda.
Group Challenge
• Building youth center on the East Side.
• Better outreach for the equity and engagement
workshop.
Desafío
• Construir centro para jovenes en el lado Este.
• Mejor esfuerzo del el aviso para el taller de
equidad y participación.
DISCUSSION 2: ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
DISCUSIÓN 2: PROBLEMAS AMBIENTALES 2a. In your neighborhood, do you feel the air is
dirty? If yes, what do you think is making the air dirty?
2a. En tu vecindario, ¿sientes que el aire está
sucio? En caso afirmativo, ¿qué crees que está ensuciando el aire? Individual • Yes. Exhaust from highway 101 (sound
pollution too).
• Herbicide and pesticide. Fertilizer from fields.
You can smell it when they spray.
• Yes. Dusty, car exhaust.
• Yes. Seasonal pollens, dust.
• I’m not sure.
• Sí. Escape de auto en la autopista 101
(también contaminación acústica).
• Herbicida y pesticida. Fertilizante de campos.
Puedes olerlo cuando rocían.
• Sí. Polvoriento, escape del auto.
• Sí. Polen estacional, polvo.
• No estoy seguro.
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• Yes. Sometimes. Fireworks, pit fires, smog,
exhaust.
• Yes. Traffic and diesel trains.
• Yes. Comes from everywhere.
• No.
• No.
• Yes. There is a lot of traffic.
• I’m not sure. I have asthma. My sister has
asthma. My little brother has asthma.
• No, I live in farmland area, so it’s usually
farmers and their crops.
• No.
• No. I live in the countryside away from city.
• I’m not sure.
• Yes.
• Yes. Almost all the time, specially, in the
morning, there is a fertilizer smell which is
annoying.
• Yes. Excessive traffic. The air is foggy. Many
people with asthma.
• Yes. Smog from the traffic (excess of cars)
and pesticides.
• Yes. Cigarettes. Polluted air.
• Yes. The air. Excessive pesticides and smog.
• Yes.
• Yes. The air has a bad smell.
• Yes.
• Sí. A veces. Fuegos artificiales, fogatas, smog,
escape de auto.
• Sí. Tráfico y trenes diesel.
• Sí. Viene de todos lados.
• No.
• No.
• Sí. Hay mucho tráfico.
• No estoy seguro. Tengo asma. Mi hermana
tiene asma. Mi hermano pequeño tiene asma.
• No, vivo en tierras de cultivo, por lo que
generalmente son los agricultores y sus
cultivos.
• No.
• No. Vivo en el campo lejos de la ciudad.
• No estoy seguro.
• Sí.
• Sí. Casi siempre, especialmente por las
mañanas, hay un aroma como de fertilizante
que molesta mucho.
• Sí. El tráfico excesivo. El aire se mira nubloso.
Mucha gente con asma.
• Sí. El smog de todo el tráfico (exceso de
carros) y los pesticidas.
• Sí. Los cigarrillos. Aire contaminado.
• Sí. El aire. Pesticidas excesivos y smog.
• Sí.
• Sí. El aire huele mal.
• Sí.
Group • Yes. Traffic 101/ matter CO2
• Diesel trains/trucks.
• Dust in the air.
• Pollen.
• Yes, due to traffic.
• Yes, the freeway (101) is right next to the
EED.
• Yes.
• Asthma detector.
• Smell, visual.
• Pesticides (smell).
• Freeway. Car exhaust.
• Yes!!! Pesticide smell.
• Excessive smog.
• It is foggy.
• Many people with asthma.
• Lack of maintenance to drainage and sewers.
• Sí. Tráfico 101 / CO2
• Trenes / camiones de disel.
• Polvo en el aire.
• Polen.
• Sí, debido al tráfico.
• Sí, la autopista (101) está justo al lado del
EED.
• Sí.
• Detector de asma.
• Olor, visual.
• Pesticidas (olor).
• Autopista. Escape del auto.
• Sí!!!! Olor a pesticidas.
• Excesivo smog.
• Se mira nubloso.
• Mucha gente con asma.
• Falta de mantenimiento en drenajes y
alcantarillas.
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• There are rats and roaches.
• Hay ratas y cucarachas. 2b. In your neighborhood, do you feel like the water is dirty? If yes, what do you think is
making the water dirty?
2b. En tu vecindario, ¿sientes que el agua está sucia? En caso afirmativo, ¿qué crees que está
ensuciando el agua? Individual • I’m not sure. Old pipes?
• Yes. Dusty tubes.
• No. homeless encampments in creeks.
• I’m not sure.
• I’m not sure.
• No.
• Yes. Everywhere. Everything that’s going into
the ground.
• No.
• No.
• I’m not sure. But there are a lot of pollutants
(garbage, motor oil on the streets.).
• No. I have a well.
• I’m not sure. Using pesticide in irrigation.
• No. I have my own well.
• No.
• Yes.
• No.
• Yes. We notice that the water has a lot. Old
pipes with rust and mold.
• It is necessary to use filters, water with
chemicals.
• Lack of maintenance to pipe systems.
• Yes. Because of the pipe system.
• Yes. Chlorine. Old pipes.
• Yes.
• Yes. Water has a bad taste and it is yellow.
• Yes.
• No estoy seguro. ¿Tuberías viejas?
• Sí. Tubos polvorientos.
• No. Campamentos de personas sin hogar en
los arroyos.
• No estoy seguro.
• No estoy seguro.
• No.
• Sí. En todas partes. Todo lo que va al suelo.
• No.
• No.
• No estoy seguro. Pero hay muchos
contaminantes (basura, aceite de motor en las
calles).
• No. Tengo un pozo.
• No estoy seguro. Uso de pesticidas en riego.
• No. Tengo mi propio pozo.
• No.
• Sí.
• No.
• Sí. Se mira que el agua tiene mucho. Pipas
viejas con sarro, moho.
• Es necesario usar filtro, agua con químicos.
• La falta de mantenimiento en el sistema de
tuberías.
• Sí. Por el sistema de tuberías.
• Sí. Cloro. Tuberías viejas.
• Sí.
• Sí. El agua sabe mal y está amarilla.
• Sí.
Group • No.
• No.
• Yes, the water tastes like plastic.
• Construction.
• Filter water (can’t use tap).
• Yes!!! Water comes out with rust and mold. It
is yellow or brown in color.
• Water with chemical products.
• It is necessary to have filters.
• No.
• No.
• Sí, el agua sabe a plástico.
• Construcción.
• Filtrar el agua (no se puede usar de la llave).
• Sí!!!! El agua sale con sarro y moho. El color es
amarillo o café.
• Agua con productos químicos.
• Es necesario tener filtros.
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• Lack of maintenance to water pipes.
• No.
• Falta de mantenimiento de los conductos de
agua.
• No. 2c. In your neighborhood, do you feel like it is too noisy? If Yes, what do you think is making too much noise?
2c. En tu vecindario, ¿sientes que hay demasiado ruido? En caso afirmativo, ¿qué crees que está haciendo demasiado ruido? Individual • Yes. Freeway. Insufficient sound wall.
• No.
• I’m not sure.
• Yes/No. Fireworks, train horns, music.
• Yes. Combination trains, cars and
motorcycles.
• Yes. Speeders, mufflers, illegal fireworks even
before and after 4th of July.
• Yes. Fireworks, motorcycles, train horn,
emergency sirens, loud music from vehicles.
• No.
• Yes. Welbern traffic.
• No.
• Yes. Traffic.
• Yes. I live next to a freeway. We were
promised a noise barrier. It has been 47 years.
• Yes. Traffic.
• No. I live on a quiet sub street off Hecher.
• Sí.
• No.
• Sí. Traffic on freeway. Commercial trucks. The
train.
• Yes. Freeway, train system and fast growth of
the community.
• Yes. By New Ave. there is a lot of traffic.
• Yes.
• Sí. Autopista. Pared de sonido insuficiente.
• No.
• No estoy seguro.
• Sí/No. Fuegos artificiales, bocinas de tren,
música.
• Sí. Combinación de trenes, automóviles y
motocicletas.
• Sí. Alta velocidad, mofle, fuegos artificiales
ilegales, incluso antes y después del 4 de julio.
• Sí. Fuegos artificiales, motocicletas, bocina de
tren, sirenas de emergencia, música fuerte de
vehículos.
• No.
• Sí. Tráfico en Welbern.
• No.
• Sí. Tráfico.
• Sí. Vivo al lado de una autopista. Nos
prometieron una barrera de ruido. Han pasado
47 años.
• Sí. Tráfico.
• No. Vivo en una calle secundaria tranquila en
Hecher.
• Sí.
• No.
• Sí. El tráfico del freeway. Los camiones
comerciales. El tren.
• Sí. El freeway, sistema de tren y el crecimiento
rápido de la comunidad.
• Sí. Por la New Ave. hay mucho tráfico.
• Sí. Group • Yes. Fireworks, loud motorcycles, traffic
congestion, UP train horns, CAL train horns,
emergency sirens, loud music from [illegible],
poor roads.
• Yes.
• Yes, the 101 freeway is constantly filled with
cars.
• Let’s get sound walls.
• Fireworks all year round.
• Sí. Fuegos artificiales, motocicletas ruidosas,
congestión de tráfico, bocinas de trenes UP,
bocinas de trenes CAL, sirenas de emergencia,
música fuerte de [ilegible], calles en malas
condiciones.
• Sí.
• Sí, la autopista 101 está constantemente llena
de automóviles.
• Instalemos barreras de sonido.
• Fuegos artificiales durante todo el año.
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• Freeway.
• Motorcycles/ speeding.
