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Readers may have seen the Alameda Sun’s above-the-fold cover page story this week called “Bonus Law Could Pave SunCal’s Way.” SunCal has been ignoring the potential use of the density bonus to keep the number of homes at Alameda Point down while still providing transit oriented mixed-use development.  CITY OF ALAMEDA Planning and Building Department, Room 190 2263 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501-4477 Continue reading Negative Declaration on Density Bonus Ordinance In September we wrote about how SunCal has ignored the density bonus law to cluster housing at Alameda Point to support transit-oriented-development. In November, a local density bonus ordinance is coming before the Planning Board. SunCal has released their concept for Alameda Point. As expected, they have ignored the potential to use the California State Density Bonus Law to cluster housing for transit-oriented-development, and their timeline does not note the need to put the question of an exemption to Measure A for Alameda Point to a vote. The density bonus law is up for discussion before the City of Alameda Planning Board and the public, as part of the effort to pull together a state-mandated 2007 – 2014 Housing Element for the city. Long-time readers know that Action Alameda has advocated an examination of the density bonus law as a potential means to provide transit-oriented, mid-density development with affordable housing for the official affordable housing classes of very-low, low and moderate income households, as well as for those households with income levels just above the moderate income classification, but without changing Measure A or exempting Alameda Point from Measure A. Continue reading Density Bonus Law Ordinance Before Planning Board At the Monday July 28 Planning Board meeting, the Board will hold a housing workshop which is intended to gather public input about, among other things, the use of the density bonus law in Alameda. Action Alameda has long advocated that use of the density bonus law be examined as a way of providing affordable housing without changing or repealing Measure A. Continue reading Density Bonus Workshop at Next Planning Board Meeting The law firm of Myers Nave provides a straightforward review, and a little history, of the California Density Bonus Law here. The law has been on the books since 1979 but never exercised in Alameda. That’s odd, because use of the density bonus law would probably provide a reasonable compromise between the pro-Measure A [...] Here is the report from the New York University Furman Center on Inclusionary Housing and the San Francisco Bay area’s use of the of density bonus law to provide more affordable housing. Today the City of Alameda released their report from WRT on alternatives for the Alameda Station Area Plan. Here are some early thoughts on what’s stated in the report: The report lists three alternatives – a Measure A compliant plan, a Transit Enhanced Plan, and a Transit Plus plan. Although the California State Density [...] The California State Density Bonus Law has been on the books for over 25 years, and it mandates that each city in California impement an ordinance which determines how it will be used in their city. The City of Alameda has never implemented such an ordinance. The law allows developers to side-step development regulations [...] |
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