LUC's development coordinator flags 19,000 potential units, warns infrastructure costs have surged

Sep 5, 2024

Development coordinator Arnold Wong told the Land Use Commission he has contacted petitioners across about 25 dockets accounting for roughly 19,000 "units" but warned infrastructure costs can make projects infeasible — citing one case where an infrastructure loan estimate rose from about $6 million to roughly $60 million since the land-use change. Commissioners asked for a plan and quarterly updates.

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Arnold Wong, the Land Use Commission's development coordinator, told commissioners on Sept. 5 that staff outreach has touched owners or petitioners responsible for roughly 19,000 units across about 25 dockets but that older records are vague about unit types and affordability levels.

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