• Side show.
• Yes!!! Excessive traffic on freeway.
• Fast growth of the city and increase in the
amount of vehicles per family.
• Bumps on roads when we are driving.
• Autopista.
• Motocicletas / exceso de velocidad.
• El espectáculo alternativo.
• Sí!!!! Tráfico excesivo en el freeway.
• Crecimiento rápido de la ciudad y aumento en
la cantidad de vehículos por familia.
• Baches en las calles cuando pasan los carros.
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APPENDIX B: WORKSHOP COMMENT CARDS
English Spanish
• City employees on their phones, talking loudly, not
really listening, when we are supposed to be
engaging with the community to decide on the
direction our city will be heading in for the next 20
years.
• You need better outreach to the community who
does not receive water bills or any type of city
utilities.
The eastside is part of Gilroy, yet not all employees
know anything about the demographics of Gilroy.
Stop pimping the needs of the eastside for
government grants that never reach the poor
people of the eastside.
• There was not enough community outreach for this
equity and engagement workshop. The majority of
residents on the eastside in apartments, ranches,
on wells, etc. that do not have water bills did not
receive enough (if at all) any notice, which seems
to be a well thought out plan, if our opinions really
don’t matter, and this is all due to a legislation
requiring the city to include us in its plans, which it
should have always done. A lot of neglect on the
eastside.
• I find it quite absurd that residents that do not live
within the E&E district are planning to decide how
to move forward with such plan. It completely
remakes the way of life families have that currently
live within the E&E borders. That’s gentrification.
Investing, flipping property is a great idea in
retrospect, but if it creates a problem for families to
afford the area around them, who exactly are you
“helping”.
Tip: Create a better outreach for this plan, so
MORE residents of Gilroy, specifically, the East
Side residents, hear what you’re planning to do
with their communities.
• Please provide Spanish email updates on the plan.
Thank you.
• Empleados de la ciudad en sus teléfonos,
hablando en voz alta, sin escuchar realmente,
cuando se supone que debemos comprometernos
con la comunidad para decidir en qué dirección se
dirigirá nuestra ciudad durante los próximos 20
años.
• Necesitamos un mejor aviso para la comunidad
que no recibe facturas de agua o cualquier tipo de
servicio público de la ciudad.
El lado Este es parte de Gilroy, sin embargo, no
todos los empleados saben sobre la demografía
de Gilroy.
Dejar de aumentar las necesidades de
subvenciones del gobierno en el lado Este, las
cuales nunca llegan a las personas pobres del
lado Este.
• No hubo suficiente servicio social comunitario para
este taller de equidad y participación. La mayoría
de los residentes en el lado Este en apartamentos,
ranchos, pozos, etc. que no tienen facturas de
agua no recibieron suficiente aviso (si es que lo
hicieron), lo que parece ser un plan bien pensado,
si nuestras opiniones realmente no importan, y
todo esto se debe a una legislación que exige que
la ciudad nos incluya en sus planes, lo que
siempre debería haber hecho. Mucha negligencia
en el lado Este.
• Me parece absurdo que los residentes que no
viven dentro del distrito de E&E planean decidir
cómo seguir adelante con dicho plan. Rehacer
completamente el estilo de vida que tienen las
familias que actualmente viven dentro de los
límites de E&E. Eso es gentrificación. Invertir y
remodelar propiedades es una gran idea en
retrospectiva, pero si crea un problema para que
las familias puedan pagar el área a su alrededor,
¿a quién exactamente están "ayudando"?
Consejo: Crear un mejor aviso para este plan, de
modo que MÁS residentes de Gilroy,
específicamente, los residentes del lado Este,
escuchen lo que planean hacer con sus
comunidades.
• Proporcionar actualizaciones en español por
correo electrónico sobre el plan. Muchas Gracias.
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• Gilroy is predominantly Hispanic/Latino and lives in
the eastside, yet no low-income housing is
available to them. There is not representation on
the City Council, as all the City Council live on the
Westside.
No City Council members live on the Eastside, so
therefore, they don’t care about east siders. We
need districts in Gilroy.
• An increase in minimum wage. Our minimum is
$12.00. At 40 hours a week that equate to $488
(before tax), $460 for whole month.
• I would recommend that the city of Gilroy used
more space to give free food. It is better for
people's health. Give information to the people
about events like this. It also provides more health
to the people who live close to 101 street.
• Housing: A very important priority.
Better way to announce meetings.
A better schedule for these meetings, so there is
more attendance. Very important.
There are many people who have questions about
housing, but they do not know where to go.
Provide more information and hold Spanish
meetings, like this one. Thank you.
• Gilroy es predominantemente hispano / latino y
queda en el lado este, sin embargo, no hay
viviendas de bajos ingresos disponibles para ellos.
No hay representación en la alcaldía, ya que todos
viven en el lado oeste.
Ningún miembro de la alcaldía vive en el lado
Este, por lo tanto, no les importa la zona Este.
Necesitamos distritos en Gilroy.
• Un aumento en el salario mínimo. Nuestro mínimo
es de $ 12,00. 40 horas a la semana que
equivalen a $ 488 (antes de impuestos), $ 460 por
mes completo.
• Yo recomendaría que en la ciudad de Gilroy
hagamos más lugar para dar comida gratis. Es
mejor para la salud de la gente. Darle a gente la
información de los eventos como eso. También
abre más lugar para la salud de la gente cerca de
la calle 101.
• Vivienda: muy importante prioridad.
Mejor manera avisar a estas reuniones.
Buscar mejor horario para estas reuniones para
tener más asistencia. Muy importante.
Hay muchas personas que tienen preguntas de
vivienda, pero no saben a quién dirigir.
Proveer más información y reuniones en español,
como esta. Gracias.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2020 -
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY
OF GILROY RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE
PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT 2040 GENERAL PLAN POLICY TEXT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65300 mandates that each city and
county adopt “a comprehensive, long-term general plan” for “the physical development
of the county or city, and any land outside its boundaries which bears relation to its
planning”; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2012, the City Council authorized the preparation of a
new General Plan for the city of Gilroy; and
WHEREAS, the City Council appointed the General Plan Advisory Committee
(GPAC) to guide the preparation of the new General Plan; and
WHEREAS; on January 23, 2020, the GPAC recommended approval of the
Public Review Draft 2040 General Plan Policy Text to the Planning Commission and
City Council; and
WHEREAS; on February 6, 2020, the Planning Commission held a public
hearing to receive public testimony regarding the Public Review Draft 2040 General
Plan Policy Text;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Planning Commission of the
City of Gilroy recommends to the City Council the approval of the Public Review Draft
2040 General Plan Policy Text.
Vote:
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th day of February, 2020 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS:
NOES: COMMISSIONERS:
ABSENT: COMMISSIONERS:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_____________________________ ______________________________
Julie Wyrick, Secretary Tom Fischer, Chairperson
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Greg Larson
INTERIM DIRECTOR
Community Development
Department
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California 95020-61197
Telephone: (408) 846-0451 Fax (408) 846-0429
http://www.cityofgilroy.org
DATE: February 6, 2020
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Christina Ruiz, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: Selection of Planning Commission Chair and Vice-Chair for 2020
Request:
Selection of Chair and Vice-Chair
Background:
Each calendar year the Planning Commission selects the Chair and the Vice Chair.
Staff recommends the Commission make this appointment.
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INTERIM DIRECTOR
Community Development
Department
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California 95020-61197
Telephone: (408) 846-0451 Fax (408) 846-0429
http://www.cityofgilroy.org
DATE: February 6, 2020
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Christina Ruiz, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: 2020 Planning Commission Task Force/Committee Assignments
Request:
Review Planning Commission assignments and make adjustments as necessary.
Background:
The Planning Commission is requested to review the Planning Commission
assignments to various task forces and committees, and to make adjustments, as
necessary.
Each year, the Planning Commission has an opportunity to review their assignments to
various task force and committees. The annual review is an opportunity to change
assignments and update the list, as appropriate. Presently, the assignments are as
follows:
Task Force/Committee Commissioner
Bicycle Pedestrian Commission Rudeen
General Plan Advisory Committee Fischer and Kim
Gilroy Downtown Business Association Fleming
High Speed Rail Authority Rudeen
Historic Heritage Committee Fischer
Housing Advisory Committee* Armendariz
South County Joint Planning Advisory Committee Rodriguez
Street Naming Estorga
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*City Council recently consolidated this committee with the previous Community and
Neighborhood Revitalization Committee. A Planning Commission representative is no
longer needed as part of the newly consolidated Housing and Neighborhood
Revitalization Committee
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Greg Larson
INTERIM DIRECTOR
Community Development
Department
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California 95020-61197
Telephone: (408) 846-0451 Fax (408) 846-0429
http://www.cityofgilroy.org
DATE: February 6, 2020
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Christina Ruiz, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: Updated City Council Calendar Assignments
Request:
Receive report.
