Ordinance 3769-20 - Laserfiche WebLink

ERC Narrative Statement(6) • Chapter 4, IV A. Housing types and opportunities: Policy 4.1.11 Support reasonable housing accommodation for people with special needs in all areas,and avoid concentrations of such housing while protecting residential neighborhoods from adverse impacts. See policies 4.8.1— 4.8.10. • Chapter 4, IV H. Subsidized Housing-Low Income and Special needs populations: Objective 4.8 The City shall continue to support housing programs that increase the supply of housing for low-income households and special needs populations. For purposes of developing housing programs to implement these policies,the City shall use the definitions established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for"affordable housing," "extremely low income," "very low-income housing," "low-income housing," "moderate income housing" and "middle-income housing." For purposes of developing housing programs to implement these policies, housing for special needs populations shall be defined as: Affordable housing for persons that require special assistance for supportive care to subsist or achieve independent living, including but not limited to persons that are elderly and frail elderly, developmentally disabled, mentally ill, physically disabled, homeless, people in recovery from chemical dependency, persons living with HIV/AIDS,survivors of domestic violence, and youth at risk. Evergreen Recovery Centers' long history in the neighborhood attests to its role as an integral partner with the City and County in efforts to support individuals with special needs. The proposed land use designation is a low-cost way for the City to amplify ERC's capacity to provide high quality social services including short term housing for this special needs population. This supports Comprehensive Plan Sections: • Comp Plan Policy 4.8.5 Work with social service and nonprofit agencies to effectively provide the services required for low-income households and special needs populations,within the financial capabilities of the city. • Comp Plan Policy 4.8.6 Review existing programs and/or establish new programs for assisting low income households and special needs populations to afford safe and decent housing, within the financial capabilities of the city. 2) Have circumstances related to the subject property and the area in which it is located changed sufficiently since the adoption of the Land Use Element to justify a change to the land use designation? If so, the circumstances which have changed should be described in detail to support findings that a different land use designation is appropriate. Response: Circumstances have not changed significantly since 1989 when the current zoning code was adopted but circumstances at the subject properties have changed significantly since the 1960s.These changes include, in the 1960s, construction of the I- 5 corridor north and west of the subject properties and, in the 1970s, establishment of