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From YouTube: Form-Based Survey Part 4: Community Benefits
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Form-Based Survey Part 4: Community Benefits
A
So
we're
now
going
to
turn
our
attention
to
the
topic
of
community
benefits.
I'll
start
by
defining
a
community
benefit
program,
and
then
I'll
summarize
what
the
Gateway
area
plan
says
on
this
subject.
We'll
then
ask
you
for
input
on
high
priority
benefits
to
consider
again
using
slido
yeah
okay.
So
what
is
a
community
benefit
program?
A
Essentially,
it's
it's
a
zoning
tool
where
development
project
applicant
receives
something
of
value
in
exchange
for
project
features
and
men
and
amenities
that
benefit
the
general
public.
So
those
things
of
value
are
often
called
incentives
and
those
things
that
benefit
the
general
public
are
usually
called
benefits.
We
need
to
be
Community
benefits.
A
Because
for
developer,
the
main
thing
that
increases
and
adds
value
is
allowing
for
additional
intensity
in
terms
of
the
number
of
units
for
residential
or
reducing
the
cost
of
the
approval
approval
process
through
a
streamlined
approval
process
and
Community
benefits.
Programs
identify
benefits
that
are
most
valued
by
each
individual
community,
and
so
they
vary
from
place
to
place,
but
amongst
communities
and
cities
that
have
Community
benefits
programs.
A
There
are
some
commonalities
in
benefits
that
often
may
include
additional,
affordable
housing,
Beyond
minimum
requirements,
open
space,
Transportation
improvements,
infrastructure
improvements,
things
that
are
most
needed
or
desired
or
valued
by
each
individual
community,
and
it's
important
to
note
that
benefits
must
exceed
minimum
Baseline
requirements.
So
if,
for
example,
a
community
already
has
a
10
inclusionary
housing
requirement,
providing
that
10
percent
wouldn't
be
considered
a
benefit,
what
would
be
considered
a
benefit
would
be
say,
15
or
20,
or
some
other
amount
above
and
beyond,
whatever
the
minimum.
A
Baseline
requirement
is,
and
also
there's
a
relationship
here
between
State
density
bonus
law.
So,
as
many
of
you
may
know,
a
an
applicant
can
propose
a
certain
number
of
affordable
below
market
rate
units
within
a
project
and
request
incentives
or
concessions
that
are
necessary
in
order
for
that
project
to
be
financially
feasible.
That
would
be
a
separate
pathway
from
the
community
benefits
program.
So
if
Arcata
had
a
community
benefits
program,
an
applicant
would
be
able
to
choose
either
to
use
State
density,
bonus
law
or
the
community
benefit
program.
A
The
incentive
would
be
calibrated
to
the
value
of
the
benefit
provided
so,
in
other
words,
the
higher
the
value
of
the
benefit,
the
greater
The
increased
development
potential.
So
that's
the
foundation,
the
policy
Foundation,
that's
in
the
draft
Gateway
plan,
and
so
as
described
in
the
Gateway
plan
participating
in
the
community
benefits
program
would
be
optional
and
if
an
applicant
chose
not
to
participate,
the
project
height
would
be
limited
to
four
stories,
with
a
discretionary
design
review
and
potentially
used
permit
requirement
and
as
we'll
talk
about
a
little
bit
later.
A
Four
stories
in
most
of
the
Gateway
area
is
the
current
maximum
height.
Now,
if
a
project
chooses
to
participate
in
the
community
benefits
program,
it
would
be
subject
to
a
tiered
system
and
with
the
system,
the
greater
the
value
of
the
benefit,
the
greater
the
allowed
height
a
project
contributing
at
the
tier
one
level.
The
lowest
level
would
be
eligible
for
a
height
of
five
stories,
and
this
is
something
that
would
be
eligible
in
the
entire
Gateway
area.
A
Now,
a
project
contributing
at
the
tier
four
level,
the
highest
level
would
be
eligible
for
a
height
of
eight
stories
and
to
be
eligible
for
those
eight
stories.
A
project
would
need
to
provide
the
maximum
Community
benefit,
providing
the
maximum
value
to
the
community
and
now
the
way
the
Gateway
plan
sets
us
up.
Tier
four
would
only
be
available
in
the
barrel
District,
so
only
in
the
barrel
could
a
project
potentially
achieve
eight
stories
with
maximum
Community
benefits.
A
Tier
three
is
only
in
the
barrel
and
the
Hub
at
six
stories.
I'm
sorry
at
seven
stories,
tier
two
in
the
barrel,
Hub
and
Corridor
at
six
stories
in
tier
one
would
be
available
in
all
sub
areas,
including
the
neighborhood
sub-area,
and
we're
going
to
talk
more
about
height
and
maximum
allowed
height
later
tonight
we
understand
there's
a
lot
of
interest
and
maybe
some
concern
about
these
maximum
stories
that
are
laid
out
here,
but
I'm
putting
this
forward.
A
In
order
to
describe
to
you
the
policy
foundation
in
the
draft
Gateway
plan
that
potentially
could
change,
as
the
plan
goes
through
the
public
review
process.
Now,
over
the
past
several
months,
the
city
has
received
feedback
on
high
priority
benefits
in
Arcata.
City
staff
has
gone
to
a
variety
of
groups
and
asked
for
thoughts
and
input
on
the
highest
priority.
Community
benefits
and
we're
going
to
ask
you
tonight
which
of
these
benefits,
are
your
priority
and
if
you
have
other
any
other
benefits
that
you'd
like
to
add
to
the
list.
A
So
I'm
going
to
take
a
moment
right
now
to
describe
to
you
these
high
priority
benefits
that
we've
heard
about
so
far
so
on
the
top
is
affordable
housing.
Then,
when
we
say
affordable
housing,
we
need
deed,
restricted
below
market
rate
units.
We
also
might
mean
a
mix
of
housing
types
and
affordable
rental
and
ownership
opportunities
now
open
space
as
a
community
benefit.
We
mean
land
that
is
dedicated
for
publicly
accessible
Parks,
parklets
plazas,
as
well
as
trails
and
Creek
daylight
tribal
housing
means
housing.