PLANNING COMMISSIONER TO ATTEND
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
2020
CITY COUNCIL MEETING REPRESENTATIVE
Monday, January 6, 2020 Estorga
Monday, January 27, 2020 Estorga
Monday, February 3, 2020 Doyle
Monday, February 24, 2020 Doyle
Monday, March 2, 2020 Morales-Medina
Monday, March 16, 2020 Morales-Medina
Monday, April 6, 2020 Rudeen
Monday, April 20, 2020 Rudeen
Monday, May 4, 2020 Kim
Monday, May 18, 2020 Kim
Monday, June 1, 2020 Fleming
Monday, June 15, 2020 Fleming
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Monday, August 3, 2020 Estorga
Monday, August 17, 2020 Estorga
Monday, September 14, 2020 Doyle
Monday, September 21, 2020 Doyle
Monday, October 5, 2020 Morales-Medina
Monday, October 19, 2020 Morales-Medina
Monday, November 2, 2020 Rudeen
Monday, November 16, 2020 Rudeen
Monday, December 7, 2020 Kim
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Greg Larson
INTERIM DIRECTOR
Community Development
Department
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy, California 95020-61197
Telephone: (408) 846-0451 Fax (408) 846-0429
http://www.cityofgilroy.org
DATE: February 6, 2020
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Christina Ruiz, Management Assistant
SUBJECT: Scheduling of Planning Commission Retreat
Request:
Select a meeting date and location for the Annual Retreat.
Background:
Every two years, the Planning Commission holds a retreat to review the develop ment
review process, how to make project findings and conditions of approval, new law
updates, and other projects or upcoming topics of interest. The public is invited to
attend, as this will be a noticed meeting.
The Planning Commission will decide when and where to host its annual commission
retreat. In 2018, the Commission hosted its annual retreat in March at the Willey
Cultural Center, 140 Fifth Street Gilroy, CA 95020.
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City of Gilroy Planning Division Dated:1/30/2020
A M Miscellaneous HD Historic Neighborhood Combining District GL Greg Larson, 408-
846-0451 CM
AS MD Minor Deviation HS Historic Site MAD Melissa Durkin,
408-846-0451 JW
AHE RDO
Residential
Development Ordinance ND/HS
Both Historic Neighborhood Combining District
and Historic Site
SK Stan Ketchum,
408-846-0451 JL
CUP SPE Small Project Exemption MC Miguel Contreras DR
DSPE GPA
General Plan
Amendment PA Phil Angelo SO
DTSUP MM Minor Modification KJ Kyle Jordan, (408)
846-0276 TWA
HP
DATE
FILED
DATE
APPROVE
D
DATE
FINALED
ADDRESS (Or
Cross Streets)STREET STATUS APP
TYPE FILE # (PROJECT #)PARCEL NUMBER(S)PROJECT DESCRIPTION APPLICANT/CONTA
CT
CONTACT
PHONE
GENERAL
PLAN ZONE PLANNER HISTORIC DEV
TYPE SIZE (SF)RES
UNITS (#)BMR? (%)PUD (App #)CEQA
01/30/20 1505 Welburn Avenue A. Proposed AS AS 20-03 (20010033)783-23-046 Second floor addition to existing residential hillside
home John Krukar (Architect)800-332-6035 Not Assigned
01/21/20 395 Lewis Street A. Proposed AS AS 20-02 (20010012) 4-lot subdivision (TM) with 4 new homes (AS)
Qui T Son (Applicant)
Hung Quoc Nguyen
(Owner)
CM X
01/21/20 395 Lewis Street A. Proposed TM TM 20-01 (20010014)4-lot subdivision (TM) with 4 new homes (AS)
Qui T Son (Applicant)
Hung Quoc Nguyen
(Owner)
CM
1/17/20 6585 Eagle Ridge Court A. Proposed AS AS 20-01 810-72-0260
Constructe a new, 5 bed, 5.5 bath, 2 story, 4312 sq.
ft. single family residence, with attached 3 car
accessory garage.
Gary Moore 707-543-6381 Residential
Hillside RH KJ 4312 +
garage 1
1/17/20 6801 Silacci A. Proposed M M 20-01 841-70-024
DRG for the creation of two tilt-up concrete buildings
at 6801 Silacci Way for use as a covert Forensic
Documentation lab.
Jeffrey Krausse
(Architect)991-327-1311 General
Industrial M-2 KJ 44140
1/10/20 A. Proposed Z Z 20-01 (20010005)Zoning update to implement state changes to ADU
laws adopted on 1/1/20.City of Gilroy 408-846-0440 KT
12/31/19 7880 Monterey A. Proposed AS AS 19-27 (19120038)Demolition of Fosters and the construction of a new
dentist office in the downtown expansion district.
Deepak Patankar /
Architect, (415) 312-0454 PA
12/26/19 201 Yamane Drive,
221 Yamane Drive A. Proposed M M 19-19 (19120034)DRG for a contractor's yard for a pavement/concrete
installation and maintenance Company
John Moniz / Ruggeri-
Jensen-Azar, (408) 848-
0300
MC
12/12/19 95 Farrell Avenue A. Proposed TM TM 19-01 (See Also Z 19-03)
Subdividing single 43,592 SF lot into 4 single family
lots. 3 will be 6,694 SF parcels and one will be a
15,710 flag parcel.
M Huang KT
12/12/19 95 Farrell Avenue A. Proposed Z Z 19-03 Zone change to remove PUD for a 4 lot subdivision.M Huang KT
12/12/19 1475 Welburn Avenue A. Proposed MM MM 19-38 New retaining wall in residential hillside home.Peter Tong - System
Pavers PA
12/11/19 1870 Carob Court A. Proposed AS AS 19-26 (19120012)New 4,862 sq. ft. hillside residence with 1,349 sq. ft.
lower level garage.Debra Mercado MC
11/27/19 10 West 7th Street A. Proposed AS AS 19-24 (19110035)Remodel of an existing commercial building Steve Hernandez KT
11/27/19 7797 Monterey A. Proposed AS AS 19-23 (19110032)Architectural remodel for a beer garden and brew
house in a historic home.Larissa Dickerson MC
11/27/19 12/27/19 9426 Wetsand Court B. Approved AS AS 19-25 (19110036)Legalize partially constructed gazebo Carlos & Esmeralda
Martinez PA X
11/27/19 7797 Monterey A. Proposed CUP CUP 19-01 (19110033)Conditional Use Permit for a beer garden and brew
house in a historic home.Larissa Dickerson MC
10/21/19 Citywide A. Proposed Z Z 19-02 TUP Ordinance Amendment City of Gilroy KT
10/16/19 8772 Foxglove Ct.A. Proposed AS 19-22 Single-family hillside home Debra Mercado MC
10/15/19 810-66-012 A. Proposed M 19-16 DRG for new 48 unit townhome development Michael Sullivan, 408-802-
3110 JW
10/15/19 7648 Monterey
Road A. Proposed AS 19-21 Re-roofing and rollup door replacement at boxing gym Ruben Gurrero MC
10/04/19 165 Martin Street A. Proposed AS 19-20 Historic Restoration of Single Family Home Alfred Y. Gaetos, 408-262-
8400x143 MC
09/30/19 1853 Thyme Ct D. Under Construction AS 19-19 Detached garage and residential addition (ADU under
separate permit)
Daniel Silvernail
Architect, Inc.831-462-
9138
KT
09/24/19 Glen Loma Ranch
Specific Plan A. Proposed M 19-10 Traffic study Glen Loma Group MAD IS/MND
09/24/19 1500 Southwest C. Plan Check AS 19-18 New Maintenace Facility Upgrades - no expansion of
use SCRWA KT
09/20/19 770 First St.C. Plan Check MM 19-25 Modify trash enclosure for AS18-19 approval C Filice KT
09/04/19 09/16/19 7300 Monterey St B. Approved AS19-16 (19090002)TI to convert gas station to 40 seat coffee shop
(indoor and outdoor seating area)Andrew Raymundo MC X
09/03/19
Town Center BMR
Apartments in Glen
Loma
A. Proposed M 19-14 Affordable housing policy exception Pacific West/Caleb Road MAD X
08/05/19 9005 Mimosa
Court A. Proposed AS 19-15
Construct a new single story 3,145 square foot single-
family house with a 709 square foot garage in an RH
District.
Darryl Smith
408-799-0558 DR
Description: This log contains all the current planning division projects that city staff are working on. This includes new development proposals and staff projects such as general plan changes. Please reach out to the Planning Technician Phil
Angelo at Phil.Angelo@cityofgilroy.org or call the Planning Division main line at (408) 846-0440 if you have any questions regarding our current projects or the information presented in this log.
Downtown Special Use Permit
Habitat Plan Permit
Application Type Legend:Historic Legend:
Annexation
Architectural & Site
Affordable Housing Exemption
Conditional Use Permit
Downtown Specific Plan Exemption
Cindy McCormick, (408) 846-
0253
Teri Wissler Adam,
EMC Planning Group 831-649-
Julie Wyrick, 408.846.0209
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Greg.Larson@cityofgilroy.
org
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8/1/19 8/26/19 681 Leavesly D. Under Construction MM MM 19-22 (19080035)835-30-012
Storefont improvements for H&M in Gilroy premium
outlets. Portions of existing center to be painted white
to match H&M prototype.
Jim Fulmer 408-842-3732 GS C-3 PA CO 28845 Y
07/03/19 A. Proposed M 19-09 Historic Resources Evaluations - Various Downton
Locations City JW
06/28/19 303 E Tenth St A. Proposed AS 19-14 (19060034)
VMD 19-01
7,000 sf O'Reilly Auto Parts Store with reduced street
sideyard setback along Chestnut Street.
