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DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday, September 14, the Santa Cruz City Council will hold a public 
 oversight meeting for Iman Novin/Novin Development Corporation's proposed 
 development project at 831 Water Street.\n\nAt the meeting, the City 
 Council will assess the project's compliance with the City's objective 
 standards criteria and accompanying density bonus request for an affordable 
 housing project proposed pursuant to SB 35 (planning and zoning: affordable 
 housing: streamlined approval process). \n\nCity Staff has recommended the 
 application for 831 Water Street be denied, based on the fact that, "the 
 project does not meet the city’s objective standards and is therefore not 
 eligible for SB 35," according to the meeting's agenda report (please see 
 the attached pdfs of the Agenda Report and the Objective Standards 
 Assessment Table). \n\nAccording to the agenda report, City Staff is 
 recommending that the City Council, "direct the Planning and Community 
 Development Department to prepare a written documentation letter that would 
 be provided to the applicant that references the Council’s denial and 
 identifies what objective criteria are not being met and why. In order to 
 proceed with the development, the applicants would need to correct any 
 deficiencies and resubmit the application. Resubmittal of the application 
 would restart the City’s review timeline."\n\n831 Responsible 
 Development, a community group formed to oppose the development, is 
 encouraging individuals to email the City Council about the controversial 
 development proposal and then join the meeting:\n\n"It’s time!  Please 
 put your opposition to the 831 Water St. development in the public record 
 by emailing the City Council at citycouncil@cityofsantacruz.com — ASAP 
 — before the proposed project’s “public oversight” meeting this 
 coming Tuesday, September 14. Joining the City Council’s zoom on Tuesday 
 is also important if you can, but writing in advance of the meeting ensures 
 your voice will be heard without time constraints. (Please note that, at 
 the time of this writing, the city had not yet included a time for this 
 item on its meeting web site; so please monitor that and join the 
 meeting.)\n\n"In short, we must let the Council know that we support 
 affordable housing — and support it on the 831 Water Street site. But we 
 also must let them know that the size and scale of the current proposal is 
 not at all acceptable to the citizens who elected them. 145 units on less 
 than one acre — in zoning that allows up to 55 units per acre — is 
 detrimental to planning and development for a sustainable and healthy City 
 that values the health and safety of its current and future residents." 
 (See full post from 831 Responsible Development below.)\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/09/11/18844846.php
SUMMARY:831 Water Street City Council Public Oversight Meeting
LOCATION:The public oversight meeting for the 831 Water Street project is #25 on the 
 city council meeting agenda, and will be heard in the afternoon, sometime 
 after 12 PM.\n\n* Click on Zoom link (no time delay): 
 https://zoom.us/j/94684401344\n\n*Online at 
 http://www.cityofsantacruz.com/government/city-council/council-meetings\n\n* 
 Meeting agenda: 
 https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=1760&doctype=1
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/09/11/18844846.php
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