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The City of Blue Lake 2019-2027 Housing Element Update - Implementation Program HI-14 (Multi-Family or MF combining zone)

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The City of Blue Lake is implementing Program HI-14 of its 6th Cycle Housing Element Update through an amendment of Title 17 of the Municipal Code. This action establishes Section 17.20.070, creating a Multi-Family (MF) combining zone applicable to Residential Multiple-Family (R-3), Mixed-Use (MU), Opportunity (O), and Planned Development Residential (PD-R) zones. The primary objective is to allow multi-family residential uses by-right to ensure compliance with State Housing Law. As part of this initiative, a zoning map amendment applies the MF combining zone to a specific 1-acre vacant site in the Powers Creek District, identified as APN 025-201-023. Developments within this combining zone must adhere to specific density and design standards, requiring a minimum of 16 and a maximum of 20 dwelling units per acre, unless modified by State Density Bonus Law. For mixed-use projects, at least 50 percent of the square footage must be residential. Notably, projects that designate at least 20 percent of units as affordable for lower-income households are principally permitted and exempt from Site Plan Approval by the Planning Commission. The project has undergone environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), resulting in a Mitigated Negative Declaration. Environmental compliance requires specific biological protections, including protocol-level botanical surveys for special-status plants and the installation of exclusion fencing to protect the Powers Creek riparian corridor.

General Info

Blue Lake creates Multi-Family combining zone for residential use and state law compliance.

Agency

California → City of Blue Lake

NAICS

541620 - Environmental Consulting ServicesView NAICS

Place of Performance

Monda Way and Taylor Way, Blue Lake, CA, 95525

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

(5)

CEQA Draft Initial Study for Blue Lake Housing Element Program HI-14

PDF•initial-study

CEQA Notice of Determination - Blue Lake Housing Element Update 2025

PDF•notice-of-determination

Notice of Completion - Blue Lake Housing Element Program HI-14

PDF•notice-of-completion

NOI to Adopt Mitigated Negative Declaration for Blue Lake Housing Element Program HI-14

PDF•notice-of-intent

Summary Form for Blue Lake Housing Element Program HI-14 20250926

PDF•summary-form

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Timeline

PostedDec 30

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyCalifornia → City of Blue Lake

Contacts1 person available

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Organization / Agency

California → City of Blue Lake

Office AddressN/A

Contacts

Garry ReesContract City Planner

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+1 (555) 000-0000

Full Description

Amendment of Title 17 (Zoning) of the Municipal Code to add Section 17.20.070 (Multi Family or MF combing zone) that would create a new combining zone that could be applied to sites within the Residential Multiple-Family (R-3), Mixed-Use (MU), Opportunity (O), and/or Planned Development Residential (PD-R) zones for the purposes of allowing multi-family residential uses by-right (principally permitted). This Zoning Code Amendment is proposed to implement Program HI-14 from the Citys 6th Cycle Housing Element Update. In order to comply with State Housing Law during the 6th Cycle, the MF combing zone must be applied to a single site that is a minimum of 1-acre. As such, this action also includes a Zoning Map amendment to apply the MF combing zone to a single site in the City. The site proposed for application of the MF combining zone is a 1-acre portion of a vacant site in the Citys Powers Creek District that is zoned Opportunity (APN 025-201-023). When applied, the MF combing zone would require: 1) residential development at a minimum density of 16 dwelling units to a maximum of 20 units per acre, except as may be modified by State Density Bonus Law; 2) a minimum of 50 percent of the square footage in a mixed-use development must be residential; 3) a development cannot be precluded from providing 100 percent residential square footage due to the requirements of the principal zone; 4) if at least 20 percent of the residential units are affordable to lower-income households then the development would be principally permitted and would not require Site Plan Approval by the Planning Commission; 5) new residential or mixed-use structures or additions/renovations to existing residential or mixed-use structures would be subject to the objective design standards applicable to the principal zone.