Scott Kraus-Oreilly, M
Conrotto-Owner KT
06/27/19 1905 Saffron Court D. Under Construction AS 19-13 (19060033)New swimming pool/ retaining walls in Residential
Hillside. P19050179 Steve Caspari, Jr KT
06/24/19 5747 Obata B. Approved M 19-08 (#19060027)Extension of approval AS17-23 (expires 7/20/20) -
New warhouse for steel construction company
Peter Larson KT X
06/07/19 8200 Kern A. Proposed MM 19-13 (19050039)
VMD 19-02
New fence and gate for apartment complex security
(resubmitted 10/16/19)Avery Cypress Point LC KT X
05/15/19
First Street and
Kern Avenue
(Formerly AS17-
24)
A. Proposed AS 19-12 (19050022)
HP 17-02 (#17070020)
4-story, 120-unit apartment on approximately148,456
in-fill multi-family property adjacent to C-3 Jonathan Emami KT
04/19/19 8350 Winter Green
Court A. Proposed AS 19-11 (19040026)Single Family Hillside Home Loret Mussallem MC X
04/05/19 6455 Automall
Pkwy C. Plan Check AS 19-10 (#19040011)New 3,250 sq. ft. freestanding metal canopy. Building
Permit #19080090 Joe Magana KT X
04/02/19 2281 Banyan
Court B. Approved AS 19-09 (19040007)Single Family Hillside Home Warren Geisert MC X
03/20/19 7888 Monterey St.A. Proposed AS 19-07 (1903038)Mixed use 3-story bld. 2 commercial "live/work" units
+ 16 residential units, ground level parking Efrain Coria, Applicant MC
03/13/19 1975 Saffron Court C. Plan Check AS 19-06 (19030026)Single Family Hillside Home D&Z Design, Architect
(Debra Mercado)MC X
03/05/19 8341 Winter Green
Ct C. Plan Check AS 19-05 (190030013)Single Family Hillside Home Clayton Johnson MC X
03/04/19 7851 Eigleberry St.C. Plan Check AS 19-04 (19030004)New second dwelling. Bldg Permit #19040112 applied
4/19/19 Adolfo Rodriguez KT X
03/01/19 6807 Automall
Parkway C. Plan Check AS 19-03 (#19030002)
HP 19-01 (19030003)
New car dealership building. Bldg Permit 19100090
Issued for Site Work Terra Ventures LLC JW
SK
12/19/18 660 Birdsong St.D. Under Construction AS 18-35 (18120021)Addition of 963 sq.ft to existing SFR Richard/ Holly Hartman
408-995-0496 MC X
11/21/18 9025 Mimosa Ct B. Approved AS 18-34 (#18110037)Single Family Hillside Home Tony Rivellini
(408)607-3248 MC X
11/19/18 9211 Mahogany Ct A. Proposed AS 18-33 (#18110027)Single Family Hillside Home
Andrew, CA2Homes-
Architect
(408)786-4233
MC X
11/07/18 8950 Mimosa Ct.D. Under Construction AS 18-32 (#18110014)Single Family Hillside Home
Jason Guera, Symmetry
Design Build, 408-813-
8760
MC X
10/22/18 7170 Lahinch Dr.D. Under Construction AS 18-30 (#18100051)New Swimming Pool/ Spa in Residential Hillside.
P18080024
Jose Ontiveros,
Contractor/ Designer,
408-202-2131
KT X
10/19/18 2291 Banyan St.C. Plan Check AS 18-29 (#18100050)Single Family Hillside Home. Permit 19030021
submitted.
D&Z Design, Architect
(Debra Mercado), 408-
778-7005
JW X
10/16/18 8885 Forest St D. Under Construction AS 18-27 (#18100043)New 11,796 Sq.Ft Industrial Building (Building Permit
#19100106)
James Vergara, Applicant
408-640-4291 KT X
10/09/18 7050 Monterey Rd C. Plan Check AS 18-26 (18100023)
CUP 18-05 (#18100024)
Building and site improvements for Sumano's
commercial bakery
Brain Spector, Applicant
831-319-4045 ext. 2 MC
10/08/18 Miller Ave. and
Santa Teresa Blvd. D. Under Construction AS AS 18-25 (#18100020) and TM 16-03
(#16080041)
Blanc and Noir (formerly the Grove) neighborhood in
Glen Loma Ranch: 113 single-famiy dwelling units
TriPointe Homes, Scott
Kramer, 925-804-2278 MAD X
10/04/18 6970 Camino
Arroyo A. Proposed M 17-24 (#17100010)
Traffic Sensitivity Analysis for proposed commercial
development at the SE corner of Camino Arroyo and
SR 152
Mark Sanchez, Applicant
(408)842-7000 MAD/KT
09/20/18 8762 Foxglove Ct.C. Plan Check AS AS 18-22 (#18090026)Single-Family Hillside Home Efrain Coria, Owner
408-804-0342 MC X
09/14/18 8775 Wild Iris Dr.C. Plan Check AS AS 18-21 (#18090018)Single-Family Hillside Home (Building Permit
#19010165)
Tony Rivellini, Applicant
408-607-3248 KT X
09/11/18 A. Proposed M 18-25 (#18090009)Land Management System (LMS) Acquisition City SO X
09/11/18 B. Approved M 18-24 (#18090008)Review of Planning Agenda and Bylaws City SO X
09/06/18 10/29/18
Southeast corner
of Santa Teresa
Blvd and 1st St
B. Approved AS AS 18-20 (#18090005)Architectural modification for 202 townhome units
William J. McClintock,
Engineer;
408-779-7381
JW X
09/05/18 E. Complete M 18-23 (#18090007)Housing Policy C.C. Study Session City SK X
08/27/18 770 First St.D. Under Construction AS AS 18-19 (#18080070)New 4,016 s.f. commercial building with drive-through Jeffrey Eaton, Applicant
408-691-8998 KT X
08/21/18 UPRR Right of
Way A. Proposed M 18-22(#18080054)High Speed Rail Gilroy Alignment study - Ongoing City KT X
08/20/18 Mayock Rd (APN:
841-76-031)C. Plan Check AS AS 18-18 (#18080051)New 16,340 s.f industrial warehouse building Lon Davis, Architect
408-778-2525 MC X
08/16/18 Syrah Ct (APN:
808-43-005)D. Under Construction AS AS 18-16 (#18080044)Burgundy (Formerly Home Ranch) Neighborhood in
Glen Loma Ranch: 52 single-family detached homes
Sergio Perez, Project
manager
925-730-1373
MAD X
08/16/18
S of Solorsano
Middle School; E
of Santa Teresa
(APN: 808-18-017)
D. Under Construction AS AS 18-17 (#18080045)Margaux (Formerly Montonico) Neighborhood in Glen
Loma Ranch: 84 single-family detached homes
Sergio Perez, Project
manager
925-730-1373
MAD X
08/10/18 305 Obata Ct F. On Hold AS 18-15 (#18060028)
CUP 18-03 (#18080029)
Site improvements and legalize concrete recycling
facility expansion (Noah Concrete)
Hanna & Brunetti,
Applicant, Phone: 408-
842-2173
KT
08/09/18 Merlot Dr (APN:
808-18-014 & 018)D. Under Construction AS AS 18-14 (#18080026)Provence (Formerly Wild Chestnut) Neighborhood in
Glen Loma Ranch: 43 single-family detached homes
Sergio Perez, Project
manager
925-730-1373
MAD X
08/02/18 A. Proposed M 18-18 (#18080001)Special Events Permit/Temporary Use Permit City MAD X
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07/30/18 8455 Wren Ave D. Under Construction CUP 18-02 (#18070065)Conditional use permit for a pre-school at an existing
church
Grant Bennett, Applicant
408-847-6000 MC X
07/16/18 A. Proposed M 18-17 (#18070050)Cities Association RHNA Sub-Region City SK X
07/09/18 2243 Banyan Ct D. Under Construction AS AS 18-13 (#18070015)4,428 SF Single-Family Hillside Home D & Z Design, Architect
408-778-7005 KT X
07/03/18 Tenth and
Chestnut A. Proposed M 18-14 (#18070006)
Proposed commercial development in C3, CM split
zoned 6+ acre site - Preapplication review and Traffic
Study underway
Tenth and Chestnut,
Evergreen KT X
06/27/18 A. Proposed M 18-13 (#18060036)Historical Resource Inventory City JW X
06/18/18 04/04/16 1490 Santa Teresa
Blvd and First St B. Approved AS AS 13-35 & TM 13-11 202 Unit Townhouse Development - Time Extension
No 2 (CC Reso 2018-21)Eagle Garden LLC JW X
06/11/18 08/05/19
North of Santa
Teresa, east of
Syrah Dr, and west
of Miller Ave.
B. Approved TM 18-02 (#18060015)
TM for three neighborhoods in GLR: Nebbiolo – 103
SF lots; Malvasia – 46 compact SF lots; and The Glen
– 23 SF lots
RJA: Chris Patton
408-848-0300 MAD
05/04/18 Automall Pkwy. A. Proposed AS/Z AS 18-09 (#18050017)
Z 18-04 (18050018)
80' Freeway electronic message pylon sign Gilroy
Auto Mall
Arroyo Sign, c/o: Richard
Luchini
510-715-5488
CM/JW
05/04/18 1981 Lavender Way D. Under Construction AS AS 18-10 (#18050024)3,715 SF Single-Family Hillside Home Tony Rivellini, Owner
Phone: 408-607-3248 PA X
05/01/18 5987 Obata Way A. Proposed CUP 18-01 (#18050004)Conditional use permit to legalize expansion of an
existing recycling facility.
