CC - Memo to City Council for 6-20 hearing Mayor Robert E. Simison
C� E IDIAN __ City Council Members:
=�� Brad Hoaglun John Overton
Joe Borton Jessica Perreault
i L A H O Luke Cavener Liz Strader
June 14, 2023
MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor &City Council
FROM: Sonya Allen
CC: City Attorney, Steve Arnold
RE: Promenade Cottages (H-2022-0013)
In response to the discussion at the May 23rd City Council hearing pertaining to displacement of
residents of the mobile home park if the proposed multi-family development is approved in the
2nd phase of development, Staff offers the following possible solutions to the concerns discussed:
1. Include a provision in the Development Agreement(DA)that requires the Applicant to
come back before City Council prior to the 2nd phase of development with an amendment
to the DA that includes a solution on where the residents of the mobile home park may
live when the property redevelops.
2. Deny the request for rezone to R-40 for the multi-family development at this time as it
creates a non-forming use (i.e. the mobile home park isn't an allowed use in the R-40
district); and consequently, deny the portion of the Conditional Use Permit(CUP) request
that_exterids the non-conforming use (i.e. mobile home park in R-40 district) and deny the
CUP,request for the multi-family development. The private street approval should be
modified to not approve private streets in the multi family portion of the development.
/3. Deny the CUP request for a multi-family development in the location where the mobile
home park is currently located. The developer can re-apply when they have a plan for the
residents thatwill be displaced.-
or unity Development Department . 33 E. Broadway Avenue, Suite 102, Meridian, ID 83642
/ Phone 208-884-5533 . www.meridiancity.org
4. The developer could subsidize the rate of the proposed apartments if they so choose for a
certain period of time for residents of the mobile home park; however, the City should
not require this.
Planning Staff spoke with The Housing Company to see if a recently approved affordable
housing project(i.e. Wood Rose Apartments—46 units)might be able to accommodate some of
the residents and was told there would be a waitlist by the time the subject property redevelops
that can be accessed at https://www.thehousingcompancy.org/. They did note that it may be
difficult to guarantee any units to these residents due to the guidelines required by HUD and not
knowing each individual's needs; however, they did provide some local resources (i.e. links) the
developer can share with the residents, as follows: https://housingidaho.com and
https://bcaacha.org/. Because current projects are coming in above budget, partnering with others
at this time is unlikely.
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