The City Planning Department is asking the City Council for sole authority to approve permits for one hundred percent affordable housing developments over a wide area of the City and eliminate formal public hearings by creating a new Ministerial Approval Overlay District.
The proposed Overlay District:
- Is NOT required by State law
- Gives City Planning Department sole authority to approve these developments
- Eliminates public hearings at Planning Commission and City Council
(regardless of project size or impacts) - Eliminates current heritage tree protection for these developments and can mandate removal of heritage trees on adjacent properties
NoOverlayDistrict.org 