Godon D. Warner,
Applicant KT X
02/16/18 9175 Tea Tree
Way D. Under Construction AS AS 18-06 (#18020025)Single Family Hillside Home. P18060120 D & Z Design, Architect
408-778-7005 KT X
02/01/18
E of Miller Ave.
btwn Stanta
Terasa Blvd and
W of Luchessa
Ave
D. Under Construction AS AS 18-05 (#18020002)A private park: a trail, a dog park, and other
amentities in GLR
RJA: Chris Patton
408-848-0300 MAD X
01/25/18
SW of Santa
Teresa Blvd, S of
the Ballybunion
Dr/Santa Teresa
Blvd
B. Approved TM 13-03 (#13040049)
TM 13-03 Time Extension for Kroeger Subdivision:
Six SFR lots, three open space parcels, and a private
street
RJA: Chris Patton
408-848-0300 MAD X
01/24/18 A. Proposed M 18-02 (#18010039)Parklet policy City SO X
01/17/18 8955 Mimosa Ct.D. Under Construction AS AS 18-04 4418 sf SFR Hillside.D & Z Design, Architect
408-778-7005
01/16/18 Hecker Pass
(APN:783-04-023) C. Plan Check AS AS 18-03 (#18010024), Z 18-01, TM 18-
01
73 SFR lots, 7 common spaces, and public and
private streets by establishing a new PUD overlay
Hecker Pass North, LLC,
Developer
408-836-9290
MAD X
01/09/18
6503 Cameron
Blvd &
1001 Ventura Way
B. Approved AS AS 18-01 (#18010011)Two single-story warehouse buildings totaling
173,740 SF in McCarthy Ranch Industrial PUD
McCarthy Gilroy LLC,
Developer
408-356-2300
KT X
12/15/17 Santa Teresa Blvd C. Plan Check AS AS 17-37 (#17120021)158-unit apartment project at Glen Loma Ranch Caleb Roope, Applicant
530-906-6967 MAD
10/25/17 2282 Gunnera B. Approved AS AS 17-34 Single-Family Hillside Home - Expires 9/3/20 D&Z Designs MC
10/25/17 8565 Strawberry
Ln C. Plan Check AS AS 17-35 (#17100050)Single-Family Hillside Home (Bldg Permit #19060072)
Cameron Waston,
Developer
408-690-3037
KT X
10/25/17 7373 Monterey Rd D. Under Construction DUP 17-03 (#17100049)Lonely Oak Brewery. P18040068 Greg Jaso, Developer KT X
09/01/17 7151 Monterey Rd C. Plan Check AS AS 17-28 (#17090001)URM retrofit and two story addition for a 2-unit
apartment
Jack Huang, Developer
408-423-9138 JW X
04/26/17 8735 Wild Iris Dr.D. Under Construction AS AS 17-19 (#17040037)Single-Family Hillside Home. P18030015 Issued
10/11/18
Alexander Angkawijaya,
Architect
408-431-2952
KT X
04/19/17 250 Gurries D. Under Construction AS AS 17-18 2846 sf duplex on R3 lot PW
04/03/17 2140 Hollyhock Ln D. Under Construction AS AS 17-16 (#17040001)Single-Family Hillside Home. Building Permit
18040102
D & Z Design, Architect
Phone: 408-778-7005 KT X
03/30/17 Eagle Ridge D. Under Construction AS AS 17-15 (#17030085)16-lot single-family hillside residential
development in Eagle Ridge
D & Z Design, Architect
Phone: 408-778-7005 JW X
03/21/17 1820 Carob Ct.D. Under Construction AS AS 17-13 (#17030062)Single-Family Hillside Home. P18040085 & 19030092
for ADU
James Baldwin, Architect
408-448-2012 KT X
03/09/17 2185 Hollyhock D. Under Construction AS AS 17-11 4878 sf DFR Hillside D & Z PA
03/07/17 9010 Tea Tree
Way D. Under Construction AS AS 17-09 4ksf Hillside SFR PA
03/06/17 6500 & 6700
Cameron Blvd. D. Under Construction AS AS 17-08 (#17030017),
HP 18-09 (#18060019)
40,125 sf addition to an existing self-storage facility.
Bldg Permits 18050122, 23, 24
Gilroy Storage LLC,
Developer
Phone: 530-886-8558
KT X
02/07/17 2242 Columbine D. Under Construction AS AS 17-05 5,027sf New Hillside Residence JL
02/06/17 205 Mayock Rd D. Under Construction AS AS 17-04 10,000 sf addition to industrial building KT
01/26/17 2475 Hecker Pass B. Approved AS AS 17-02 (#17010029)Commercial and residential mixed use in HPSD
Hecker Pass Commercial,
LLC, Developer, 408-836-
9290
MAD IS/MND
12/21/16 Glen Loma Ranch
Specific Plan B. Approved TM 16-01 59 SFR Lots (McCutchin and Palomino)Glen Loma Group MAD
10/25/16 8755 Wild Iris Dr.D. Under Construction AS AS 16-47 (#16100026)Single Family Hillside Home. P18030127 Walid Nazzal, Architect
Phone: 408-772-6096 KT X
10/21/16 5480 Monterey
Road D. Under Construction AS AS 16-46 (#16100023)Construction of a grocery and dry goods distribution
center that includes a 347,651 square-foot warehouse
Performance Food Group,
LLC
Phone: 415-200-9460
SO EIR
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09/12/16 850 Pacheco Pass
Highway D. Under Construction AS AS 16-40 (#16090017)New 4,975 SF fueling canopy and underground
tanks replacement. P18040091
Trac N. Vu, Developer
408-506-0739 KT X
09/11/16 1405 First Street
and Kelton Avenue D. Under Construction AS AS 17-25 (#17070046)
Z18-05 (18080018)12KSF commercial PUD. P18120128,29,30 etc Chris Vanni, Applicant
408-847-9190 KT
09/04/16 North of Santa
Teresa Blvd A. Proposed Z 17-02 (#17030053)Glen Loma Ranch Specific Plan update Tim Filice, Developer
408-847-4224 MAD
09/04/16 North of Santa
Teresa Blvd C. Plan Check AS AS 17-12 (#17030051)
TM 17-01 (#17030052)
Tentative Maps for GLR Town Center Multi-Family
Area 125-unit townhomes at GLR Town Center Multi-
Family Area
Tim Filice, Developer
408-847-4224 MAD
09/02/16 A. Proposed M 16-10 (#16090007)CEQA analysis of 10th Street bridge project City MAD X
09/02/16 1980 Lavender
Way D. Under Construction AS AS 16-39 NSFR Hillside G Moore JL
08/31/16 01/07/19 8955 Monterey Rd B. Approved AS 16-19 (#16080053)
Z 17-03 (#16080006)
78-unit apartment complex with new 4,600
commercial space
Jan R. Hochhauser,
Architect
805-962-2746, Ext. 102
JW MND
08/31/16 2256 Coral Bell Ct F. On Hold CUP 16-04 (#16080006)
AS 16-38 (16080053)New AT&T wireless antenna facility Paul Strom, Applicant
Phone: 734-812-8741 SK
08/25/16 W. Luchessa Ave
and Miller Ave.A. Proposed AS AS 16-33 (#16080044)New Glen Loma Ranch Fire Station City of Gilroy MAD X
08/12/16 7430 Sunnydale
Way D. Under Construction AS AS 16-30 NSFR Hillside G Moore JL
08/09/16 8745 Wild Iris C. Plan Check AS AS 16-29 NSFR Hillside D&Z Designs
07/01/16 2261 Mantelli
Drive D. Under Construction AS AS 16-26 SFR, Hillside w ADU Truong JL
06/28/16 6705 Silacci Way C. Plan Check AS AS 16-25 (#16060050)
91,045 SF for contractor truck parking and
equipment yard. Build Permit 19020025 applied
2/5/19
Vince Rivero, Architect
408-813-2010 KT X
06/28/16 2201 Columbine Ct D. Under Construction AS AS 16-24 SFR Hillside J Suner
05/25/16 6901 Cameron
Blvd D. Under Construction AS AS 16-20 (#16050055)7,018 SF Chevron carwash, retail and canopy, etc
P18020109 issued 8/30/18
Jim Rubnitz, Developer
Phone: 408-813-6416 KT X
05/18/16 11/05/18 Thomas Ln B. Approved TM 16-02 (#16050031)TM for subdividing 14 single-family residential lots.
R.J. Dyer Real Property
Investment, Inc., 408-847-
1553
KT
03/24/16 544 Stoney Court C. Plan Check MM 19-27, AS 16-09 Repairs and accessibility upgrades. B Permit
19100015,16,17,18,19 Maple Gardens MC
03/24/16 450 E Eighth St D. Under Construction MM 19-26, AS 16-08 Repairs and accessibility upgrades Eden Housing KT
01/01/16 8981 Tea Tree
Way D. Under Construction AS AS 16-49 NSFR Hillside R Sharma JL
12/14/15 A. Proposed Z 15-16 (#15120033)Zone Text Amendment - Administrative Hearing
Process City SO X
12/02/15 Downtown A. Proposed GPA 15-02 (#15120002),
Z 15-12 (#15120004)
High Speed Rail Station Area Plan - Reactivation of
project City KT X
11/06/15 2241 Columbine Ct D. Under Construction AS AS 15-38 SFR, Hillside John Kennedy JL
10/26/15 7320, 7330, 7340
Monterey D. Under Construction AS AS 15-37 (#15100042)Renovation of a downtown URM building. Approved
5/26/17
George Ramstad,
Architect
408-842-9942
SO X
10/12/15 360-380 Obata C. Plan Check AS AS 15-34 (#15100018)Two industrial lots -- construction storage yards.
Bgrade 18030094 applied 3/19/18
Carl Salinas/Hanna &
Brunetti/Lon Davis, 408-
842-2173
KT X
6/5/15 8450 Wren Ave.D. Under Construction AS AS 15-24 (#15060011)70 single-family residence
Bridgit Koller, Calatlantic
Homes
Phone: 925-315-0366
MAD IS/MND
12/11/14 5975 Travel Park
Circle D. Under Construction AS AS 14-46 (#14120015)Hampton Inn 4-story 100 room hotel.
