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RESOLUTION NO. 05 - 13
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
DUBLIN AMENDING CHAPTER 8.68 OF THE DUBLIN MUNICIPAL CODE (THE
INCLUSIONARY ZONING REGULATIONS) RELATING TO SALES PRICES OF VERY LOW-
INCOME UNITS AND PREFERENCES FOR OCCUPANCY OF INCLUSIONARY UNITS
WHEREAS, the citizens of Dublin are experiencing a housing shortage for very low-, low- and
moderate-income households; and
WHEREAS, a goal of the Housing Element of the City's General Plan is to achieve a balanced
community with housing available for households at a range of income levels; and
WHEREAS, people with very low, low, and moderate incomes that currently live and/or work in
the City are increasingly unable to locate housing at affordable prices, and often become excluded from
living in the City; and
WHEREAS, Federal and State housing subsidy programs are insufficient, by themselves, to
satisfy the housing needs of very low-, low- and moderate-income households; and
WHEREAS, the high cost of newly constructed housing does not, to any appreciable extent,
provide housing affordable by very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, and continued new
development that does not include affordable housing will serve to further aggravate the current housing
shortage by reducing the supply of developable land; and
WHEREAS, it is a public purpose ofthe City, and a public policy ofthe State as mandated by the
requirements for a housing element of the City's General Plan, to make available an adequate supply of
housing for persons of all economic segments ofthe community; and
WHEREAS, accordingly, the City has adopted the Inc1usionary Zoning Regulations ("the
Regulations"), set forth at Chapter 8.68 of the Dublin Municipal Code, which Regulations generally
require developers of residential housing in excess of 19 units in the City of Dublin to set aside 12.5% of
such units for very low-, low-, and moderate-income households, as defined; and
WHEREAS, staffhas determined that the Regulations are in need of certain clarifying
amendments and has presented a draft ordinance amending the Regulations to the Planning Commission
at a public hearing for a recommendation to the City Council;
WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on February 8, 2005; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all respects as required by law; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission does hereby
recommend that the City Council approve an Ordinance of the City of Dublin amending Chapter 8.68 of
the Dublin Municipal Code relating to lnclusionary Zoning regulations as set forth in Exhibit A.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Planning Commission ofthe City of Dublin, on this 8th day
of February 2005, by the following votes:
AYES:
Chair Schaub, Cm. Biddle, King, and Wehrenberg
NOES:
ABSENT: Cm. Fasulkey
ABSTAIN:
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Planning Commission Chairperson
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