November 30, 2011 Special Joint Planning Commission

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Activities to Date • Four Joint City Council/Planning Commission Workshops (2006, 2008, and 2009) • Several Department Management meetings • Traffic analysis report: existing conditions • South Colton workshop and roundtable • City tour with State HCD staff • GPAT meetings • Recent Planning Commission Workshops on Draft Land Use Plan Land Use Element • Vision • Land use designations • Density: What does it look like? • Land Use Policy Map: areas of proposed change A Vision for Colton that: • Respects our heritage and historic resources • Protects our traditional suburban development pattern and residential neighborhoods while accommodating new, more urban approaches to development • Provides opportunities for diverse businesses • Promotes high-quality design for all development projects The following slides consist of maps, so the following descriptions are based upon notes from staff to explain each: Draft Land Use Plan The Land Use Plan illustrates how and where different types of land use will be allowed in Colton. For the most part, the Plan continues the development patterns that have been long established. Staff continued with a review of the types and intensities of land uses envisioned, and in particular, to understand what various residential densities might look like. Residential Land Use Designations tions These are not zoning districts, although the zoning districts are required by law to relate to the land use designations. The land use categories establish generally the types and intensities of use, which may be implemented by one or more zoning districts. Interestingly, today the zoning districts do not match precisely the current General Plan land use designations (e.g. R3, which implements HDR, only allows up to 15 du/ac, whereas the HDR designation can allow up to 22 du/ac). This update reflects an effort to achieve a closer correlation as required by State law, and to allow greater densities in Downtown Colton where infrastructure can support it. These higher densities — HDR and the Residential Overlay — are proposed to meet State housing ("RNHA") requirements that a city provide appropriate densities to accommodate households in all income categories (very low income to above moderate income). Illustrating Residential Densities Point of reference - traditional subdivisions have a density of 2 to 6 units per acre (with a 7,200 SF lot yielding around 6 du/ac gross). With slightly smaller lots, the density may be increased up to 12 units per acre. Illustrating Residential Densities Density ranges in this illustration are above 12 units per acre, up to the 22 units/acre proposed in the highest density category for Colton. At these densities, very small lot detached homes to attached townhouses can be accommodated. 2011 NOV 30 SPC CC/RDA/CPFA/CUA PLANNING COMISSION JOINT MEETING WORKSHOP - 3 -