P16090068, 19100037, 19060045,46
Kevin Nijjar, Developer
Phone: 559-264-5650 KT IS/MND
10/28/14 Monterey Rd. and
Ervin Ct.D. Under Construction AS AS 14-41 (#14100051)Gateway Senior Apartment, 75 units
Douglas L. Gibson,
Applicant
Phone: 208-908-4871
JW MND
10/6/14
Intersection of
Anson Ct. and
Evergreen Ct.
D. Under Construction AS AS 14-39 (#14100010)6 single-family homes and an 8,600 SF common open
space area
D & Z Design, Architect
Phone: 408-778-7005 MAD MND
09/15/14 7231 Eagle Ridge C. Plan Check AS AS 14-38 NSFR Hillside (Bldg Permit 17050137)N Tuyen MC
07/13/13 A. Proposed GPA GPA 13-02 (#13100001)2040 General Plan Update City SK X
11/26/12 Vickery & Kern
Avenues F. On Hold A 12-01 (#12110049)
Z 12-09 (#12110052)
Annexation of 5.46 acres and prezone to
Neighborhood District
Mark Hewell, Developer
Phone: 408-483-2400 MAD MND
7/17/12 Vickery & Kern
Avenues A. Proposed USA 14-02 (#14070058),
USA 12-01 (#12070023)
Urban Service Area amendment to incorporate of
55.66+/- acres into Gilroy’s Urban Service Area (USA)
Wren Investors,
Developer
408-779-3900
MAD IS/MND
01/01/07 A. Proposed USA 98-03, A 06-01, Z 07-04 Sports Complex Phase 3 SO
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy CA 95020
(408) 846-0451 (408) 846-0429 (fax)
www.cityofgilroy.org
Home Occupations:
Date Applicant Address Project Description
12/19/2019 Ernesto Olivares 9245 Severance St Plumbing Services
12/23/2019 Brendan P. Souza 1170 Del Oro Way Pest Control Services
12/30/2019 Sandra Cedillo 500 W. 10th Street Spc 84 Landscaping Services
12/30/2019 Chacho Mariscal 7041 Rosanna St General Contractor
12/30/2019 Maria Consuelo Saldana 1262 Wagon Way Cleaning Services
12/30/2019 Lillian B. Ramirez 8200 Kern Ave #D201 Bake Sales
12/31/2019 Roseli Astorga 1262 Wagon Way Hair Salon Services
1/2/2020 Irene Stoel 783 Alder Street Translation Services
1/6/2020 Sandra Figueroa Ayala 7651 Carmel St Mobile Notary Services
1/6/2020 Kenneth Carlotta 1410 Falcon Ct Backflow Testing
1/9/2020 Hylary Locsin 1413 Longmeadow Dr Flower Arrangements
1/10/2020 Charlie Aczon 233 Windsong Way Detailing Services
1/13/2020 Kamila De Vasconcelos 8336 Gaunt Ave Zumba Fitness Instructor
1/16/2020 Abel Alvarez Jr 1270 Okeefe Ct Construction
1/16/2020 Rocio Guevara 169 W. 8th Street Interpreter Services
1/21/2020 Diane Vasquez 267 Carlyle Ct Marketing Services
1/22/2020 Steven Olivares 9251 Mahogany Ct Construction
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City of Gilroy
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
7351 Rosanna Street, Gilroy CA 95020
(408) 846-0451 (408) 846-0429 (fax)
www.cityofgilroy.org
Architectural & Site Approvals:
Date Approved
Date
Approved File No. Applicant Address Project Description
12/27/2019 AS 19-25 Carlos & Esmeralda
Martinez 9426 Wetsand Ct Legalize partially constructed
gazebo
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The New 2020 California Housing Laws – The State Pushes
for Affordable Housing
By Andrew L. Faber, Esq. and Cynthia M. Chu, Esq.
In October 2019, Governor Newsom signed into law a number of important housing bills.
The most significant one is SB 330; that bill is the subject of another article, entitled: “The New
SB 330 – The Legislature Ratchets Up the Pressure On Cities to Approve Housing
Developments” by Andrew L. Faber, Esq.
This article deals with those housing bills, other than SB 330, that we believe are most
notable in terms of their potential impact on housing development and local planning in
California. Those bills impact existing laws and create new laws involving accessory dwelling
units, local government reporting requirements, streamlining of housing approvals, density bonus
incentives for developers, establishment of new public financing authorities, and rent control and
tenant protections. [All Section references are to the Government Code, unless otherwise stated.]
Encouraging Accessory Dwelling Unit Production. The Legislature passed a handful of bills
that make significant changes to the State’s accessory dwelling unit (ADU) law and aim to
remove barriers to the construction of ADUs. The following sections highlight some of the more
significant changes.
1. Stricter restrictions on local agency discretion and conditions for approval. AB
68, AB 881, and SB 13 amend Section 65852.2, as follows:
Comment: Note that all three of these bills, which appear to do roughly the same
thing, passed and were enacted into law by the Governor. Pursuant to some
complex language in the bills themselves, it turns out that the official version of
Section 65852.2 that will go into effect January 1, 2020, is the one contained in
section 1.5 of AB 881.
A) Certain requirements that local agencies were previously allowed to impose are
now prohibited, including: (i) using criteria other than adequacy of water and sewer services and
the impact of ADUs on traffic flow and public safety, to designate where ADUs are permitted;
(ii) imposing standards on lot coverage or requirements on minimum lot size; (iii) requiring off-
street parking spaces to be replaced when a garage, carport, or covered parking structure is
demolished or converted in conjunction with the construction of an ADU; (iv) imposing an
owner-occupancy requirement; and (v) imposing minimum or maximum square footage
requirements, if the existing local ADU ordinance does not permit ADUs that meet certain size,
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height, and setback parameters, as specified. Sec. 65852.2(a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(D)(xi),
(a)(6), (c)(2).
Comment: Exactly what is permitted and what is prohibited is not obvious.
There are requirements that an ordinance must contain and restrictions on what it
cannot contain, not to mention a default set of obligations if a city has no
ordinance. We suggest public agency staff parse through the language carefully
and draft an ordinance that seems to comply, rather than just referring applicants
to Section 65852.2 itself to set the standards.
B) The time limit for ministerial review is shorter. Agencies must approve
ministerially, without a discretionary hearing, a permit application for the creation of an ADU or
a junior ADU within 60 days (old provision: 120 days) from the date the local agency receives a
completed application, if there is an existing single-family or multifamily dwelling on the lot.
Sec. 65852.2(a)(3).
C) The number of by-right ADU units that may be approved per lot is greater.
Previously ministerial approval was required for only one “by-right” ADU unit. This bill
expands the ministerial approval requirement to various configurations, including the following
if certain conditions are met:
• one detached ADU and/or one junior ADU1 per lot with a proposed or
existing single-family dwelling;
• multiple ADUs within the portions of an existing multifamily dwelling
structure; or
• one to two ADUs, if they are located on a lot that has an existing multifamily
dwelling, and are detached from that multifamily dwelling. Sec. 658852.2(e).
D) Local agencies must adopt ADU ordinances that comply with HCD findings, or
otherwise provide findings that the ordinance complies with State law, nonetheless. New or
amended ADU ordinances that do not comply with HCD findings, must be amended to do so, or
otherwise the resolution adopting the ordinance must include findings explaining why the agency
believes that the ordinance complies with State law despite the contrary findings of HCD. Sec.
65852.2(h).
Comment: This is another example of the strengthening of HCD by the
Legislature. If the local agency adopts the ordinance without changes, and
without providing specified findings, then HCD is authorized to notify the
Attorney General that the agency is in violation of State law. Sec. 65852.2(h)(3).
E) Local agencies are prohibited from imposing impact fees on ADUs less than 750
square feet in size. A local agency, special district, or water corporation may not impose an
impact fee upon the development of an ADU of less than 750 square feet. Impact fees may be
1 Note that junior ADUs are regulated by Section 65852.22; they must be no greater than 500 square feet and be located
entirely within an existing structure. Sec. 65852.22(g)(1).
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imposed on an ADU of 750 square feet or more that is constructed with a new single-family
dwelling, however, as long as the fees are charged proportionately in relation to the square
footage of the primary dwelling unit. Sec. 65852.2(f)(3).
2. Certain ADUs may be sold separately from the primary residence. AB 587 adds
new Section 65852.26, which allows ADUs to be sold or conveyed separately from the primary
residence, but only if the property on which the ADU is located was built or developed by a
qualified nonprofit corporation, and a number of other conditions are met.
3. Local agencies must promote and incentivize the production of affordable ADUs
in their housing element. AB 671 amends Section 65583, by requiring cities and counties to
include in their housing element a plan that incentivizes and promotes the creation of ADUs that
can be offered at affordable rent for very low-, low-, or moderate-income households. Sec.
65583(a)(7).
Increased Reporting Requirements for Local Governments.
1. Inventory of surplus land. Existing law allows counties to create a central
inventory of all government surplus land. By executive order, the Governor required the State to
create its own inventory. AB 1255 will now require both cities and counties to establish and
maintain such an inventory, by adding the following requirements to Section 54230:
• Beginning December 31, 2020, each city and county must make an annual
inventory of specified surplus land and excess land located in all urbanized areas
within its jurisdiction. Sec. 54230(a)(1).
• In addition, beginning April 1, 2021, each city and county must annually report a
description of each parcel and its present uses to HCD. Sec. 54230(a)(2).
