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S ent: Monday, Jul y 20, 2020 4:38 PM
Cc: PCpubliccomment; Pamela C oleman
S u b ject: [BULK] PC Item 3.2 Tentative Tract Map No. 0050-20, Minor Site Pla n Review
No. 1016-20
Attac h men t s: PC Item 3.2 Tentative Tract Map No. 0050-20, Minor Site Plan R eview No. 1016-
20.pdf
Imp o rt an ce: Low
7/20/2020
Orange Planning Commis s io n
300 E. Ch apman A ve.
Orange, CA 92866
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Re: So uth Side of Mab ury Avenue Between Orange Park Bo ulevard and Cannon Street
Tentative Tract Map No . 0050-20, Min or Site Plan Review No. 1016-20
Dear Orang e Planning Co mmis s ion,
YIMBY Law s ubmits this letter to inform you that th e Plann ing Commis s ion has an oblig ation to abide by all relevant s tate
hous in g laws when evalu ating the above captioned propos al, including the Hous ing Accou ntab ility A ct (HAA).
California Government Cod e § 65589.5, the Hous ing Accou ntability Act, p roh ibits localities from denying hous in g development
projects that are compliant with the locality’s zoning ordinan ce or general plan at the time th e application was deemed
complete, u nles s the locality can make find ings that the p rop os ed hous ing d evelopment would be a threat to p ublic health and
s afety. The mos t relevant s ection is copied below:
(j) W h en a p r o p o sed h o usin g dev elo p m en t p ro ject co m p lies wit h ap p licable, o bject iv e gen er al p lan an d zo n in g st an dards an d cr it eria,
in cludin g design rev iew st an dar ds, in eff ect at t h e t im e t h at t h e h o usin g dev elo p m en t p r o ject 's ap p licat io n is det er m in ed t o be
co m p let e, but t h e lo cal agen cy p r o p o ses t o disap p r o v e t h e p r o ject o r t o ap p ro v e it up o n t h e co n dit io n t h at t h e p ro ject be dev elo p ed
at a lo wer den sit y , t h e lo cal agen cy sh all base it s decisio n r egardin g t h e p ro p o sed h o usin g dev elo p m en t p r o ject up o n writ t en fin din gs
sup p o r t ed by subst an t ial ev iden ce o n t h e reco r d t h at bo t h o f t h e f o llo win g co n dit io n s ex ist :
(1 ) T h e h o usin g dev elo p m en t p ro ject wo uld h av e a sp ecific, adv erse im p act up o n t h e p ublic h ealt h o r saf et y un less t h e
p r o ject is disap p ro v ed o r ap p ro v ed up o n t h e co n dit io n t h at t h e p ro ject be dev elo p ed at a lo wer den sit y . As used in t h is
p ar agrap h , a "sp ecif ic, adv er se im p act " m ean s a sign if ican t , quan t ifiable, dir ect , an d un av o idable im p act , based o n o bject iv e,
iden t if ied wr it t en p ublic h ealt h o r safet y st an dards, p o licies, o r co n dit io n s as t h ey ex ist ed o n t h e dat e t h e ap p licat io n was
deem ed co m p let e.
(2 ) T h ere is n o f easible m et h o d t o sat isfact o rily m it igat e o r av o id t h e adv erse im p act iden t ified p ur suan t t o p ar agr ap h (1 ),
o t h er t h an t h e disap p r o v al o f t h e h o usin g dev elo p m en t p r o ject o r t h e ap p ro v al o f t h e p ro ject up o n t h e co n dit io n t h at it be
dev elo p ed at a lo wer den sit y .
. . .
(4 ) Fo r p ur p o ses o f t h is sect io n , a p r o p o sed h o usin g dev elo p m en t p r o ject is n o t in co n sist en t wit h t h e ap p licable zo n in g
st an dar ds an d cr it er ia, an d sh all n o t require a rezo n in g, if t h e h o usin g dev elo p m en t p ro ject is co n sist en t wit h t h e o bject iv e
gen er al p lan st an dar ds an d crit eria but t h e zo n in g f o r t h e p r o ject sit e is in co n sist en t wit h t h e gen eral p lan . If t h e lo cal agen cy
h as co m p lied wit h p ar agrap h (2 ), t h e lo cal agen cy m ay r equire t h e p ro p o sed h o usin g dev elo p m en t p ro ject t o co m p ly wit h
t h e o bject iv e st an dar ds an d crit eria o f t h e zo n in g wh ich is co n sist en t wit h t h e gen eral p lan , h o wev er, t h e st an dar ds an d
cr it er ia sh all be ap p lied t o facilit at e an d acco m m o dat e dev elo p m en t at t h e den sit y allo wed o n t h e sit e by t h e gen eral p lan an d
p r o p o sed by t h e p r o p o sed h o usin g dev elo p m en t p ro ject .
The applicant propos es to s ubdivide an approximately 15.4-acre s ite into 22 s ingle-family res idential lots on approximately
10.9 acres and open s pace dedication of approximately 4.5 acres along the San tiago Creek corridor.
The above captioned propos al is zonin g co mpliant and general plan compliant, therefo re, your local agency mus t approve the
applicatio n, or els e make findings to the effect that the propo s ed p roject wou ld h ave an advers e impact on pu blic h ealth and
s afety, as d es cribed abo ve.
Yimby Law is a 501(c)3 n on-profit corp oration, whos e mis s ion is to in creas e the acces s ibility and affordability o f hous ing in
California.
I am s igning th is letter both in my cap acity as the Execu tive Director of YIMBY Law, and as a res iden t of California who is
affected by the s hortage of hous ing in ou r s tate.
Sincerely ,
Sonja Trau s s
Executive Director
YIMBY Law