San Luis Obispo County Grand Jury • 2018-2019 • Agency Response

County of San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors Agenda Item Transmittal (3) Contact/phone (1) Department (2) Meeting*

Published: August 20, 2019 11 pages
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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

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public. The respondent partially disagrees with this finding. The Planning and Building Response: Department shares the Housing Element annual progress reports with the public upon request. The County's progress in meeting its regional housing production targets is also available to the public on HCD's website: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/community-development/housing- element/docs/Annual Progress Report Permit Summary.xls The Planning and Building Department is in the process of developing a comprehensive Annual Housing Report that will consolidate various reporting requirements into a single user-friendly document that is presented to the Board of Supervisors and published online. Osos Street, Room 300 | San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 | (P) 805-781-5600 | 7-1-1 TTY/TRS Relay [email protected] | www.sloplanning.org COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SAN LUIS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING OBISPO TREVOR KEITH, DIRECTOR
Related Recommendations (1)
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The cities and County should detail their specific plans to engage the public in the formulation of the 2020-2028 Housing Plan Update. This recommendation has not yet been implemented but will be implemented within Response: the next three (3) months. The Planning and Building Department has initiated the process for the 2020-2028 Housing Element Update and will be selecting a consultant familiar with State of California housing-element law within the next two (2) months. Following execution of the contract, the selected consultant and County staff will develop a project work plan, which will detail public outreach tasks and timeframes. It is anticipated that County staff will hold advertised public workshops and seek input from various advisory councils/commissions, housing-related associations/coalitions, and advocacy groups. The public and aforementioned entities will have ample time and opportunities to comment on the public drafts of the 2020-2028 Housing Element prior to public hearings for recommendation for adoption and submittal to the State. Leading up to and at the public hearings before the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors, revised drafts will be available for the public to review and comment. Furthermore, the public will be able to join an email list for the 2020-2028 Housing Element Update to receive news and updates throughout the process. Osos Street, Room 300 | San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 | (P) 805-781-5600 | 7-1-1 TTY/TRS Relay [email protected] | www.sloplanning.org
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The length and cost of the building permitting process is a major barrier to the construction of all housing, especially low-income housing. The respondent partially disagrees with this finding. In recognition of the construction Response: industry's expressed concern with the time and cost of the permitting and environmental review process, starting in October 2016 (and through a series of subsequent actions) the Board of Supervisors authorized the Planning and Building Department to work on various policy revisions to streamline the permitting process. Collectively known as the County Housing Initiatives Package, these policy revisions are described in the table below. Initiative Goal Timing Waive all permit fees for Complete; Adopted 1. Waive, Defer, and affordable housing and provide by the Board on Reduce Fees option to defer public facility fees August 21, 2017 Describe the types of projects Complete: Ministerial vs. Presented to the that do not require discretionary Discretionary Permit approval, environmental review, Board on August Matrix or public noticing 21, 2017 Complete; Adopted Eliminate road paving and Accessory Dwelling by the Board on owner-occupancy requirements Unit (ADU) Ordinance for ADUs July 18, 2017 Phase 1 Complete; Adopted by the Board on Streamline environmental review 4. Update County CEQA March 12 and July process Guidelines 16, 2019 Eliminate multiple ADU exclusion Board to consider ADU Ordinance Phase areas and ease development adoption in Winter 2 standards 2020 Reduce permitting requirements Board to consider 6. Update Agricultural and ease standards for adoption in Winter Worker Housing farmworker housing 2020 Ordinance 976 Osos Street, Room 300 | San Luis Obispo, CA 93408 | (P) 805-781-5600 | 7-1-1 TTY/TRS Relay [email protected] | www.sloplanning.org COUNTY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY SAN LUIS DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & BUILDING OBISPO TREVOR KEITH, DIRECTOR
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