2. Disposal of surplus land. Section 54222, which provides for the disposal of
surplus land by a local agency, has only applied to cities, counties, and school districts. AB 1486
expands application of the laws governing such disposal to other local agencies and districts.
Sec. 54221(a).
A) New requirements regarding the sale and lease of surplus land. Existing law
requires local agencies to provide a written offer to sell or lease property identified as surplus
land to potentially interested public entities prior to disposal of the land. This bill removes that
requirement and instead requires that agencies provide only a written notice of availability to
such entities. Sec. 54222(a)(1). It also requires cities and counties to include in their annual
report to the Office of Planning and Research and HCD, a listing of specified sites owned by the
city or county that have been sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of in the prior year. Sec.
65400.1.
B) Promotion of affordable, residential use of surplus land. In negotiations to sell or
lease surplus land, local agencies are prohibited from requiring that the purchaser not use the
property for residential use as a condition of the sale or lease. Sec. 54223(b).
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C) State monitoring and penalties. Prior to agreeing to the terms of disposal, local
agencies must provide HCD with a specified description of the terms and a copy of any recorded
restrictions against the property, which HCD is required to review. HCD must then submit
written findings to the local agency within 30 days of receiving the description, if it determines
that any of the submitted terms violate specified provisions of the law. A local agency may be
subject to a penalty in the amount of 30% of the final sale price of the land if it disposes of land
in violation of specified provisions of law, and a 50% penalty for subsequent violations. Sec.
54230.1(b)(1), 54230.5(a)(1).
D) Required updates to local housing element. Under Section 65583.2, cities and
counties are required to provide in their housing element a description of (i) nonvacant sites
owned by the city or county; (ii) any plans to dispose of such property during the planning
period; and (iii) how the city or county will comply with specified provisions relating to the
disposal of surplus land by a local agency.
3. Fee schedules on web. AB 1483 adds Section 65940.1, which requires a city,
county, or special district to post on its website the following information, as specified by statute:
• a current schedule of fees, exactions, and affordability requirements applicable to
a proposed housing development project;
• all zoning ordinances and development standards;
• annual fee reports or annual financial reports; and
• an archive of impact fee nexus studies, cost of service studies, or the equivalent.
Streamlining Affordable Multifamily Housing Approvals. Section 65913.4 requires local
governments to provide a streamlined, ministerial approval process for certain multifamily
housing development projects, if the project satisfies specified objective standards, including a
10% allocation to low-income housing units. AB 1485 amends this law in the following manner:
1. Housing in the SF Bay Area. For developments located within the San Francisco
Bay area, the streamlined, ministerial approval process also applies if the applicant dedicates
20% of the total number of units to moderate-income housing units. Sec. 65913.4(a)(4)(B)(i)(II).
2. “Reasonable person” standard. When reviewing an application for compliance,
local governments are required to find that a development is consistent with the specified
objective planning standards if there is substantial evidence that would allow a “reasonable
person” to conclude that the development is consistent with the standards. Sec. 65913.4(b)(3).
Comment: This developer-friendly standard is becoming the new normal for
housing projects, appearing first in the 2017 amendments to the Housing
Accountability Act, Sec. 65589.5, replacing the old “deference to the City’s
interpretation” standard.
3. Further removing barriers to approval. Any design review or public oversight
shall be completed in a way that does not “inhibit, chill, or preclude the ministerial approval
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provided by this section.” For development approved under this section, local governments are
required to issue a subsequent permit if the application substantially complies with the
development as it was approved. Moreover, local governments are prohibited from imposing
any procedural requirement on subsequent permits that is not imposed on developments that are
not approved pursuant to this section. Sec. 65913.4(f)(2).
Comment: This summary is very abbreviated. Section 65913.4 now contains, by
actual count, some 134 subdivisions! There are a great many caveats and carve-
outs, the inclusion of some unusual legislative language (e.g., the use of the
undefined word “chill” quoted above), and complex prevailing wage
requirements to boot. A careful reading is advised.
Increased Density Bonus and Additional Concessions for Affordable Housing Projects.
Pursuant to the amendments to Section 65915 (the State Density Bonus Law), made under AB
1763, cities and counties are required to provide additional density bonus opportunities and
concessions to developers as follows:
1. For low- and moderate-income housing. A city or county must provide an
applicant one density bonus and four incentives or concessions when the applicant agrees to
construct a housing development in which 100% of the units are for lower-income households,
as defined, except that up to 20% of the total units may be for moderate-income households. Sec.
65915(b)(1)(G). The density bonus shall be up to 80% of the number of units for lower-income
households. Sec. 65915(f)(3)(D)(i).
2. For transit-oriented housing. For projects that meet this criterion and are also
located within one-half mile of a transit stop, the applicant can also receive a height increase of
up to three additional stories, or 33 feet, and the city or county may not impose any maximum
controls on density. Sec. 65915(d)(2)(D), (f)(3)(D)(ii).
Comment: This is a substantial expansion of the previous limits: three
concessions and a 35% density bonus. And 33 more feet of height!
3. For specific affordable rental housing. Upon request of the developer, a city or
county may not impose any minimum vehicular parking requirement for a development that
consists solely of rental units affordable to lower-income families that is either a “special needs
housing development” or a “supportive housing development,” as those terms are defined in the
Health & Safety Code. Sec. 65915(p)(4).
Finance Authorities for Affordable Housing Projects.
1. Bond issuance. AB 116 amends the Government Code by authorizing a public
financing authority established by a city or county to finance public capital facilities or other
specified projects of community-wide significance to issue bonds for these purposes by majority
vote (old provision: 55% voter approval), without submitting a proposal to the voters. In place of
the voter-approval requirement, this bill increases the number of public hearings required to
adopt the enhanced infrastructure financing plan from one to three hearings. Sec. 53398.77,
53398.66(a)(1).
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2. San Francisco Bay Area mega-government. AB 1487 adds Title 6.8
(commencing with Section 64500) to the Government Code. This bill, titled the “San Francisco
Bay Area Regional Housing Finance Act,” (the “Act”) applies to all cities within the San
Francisco Bay Area, including charter cities. Major provisions include:
A) Establishment of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (the “Authority”). The
Authority is created to raise, administer, and allocate funding for affordable housing in the San
Francisco Bay Area, and to provide technical assistance at a regional level for tenant protection,
affordable housing preservation, and new affordable housing production. Sec. 64510(a)(1), (c).
B) Power of taxation. The Authority may impose special taxes, including a parcel
tax, and certain business taxes, within its jurisdiction and issue general obligation bonds and
revenue bonds payable from the revenues of the Authority. Sec. 64600, 64630-32.
C) Funding to local agencies. The Authority may allocate funds to the various cities,
counties, and other public agencies within its jurisdiction, to finance affordable housing
development projects, preserve and enhance existing affordable housing, and fund tenant
protection programs Sec. 64520.
Comment: This one didn’t get much press, but potentially could have great
impact by establishing a new regional agency with the power of taxation. It will
be very interesting to see how this plays out.
Rent Control & Tenant Protection. Prior to AB 482, the State left rent control to cities, most of
which to date have not adopted rent control ordinances. That policy changes with this bill, which
adds new sections to the Civil Code, creating a State-wide rent control law.
1. Annual rent increase cap. Under new Civil Code Section 1947.12, subject to
certain conditions, an owner of residential real property is not allowed to increase the gross rental
rate of any dwelling unit on the property, over the course of any 12-month period, by more than
5% plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10%, whichever is lower, of the lowest
gross rental rate charged for the immediately preceding 12 months. Civ. Code Sec.
1947.12(a)(1).
2. Rent control-exempt properties. Residential properties exempt from this law
include:
• housing for persons and families of very low-, low-, or moderate-income with
government-imposed affordability restrictions;
• college dormitories;
• housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15
years;
• duplexes where at least one unit is owner-occupied; and
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• single-family residences owned by an individual or entities other than a
corporation, REIT, or LLC. Civ. Code Sec. 1947.12(d)(1), (2), (4)-(6).
Comment: The 15-year exclusion was key to the compromise between competing
interests that allowed builders and landlords to back the bill. Seeing the
inevitability of passage, they were comfortable, if not happy, with the compromise
that rent control would not apply to a new project for 15 years, and that when it
did apply the annual increases of five percent plus inflation were acceptable.
3. Just-cause eviction. Under Civil Code Section 1946.2, property owners to which
this law applies will not be able to terminate the tenancy of a tenant that has continuously and
lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months without just cause. And when
termination is due to “no-fault” just cause (e.g. an owner moving into a unit), owners must
provide their tenants rental abatement or relocation assistance. Civ. Code Sec. 1946.2(b)(2), (d).
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Andrew L. Faber practices at Berliner Cohen LLP, San Jose, CA, in the areas of Land
Use and Public Law. He has over forty years of experience in representing private and public
clients in a wide range of land use, environmental and public law matters, and in real estate,
environmental and eminent domain litigation. If you have any questions, please contact him at
andy.faber@berliner.com or (408) 286-5800.
Cynthia M. Chu is an associate in the firm’s Land Use and Public Law Department.
Berliner Cohen is one of the largest and oldest law firms in San Jose serving the business
and regulatory needs of private business and public agencies. Berliner Cohen also meets the
growing legal demands of the Northern San Joaquin Valley with its expanding offices in Modesto
and Merced. For more information, visit www.berliner.com.
This article is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal
advice. Please contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal issue.
The opinions expressed are solely those of the authors.
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Celebrating 50 Years
The New SB330 —The Legislature Ratchets Up the Pressure On Cities to
Approve Housing Developments
Analysis and Commentary by Andrew L. Faber, Esq.
