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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 04261988 - 2.08 + .4 • . ®08 O w BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Contra Director of Community Development Costa DATE. April 12, 1988 Coup/ SUBJECTOakley General Plan ' SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION Direct Community Development Department to initiate Oakley General Plan Study and all appropriate documentation. BACKGROUND The .: Board adopted the Oakley Area General Plan Amendment and certified. the Environmental Impact Report on April 28, 1987 . The Mt. Diablo Audubon Society and Sierra Club subsequently filed suit in Superior Court challenging the EIR certification. On March 7 , 1988, Judge Fannin rendered a decision ( see attachment) finding fault • with the EIR, more specifically with the alternatives analysis in the document. Ramifications of the decision are the negation of the Oakley Area General Plan and the loss of the following benefits to the County and the Oakley Community. Diminished supply of affordable, entry level housing. Many of the units approved under the Oakley Area General Plan are smaller, single-family homes, potentially priced for young families just entering the housing market. Historically, Oakley has served this gap, for example, in 1984 the average new home sold for $175,000 throughout the County while homes in Oakley began in the $73,000 to $93 ,000 range. With the potential loss of these units or any delay of construction, and the concomitant rise in interest rates, many young families may not qualify for a new home in Contra Costa County. Loss of- 27 units of assisted housing should the Country Investors project not go forward. The Growth Management Program as approved in the Plan will become void. Performance standards (i.e. will-serve letters) will not be required as a condition for submitting applications for land use entitlements. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUR RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _. RECOM ATION F B ARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OT HER S_1 GNATURE I S): 7� ACTION OF BOARD ON IARri 126, 19 RR APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS 1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD A13SENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. cc: Community Development Dept. ATTESTED April 26 , 1988 County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF County Administrator BY SUP�SORS ANVr-ALN,,TY ADMINISTRATOR nob, XDeputy Oakley General Plan 2 - The Urban Limit Line will not be in effect. - Buffering of adjacent land uses will not be required. - Potential jobs will be lost. - Oakley will not realize a jobs housing balance as specified in the Oakley Plan. - The Parks Masterplan along with the requirement for 4 acres of parkland per 1,000 population will be lost. The neighborhood parks and community park as required in the parks masterplan would not be provided. The pocket parks in approved projects will be foregone. The fire station site as identified in the Plan will be foregone. Road widening and/or other improvements including landscape parkways will not be required. The Mello-Roos community facilities district and its associated improvements, (park, schools, roads) would likely not occur. In addition to the loss of policies adopted in the Oakley Area General Plan which are aimed at improving the quality of life for existing and future residents of Oakley, there are hard costs associated with the decision of the court. To date, approximately 1254 residential units and two shopping centers have gained approval at either the East County Regional Planning Commission or the Board of Supervisors and have been affected by the lawsuit. The loss of those .units and their associated fees results in a $15 . 5 million lost in community services. The following data provides a breakdown of services and fees. Schools $ 2, 821 ,500 Fire Protection 627,000 Sanitary Sewer 2, 671,020* Water 3,614,028* Parks 1, 072,170 Drainage 1,.:5,0:4.,,8.0G. Corridor fee (traffic) 47-6,5.20 Area of Benefit (traffic) 2, 676, 039 $15, 463 ,074 * May include connection fees Historically, approximately 300-400 units per year have been constructed, therefore the 1254 units represent a 3 year supply of housing at a loss of $5 million in fees per year. The outcome of the lawsuit directly impacts existing and future residents of the Oakley community and to a lesser degree the rest of Contra Costa County.