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Council approves annexation of Dove Creek residential parcels into community facilities district; ordinance introduced
Summary
The council adopted a resolution to annex the residential portion of the Dove Creek mixed-use project into the city's Community Facilities District (CFD), certified a landowner vote (one landowner, six votes) in favor, and introduced an ordinance to authorize the special tax for first reading; a second reading will follow to finalize the levy.
The Atascadero City Council on Tuesday approved annexation of the residential portion of the Dove Creek mixed-use development into the city's Community Facilities District (CFD), certified a landowner election in favor and introduced an ordinance to authorize a special tax for the district's residential units.
Community Development Director Phil Dunsmore told the council the long-vacant property at the corner of El Camino Real and Santa Barbara Road will move forward with a mixed-use project that includes 71 residential units, a hotel and about 15,000 square feet of commercial space. The CFD annexation applies only to the residential component and is intended to make those units fiscally neutral by recouping public-service costs through a special tax.
Planner Eric Gomez explained the statutory process: the council previously approved an intent to annex on June 10, staff recorded the boundary with the county, and tonight the council considered the formal annexation resolution, held a landowner vote, and introduced an ordinance to levy the special tax.
Landowner vote and council actions City Clerk counted the landowner ballot and reported one landowner representing six votes; the result was unanimous: all votes were “yes.” Following certification of that landowner election, the council adopted the annexation resolution and introduced, by title only, an ordinance authorizing the levy of special taxes in Community Facilities District 2005‑1. Council members voted unanimously on both steps.
Next steps After the council's introduction of the ordinance for first reading, staff said the city will return within the next month for a second reading to finalize the ordinance and the special-tax authority. The CFD will then allow the developer to proceed with the residential portion under the agreed financing structure.
Context Dove Creek has been the subject of multiple proposals dating back to 2004; earlier approvals and proposals did not proceed to construction. The current approved project was previously reviewed and received discretionary approvals required for CFD consideration. The CFD mechanism used by Atascadero dates to 2005 and is applied, by city practice, to discretionary residential developments to offset the cost of public services.