Rev. 10/ 17/ 19
This article summarizes the salient provisions of SB330 (the "Bill"), which was signed into law
by Governor Newsom on October 9, 2019. This is amuch-publicized and debated bill that
enacts the most sweeping legislation affecting housing projects since the spate of such actions in
2017. The Bill is long and complex, and reference to the text should be made before taking any
action based on its contents (and a source of confusion is that there are several sections that
appear to be duplicated, but one of each pair is effective until January 1, 2025, and the other
thereafter).
In general, SB330 continues the recent Legislative trend of reducing a city's discretion in dealing
with housing development applications, all with the goal of increasing the supply of housing. In
fact, the Bill is entitled the "Housing Crisis Act of 2019," and starts off with 14 numbered
paragraphs containing legislative findings in support of the need for the Bill.
The major provisions of the Bill are summarized in the following sections of this article. All
Section references are to the Government Code.
Preliminary Application Completeness and Vested Rim The Bill adds new sections to the
Government Code and amends others to create a new "completeness" concept based on a
preliminary application that complies with a checklist. The City must prepare a preliminary
checklist, and after submittal of a compliant application, the application is deemed complete at
this stage, so that the existing ordinances, policies and standards must be applied. The
information required in the preliminary application is specified in the Bill and must be objective,
including location, uses, environmental and cultural sensitivities and hazards. More particularly:
1) Under Section 65940, each public agency must maintain a list of the information required
from any applicant for a development project. This is an existing code section.
2) New Section 65941.1 lists the items that may be required in such a list for a housing
development project (which is defined as in the Housing Accountability Act ("HAA"),
Section 65589.5(h)(2), as meaning either all residential use or a mixed-use project that is
two-thirds residential by square footage).
a. The list includes location, existing uses, detailed site plan, parking, and various
environmental factors. Sec. 65941.1(a).
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b. The city may not add other items to the checklist that are not specified in the State
Law. Sec. 65941.1(b)(3). If the applicant complies with the checklist, then the
application is deemed complete, without any affirmative action by the city being
required. Sec. 65941.1(d)(3); 65913.10(b)(1). If the city has no list, the applicant
may use one that shall be prepared by HCD. Sec. 65941.1(b)(2).
Nonetheless, the city shall determine completeness within 30 calendar days, and
must allow resubmittal and provide provisions for appeal of its determination.
Sec. 65943(a)-(c).
3) The Housing Accountability Act is amended by adding a new subsection that spells out in
more detail the rights vested by submitting a complete preliminary application.
a. Generally, the city can only apply the ordinances, policies, and standards in effect
at the time the application was submitted. Sec. 65589.5(0).
b. There are various exceptions, including: indexed fees, CEQA mitigations, or if the
development is substantially revised or delayed.
Comment: These provisions are obviously designed to prevent city staffers, from
requesting repeated revisions to the plans, not because they are truly incomplete, but
rather because the stafffeels they can be improved, all the while refusing to find the
application to be complete until the staff is satisfied.
New Limitations on Planning Actions by Cities. Anew section is added to the Government
Code, section 66300, which contains a long list of restrictions on City planning actions,
including:
1) The restrictions a~lv to "affected cities." For the purposes of this section, an affected
city is any city (including a charter city) determined by HCD no later than June 30, 2020,
to be "in an urbanized area or urban cluster," as designated by the U.S. Census Bureau.
This includes the electorate of an affected city as well. Sec. 66300(a), (e).
Comment: This probably means all Bay Area cities. It's not clear if a city could be
deemed subject to these restrictions before HCD makes its official determination. Earlier
dNafts of the bill had a complex definition for affected cities, involving rental and vacancy
rates; fortunately, these have been eliminated. Including the "electorate "means that
these rules are not supposed to be altered by initiative or referendum.
2) Restrictions on downzonin~. A city may not redesignate land where housing is an
allowable use by changing or applying general plan, specific plan, or zoning criteria that
would reduce the intensity of land use below that which was allowable on January 1,
2018.
a. There is a list of such measures, including "reductions to height, density, or floor
area ratio, new or increased open space or lot size requirement," etc. Sec.
66300(b)(1)(A).
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b. Certain specifically listed voter-imposed limits are still allowed, if they comply
with the requirement stated above: "a height limit, urban growth boundary, or
urban limit." Sec. 66300(g).
c. A reduction in housing intensity is allowed if the reduced density is concurrently
made up elsewhere, i.e., there is "no net loss" of residential capacity. Sec.
66300(1)(1). However, planned housing intensity may be reduced for an existing
mobilehome park without complying with the no net loss requirement. Sec.
66300(1)(2).
Comment.• The January 1, 2018 date is not a misprint; this section reaches back a long
way. Presumably this restriction does not apply to a whole new general plan or specific
plan, provided that the reductions in intensity are made up elsewhere, because of the no
net loss provision.
3) Design Review Standards. A city may not impose or enforce design standards
"established on or after January 1, 2020 that are not objective design standards." Sec.
66300(b)(1)(C). An objective design standard is defined to mean a standard "that
involves no personal or subjective judgment by a public official and is uniformly
verifiable by reference to an external and uniform benchmark or criterion available and
knowable by both the development applicant or proponent and the public official before
submittal of an application." Sec. 66300(a)(7).
Comment: Does this mean that a city can still apply its existing pre-2020, non-objective
design standards? Presumably, yes, but since the HAA doesn't allow a project to be
turned down or reduced in density.for non-objective reasons (Sec. 65589.5(j)(1)), a chy
intending to regulate design will have to develop objective design standards.
4) Restrictions on Moratoria. A city may not impose a moratorium on development of land
where housing is an allowable use except to protect against an imminent threat to the
"health and safety of persons residing in, or within the immediate vicinity of, the area
subject to the moratorium," Sec. 66300(b)(1)(B)(i). Any such proposed moratorium must
be submitted to HCD for prior approval. Sec. 66300(b)(1)(B)(ii).
Comment: This substantially stiffens the normal moratorium standard of Govt. Code Sec.
65858, which allows a moratorium to prevent development that "may be in conflict with
a contemplated general plan, specific plan, or zoning proposal that the legislative body,
planning commission or the planning department is considering or studying or intends to
study within a reasonable time. "
5) Numerical Growth Controls Prohibited. A city may not establish or implement any
provision that limits the number of approvals or permits, puts a cap on the number of
housing units that can be "approved or constructed whether annually or for some other
time period" or limits population. Sec. 66300(b)(1)(D).
Comment: This will affect .several Bay Area cities, preventing existing growth control
measures,from being implemented. The only exception for voter-initiated growth control
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measures is a limited one for pre-2005 enactments in a "predominantly agricultural
county. "
6) CEQA Review not Affected. "Nothing in this section supersedes, limits, or otherwise
modifies the requirements of, or the standards of review pursuant to... [the California
Environmental Quality Act]." Sec. 66300(h)(1).
Comment: Wouldn't you know it: The Legislature once again backs away,from any
modifications to CEQA. In the author's experience, few CEQA challenges these days are
made on true environmental grounds, with most plaintiffs now being neighbors,
competitors, or unions, but the Legislature steadfastly refuses to curb .such suits.
New Limit on Number of Hearings. New Section 65905.5 is added to the Government Code. It
imposes a limit on the number of hearings that can be conducted on a housing development
project. A City cannot conduct more than five hearings for a project that complies with objective
general plan and zoning standards in effect at the time the application is deemed complete. Sec.
65905.5(a). A determination that the proposed housing development is on a historic site must
also be made at the time the application is deemed complete. Sec. 65913.10(a).
1) Hearings include "any public hearing, workshop or similar meeting," but not legislative
hearings (e.g. general or specific plan amendment, or rezoning). Sec. 65905.5(b)(2).
2) This section carries over some language from the Housing Accountability Act. In
particular, if a project is consistent with objective general plan standards and criteria, but
the zoning is inconsistent with the general plan, the project shall not require a rezoning.
Sec. 65905.5(c)(2). [The same provision appears in the HAA, Sec. 65589.5(j)(4).]
Comment: This seems designed to cut down on the endless hearfng cycle that some cities
like to indulge in. Note that a continued hearing counts as a new one. Sec. 65905.5(a).
Shorter Time Limits for A~rovals. Existing Section 65950 is revised to shorten some approval
time limits and focus on housing projects.
1) A housing development project must be approved or disapproved within 90 days of
certification of an EIR (old provision: 120 days). That period is now 60 days for certain
affordable projects (old provision: 90 days). Sec. 65950 (a)(2), (3).
2) This section now uses the Housing Accountability Act (Gov. Code Sec. 65589.5(h)(2))
definition of a housing development project: all residential use or a mixed-use project
that is two-thirds residential by square footage.
Comment: This is part of the Permit Streamlining Act. One extension of up to 90 days by
agreement is still permissible. Sec. 65950(b).
Andrew Faber practices in the areas of Land Use and Municipal Law. He has over, forty
years of experience in representing private and public clients in a wide range of land use,
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environmental and public law matters, and in real estate, environmental and eminent domain
litigation. If you have any questions, please contact Andrew Faber at
andrew., faber@berliner. com or (408) 286-5800.
Berliner Cohen is one of the largest and oldest law firms in San Jose serving the business
and regulatory needs of private business and public agencies. Berliner Cohen also meets the
growing demands of the Northern San Joaquin Valley with its expanding offices in Modesto and
Merced. For more information, visit www. berliner. com.
This article is. for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal
advice. Please contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular legal issue.
The opinions expressed are the opinions of the authors.
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