5/9/1989 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

L_J normally would be considered low cost housing, but is more just of an affordable nature. Commissioner Eggert had a big problem with this being on the agenda when we are bringing the Land Use Plan and the Housing Element up to date, and they are still in flux. Commissioner Bird wished we could do a new development plan for the whole area, but unfortunately we have a very mixed bag to deal with. He knew there are unsold single family lots available in the Gifford area, but was not sure how many vacant multi family apartment units there are in that area. Guy Decker of the Housing Authority adv-ised that there are no vacancies in the multi family apartments; in fact, they have a waiting list of over 300. Commissioner Eggert noted that is for the Victory Park type thing, but there is also a list of over 100 waiting for single family. Planner Loeper continued to stress reasons for this property being multi family, noting that the P&Z at first raised some questions about whether this is buffering in the wrong direction, but they agreed that this is a very difficult area. If Cavalier Estates were not there, it would be a much cleaner decision. However, the reality is that the services are in place that will permit the higher densities, and considering the surrounding land uses, the likelihood of single family being developed in the area is questionable. Staff, therefore, felt this application was in order. Commissioner Bird pointed out that in order to make this type of multiple family project economically feasible, you need to have a tract of land large enough to accommodate sufficient units to enable you to stretch the cost of the infrastructure over a larger base. The problem in finding places for this type of affordable housing in the Gifford community is that much of it is already subdivided and broken up in small lots. 15 BQQR ;E, ,'SAY J