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Placerville applies Housing Opportunity Overlay to Green Valley Road sites to create capacity for affordable multifamily housing
Summary
The council adopted a mitigated negative declaration and approved a general-plan amendment to apply a Housing Opportunity Overlay to two sites on Green Valley Road, enabling up to 60 multifamily units by right with at least 50% affordable to very-low and low-income households; staff said no development is proposed now and objective standards will apply to future proposals.
The Placerville City Council on May 26 approved a legislative change to apply a Housing Opportunity Overlay to two parcels at 7444 and 7460 Green Valley Road, a step staff said creates by-right capacity for multifamily development consistent with the city’s certified 2021–2029 housing element.
Staff presented the action as the second of three sites identified in the housing-element program. The overlay would allow up to 60 multifamily units by right and requires at least 50% of units to be affordable to very-low and low-income households. Staff emphasized that no development is proposed at this time; the action is a legislative rezoning to establish objective standards for future proposals.
Kendrick explained the overlay’s objective standards: a minimum of 20 dwelling units per acre, a 40-foot height limit, 60% lot coverage and roughly 1.5 parking spaces per unit. An initial study and mitigated negative declaration addressed potential impacts with mitigation measures for biological, cultural, geologic, hydrologic, noise and wildfire concerns; staff recommended adopting the MND and approving the general-plan amendment.
Public commenters included a housing-advocacy representative thanking the city for proactive compliance and a nearby resident who raised traffic concerns. Staff noted those comments at the planning commission hearing and said Department of Toxic Substances Control technical recommendations would be applied as conditions on any future development permits.
The council moved and approved the staff recommendation to adopt the mitigated negative declaration and the general-plan amendment and introduced the implementing ordinance by roll call vote.
