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Planning staff reports housing‑element amendment progress; aims to submit revised strategies to state by year‑end
Summary
Planning staff briefed the Commission on a housing‑element amendment that redistributes the city’s affordable‑housing strategy across multiple approaches (hotel conversions, ADUs, live‑work, mixed‑income incentives) and said a formal submittal to the state is targeted before the end of the year.
Planning staff provided an update near the close of the Sept. 30 special meeting, saying the city is preparing a housing‑element amendment that would spread the city’s affordable‑housing obligations across several strategies and aim for a state submittal before year‑end.
Marnie Woffel (housing staff) said the city has been in regular “friendly review” conversations with the California Department of Housing and Community Development and is targeting an October Planning Commission review and a City Council review in November. “We really wanna get the formal submittal back to the state by the end of the year,” she said.
What staff presented - Revised strategy mix: staff presented existing and proposed strategies and…
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