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DESCRIPTION:On Tuesday, November 23, the Santa Cruz City Council will consider a motion 
 to rescind the October 12 denial of the 831 Water Street development 
 project.\n\n Proposed motion:\n\n1) Consider rescinding the decision to 
 deny the 831 Water Street project and direct staff to review the additional 
 materials provided by the applicant to determine if the project can be 
 brought into substantial compliance with the City’s objective zoning, 
 subdivision, and design standards;\n\n2) Consider scheduling follow-up 
 public oversight hearing at December 14, 2021 City Council meeting; and\n 
 \n3) Direct staff to complete the Senate Bill 35 objective standards 
 consistency review in light of new information.\n\nBackground\n\nThe Santa 
 Cruz City Council voted 6-1 at its October 12 meeting to find that the 
 housing development proposed by Iman Novin of Novin Development Corporation 
 did not qualify for fast-track approval under SB 30 and the application was 
 denied.\n\nThe group group 831 Responsible Development urged council to 
 deny the permit, sending a letter stating the developer’s plans would 
 lead to segregated housing on the site: 
 \nhttps://831responsibledevelopment.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021-10-11_letter-to_council_wittwer-parkin.pdf\n\n831 
 Responsible Development summarized the October 12 meeting as follows:\n\nIn 
 its vote on Tuesday night, (Oct. 12) the City Council determined that the 
 Novin application should be denied for its violation, or potential 
 violation, of the following city objective standards:\n\n* The 
 anti-segregation standard in the inclusionary ordinance and Density Bonus 
 Ordinance that requires the dispersal of affordable units throughout a 
 project, which also violates the city’s “Health in All Policies” 
 ordinance.\n* The slope regulation that projects be located no closer than 
 20 feet from a 30 percent slope without a variance.\n* The lack of a 
 completed Stormwater Management Plan and a completed Drainage Plan that 
 ensure compliance with the City’s standards to prevent flooding on the 
 property and in the neighborhood.\n* The lack of a traffic study 
 demonstrating that compliance with the City’s traffic standards 
 protecting the public health and safety from the proposed driveway crossing 
 a bike lane.\n* The lack of a completed noise study documenting that the 
 City’s objective noise standards will be met.\n* The Council also found 
 the developer’s density bonus application incomplete, saying it did not 
 comply with the State Housing and Community Development’s regulation that 
 affordable units are distributed throughout the development, and for not 
 showing the breakdown of AMI (Area Median Income) levels and density bonus 
 unit locations.\n\n(Source: 
 https://831responsibledevelopment.org/2021/10/13/a-big-win-the-effort-continues/)\n\nMore 
 information:\n\n831 Responsible 
 Development\nhttps://831responsibledevelopment.org/\n\nCity of Santa Cruz 
 project page for 831 Water Street\nwww.cityofsantacruz.com/831Water\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/11/18/18846350.php
SUMMARY:831 Water Street Proposal at Santa Cruz City Council
LOCATION:The 831 Water Street project is #18 on the city council meeting agenda, and 
 will be heard in the afternoon, sometime after 1 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* 
 See meeting agenda for information on phoning in: 
 https://ecm.cityofsantacruz.com/OnBaseAgendaOnline/Meetings/ViewMeeting?id=1800&doctype=1
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/11/18/18846350.php
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