Council to Consider Selling Lots Owned by Housing Authority

The Poway City Council will be considering on Tuesday night the sale of two lots owned by the Poway Housing Authority located behind Poway Hyundai.

The two residentially zoned lots at 13917 Courier Way and 13956 Poway Road sit next to each other and are currently vacant. They cover 1.2 acres, and a 25-foot-wide access strip runs adjacent to the two lots, according to a city staff report. The land was purchased by the Poway Redevelopment Agency in 2004 using low-moderate income housing funds with the intention of developing affordable for-sale single-family homes on the property.

However, a developer able to secure the proper financing has not been found. According to a city staff report: “The mortgage loan crisis and economic downturn that began in 2008-09 greatly affects the Authority’s ability to attract a developer who could obtain the necessary financing for a for-sale affordable housing project. Currently, an affordable housing development does not appear to be economically feasible at this site.”

Other items on the agenda include:

• A request for a variance to allow construction of a single-story, two-car garage on a property in the 13400 block of Aubrey Street.

• A proposal to construct a two-story residence, attached garage and a detached second dwelling on a vacant property in the 13800 block of Millards Ranch Lane.