Join the Virtual Public Community Meeting for 831 Water Street on November 20, 2024 at 6:00 PM.
You are invited to attend a Public Community Meeting, to be held on Wednesday, November 20, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, for the project application related to 831 Water Street, Project Number: CP20-0121, CP24-0148 (Modification)
Community members can click the link below to join the community meeting:
- When: November 20, 2024 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
- Topic: Virtual Community Meeting for Project 831 Water Street (CP24-0148)
- Webinar Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84416407747
- Webinar ID: 844 1640 7747
- Call: +1 669 444 9171 US
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
- Project Size: Significant Development Project
- City of Santa Cruz Project Number: CP20-121, CP24-0148 (Modification)
- Addresses: 823, 825, 827, 831, 833 - Water Street
- APN: 009-212-30, -31, -38
CP24-0148 (Modification): On October 2, 2024, a modification of permit CP20-0121 was submitted to allow for reduction in commercial space from 2,404 square feet to 800 square feet, combination of the two original separate buildings into one structure, to construct all 140 residential units as affordable (ranging in affordability from extremely low income to moderate income), and to reduce the total number of on-site vehicle parking spaces to from 136 to 43. The modification includes the same three incentives/concessions as the previously approved project: 1) Exceed height limitations with a building that is approximately 53-feet in height and five stories; 2) Reduced open space requirements; and 3) Exceed Floor Area Ratio (FAR). Pursuant to City Council direction provided on September 10, 2024, the modifications will be reviewed by the Planning Commission for compliance with the objective standards that were in place at the time of the original approval, at a noticed public hearing.
CP20-0121: On July 1, 2021, the City received an application for an SB35 project that consists of a four or five story mixed-use building with 145 residential apartments and ground floor commercial space. The state legislature passed SB 35 in 2017 in order to remove barriers to the development of affordable residential urban infill projects and to limit certain types of discretionary home rule oversight that have prevented the development of an adequate supply of housing within the state. When a project qualifies for streamlined ministerial approval under SB 35, the City has a limited time to apply its objective standards to the project, and is strictly prohibited from applying any discretionary standards that would chill the development of affordable housing on a suitable site identified in its general plan. The application is currently under review for compliance with objective standards.
