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Table 12
Current Planning Application Activities
The five-year average for the Planning Applications (PA) processed was 139 and 22
for Development Agreement (DA) activity. Both PA and DA activity increased from
FY 10/11 to FY 11/12, for an overall activity increase of 8.5%. From FY 11/12 to FY
12/13, PA activity dropped slightly, while DA activity significantly decreased by
40%.
From FY 12/13 to FY13/14 overall PA and DA activity rose sharply, by 40%. The
following year, PA activity decreased by 16%, while DA activity rose sharply by
almost 63%, which likely corresponds to changed market conditions resulting from
national recession recovery.
Staff stated the applications most processed included, Architectural and Site Plan
Review, Planned Development and Subdivision applications. In addition,
Development Agreement activity is also significant.
According to staff there are currently 24 active current planning applications (PA’s)
and another 22 inactive cases are on file. PA’s are processed by all planner positions;
however, certain planners have a reduced current planning caseload so that they can
focus on special projects. For example, the Planners managing the TRAKiT system,
Morgan Hill 2035 and the RDCS only have limited capacity available to manage
current planning projects (see “staffing” heading below for more detail). As such PA
caseloads vary for the available planners.
Residential Development Control System
We did not show discrete data showing the Residential Development Control System
(RDCS) annual housing unit allocations. However, a Growth Management White
Paper generated for the City in 2013, detailing the City’s RDCS Growth Control
System stated that, “on average, the City has allocated 225 housing units through the
Current Planning
FY
10/11
FY
11/12
FY
12/13
FY
13/14
FY
14/15
5-yr Average
Planning Applications
2
116
125
124
180
152
139
Development Agreements
24
27
16
16
26
22
TOTAL
140
152
140
196
178
161
% Change
-
8.5%
-8%
40%
-9%
-
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Includes Administrative Subdivisions, Annexations, Appeals, Commercial Admin. Use Permits, Conceptual Plan Reviews,
Cultural Resource Designations, Exception to Loss of Building Allocations, Env., Assessments, Extensions of Time, Measure
C (RDCS), Micro Measure C, Minor Exceptions, Prelim. Measure C, Prelim Plan Review, Sign Permits, Site Review,
Subdivisions, Temp. Use Permits, Tree Removal Permits, Uniform Sign Program, Urban Service Area, Use Permits,
Variances, Williamson Act Cancellations, Zoning Amendments, Zoning Confirmations.