During the December 20 meeting, Dr. Dora Crouch of the Farmworker Housing Taskforce told the Council that the group was offering “qualified support” due to concerns that the “architectural attractiveness and sophistication” of CBH’s other projects is not evident in the Santa Paula proposal.Affordable housing developer and Planning Commissioner Jesse Ornelas said that parking, storage, landscaping and privacy are also concerns, and that CBH is asking for “more density than the site can accommodate” to make the project financially feasible. Also expressing concerns at the first hearing were Councilmembers Rick Cook and Gabino Aguirre and Mayor Mary Ann Krause.Also on the agenda for the Tuesday meeting – delayed by one day due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – is a presentation to Jim Garfield, who will receive a proclamation for his efforts on the Heritage Valley Tourism Board. The council will also have a hearing on updating the city Development Code and Zoning Map, consider adoption of the Redevelopment Agency Five-Year Implementation Plan, and consider amendments to the Citywide Visioning Implementation Plan. The council will also considering shifting administration of the Senior Nutrition Program to Ventura County and appoint commissioners to the city’s Commission on Aging and Santa Paula Housing Authority.
Tuesday: Council hearing on Main St. low-income apartment housing
January 14, 2005
Santa Paula City Council
A developer hoping to build 50 apartment units on Main Street for low- and very-low income residents will be back before the City Council at the Tuesday, January 18 meeting.
By Peggy KellySanta Paula TimesA developer hoping to build 50 apartment units on Main Street for low- and very-low income residents will be back before the City Council at the Tuesday, January 18 meeting. The open session of the meeting, which be broadcast live on cable Channel 10 and replayed, begins at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 970 E. Ventura Street. The hearing on the proposal by Corporation for Better Housing was continued from December 20 after Councilmembers expressed concerns on the size of the development among other issues.The proposed complex would be built at 622 E. Main St. on an approximately three-quarter-acre lot just west of the Union Bank building. CBH would set-aside 22 units in the three-story complex for farm laborers; all tenants would have to meet very-low income parameters, split between 27 of those earning up to 45 percent of the county median income and the balance earning up to 35 percent of same.The complex would have six one-bedroom (up to 542 square feet), 29 two-bedroom (up to 817 square feet) and 15 three-bedroom (up to 1,043 square feet) units. The complex would also include a manager’s apartment, office, lobby, conference room, 6,500 square-foot common courtyard, laundry room, and a community room with kitchen and storage area. Parking would be subterranean.
