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Resolution of the City Council of the City of South San Francisco to Comply with State Housing Laws per OBAG 3 Grant Requirements.
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WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco is a municipal corporation and general law city duly organized and existing under and pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California (“City”), located in the San Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco region has the highest housing costs in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area produced less than 30% of the need for low- and moderate-income housing units from 2007-2014, and is on track to similarly underproduce low-income units during the 2015-2023 time period; and
WHEREAS, there are limited funding sources available to secure land for the construction of low- and moderate-income housing; and
WHEREAS, public lands can play a critical role in increasing the supply of land for affordable housing;
WHEREAS, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) provide an important option to increase the availability and affordability of housing, especially in existing, lower density neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, density bonuses are an effective tool to increase the financial feasibility of housing and incentivize the creation of affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopted Resolution No. 4505, outlining the programming policy and project selection criteria for the One Bay Area Grant Program (OBAG 3), including certain requirements to access these funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco, State of California hereby finds, determines, and resolves as follows:
1. The City Council has considered the full record before it, which may include but is not limited to such things as the staff report, testimony by staff and the public, and other materials and evidence submitted or provided to it. Furthermore, the recitals set forth above are found to be true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
2. That the City of South San Francisco agrees to comply with the terms of Surplus Land Act (California Government Code § 54220 et seq.), as exists now or may be amended in the future, including, but not limited to, AB 1255 (Rivas, 2019), which requires jurisdictions to compile and report annually an inventory of surplus lands to the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and.
3. That the City of South San Francisco agrees to comply with state laws related to ADUs and JADUs, as it exists now or may be amended in the future, including, but not limited to California Government Code §§ 65852.150, 65852.2, 65852.22, et seq. and California Health & Safety Code §§ 17980.12; and
4. That the City of South San Francisco agrees to comply with state Density Bonus Law (California Government Code § 65915 et seq.), as exists now or may be amended in the future; and
5. That the City of South San Francisco warrant and represents that is in compliance with the aforementioned state housing laws and that there are no claims, actions, suits, or proceedings pending to the best of the City of South San Francisco’s knowledge, alleging violations of the state housing laws by the City of South San Francisco.
6. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
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