Presented by Vice-Chair Robert Cox
Overview
• Review
• What’s New?
• Key Issues
• What’s Next?
• For Reference
Review: Mountain View’s R3 Rezoning
• R3 parcels currently consist primarily of townhomes and smaller two-story apartment buildings
• Good examples in our neighborhood are Glenwood (SW corner of Villa and Calderon) and the two-story apartment buildings like Monte Vista on the 200 block of Bush Street.
• Two outreach meetings with the public were held over Zoom in 4th quarter of 2020
• Attended by around 50 Mountain View residents and housing advocates from other cities
• City-hired consultant noted that many older apartment buildings will not be redeveloped unless zoning changes
• Discussed zoning changes including density increases (2-3x), reductions in parking requirements (1 or few parking spaces per unit), reductions in park fees and open space requirements, roof top decks
• Transitions to existing buildings, including existing single-family residences, were a point of discussion
• Significant up-zoning can help the council meet its RHNA obligation (But is it really needed?)
• SB-330’s requirement that demolished rent controlled units be replaced adds significantly to the up-zoning needed to make a property feasible for redevelopment
• Rents in Mountain View have fallen 30-50% since last year, is rezoning for increased housing appropriate now?
• Taking back an up-zoning once it is given can raise legal challenges (“taking” of a property’s value) and is currently not allowed on residentially zoned lots due to recent state legislation.
• The EPC (Environmental Planning Commission) and Council will hold study sessions in early in 2021 (Done!)
Read More: R3-Rezoning Presentation below…
https://www.omvna.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/R3-Rezoning-April-2021.pdf
