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Capitola staff outlines three mall‑block housing code options; council to seek developer commitment
Summary
Planning staff told the Capitola Planning Commission on Sept. 4 they had presented three options to City Council for updating mall‑block regulation — an objective‑standards update, an owner‑requested streamlined objective path, or a form‑based code — and that council asked for more detail from the mall owner before deciding a path.
Planning staff updated the Capitola Planning Commission on Sept. 4 about next steps for implementing housing‑element objectives on the city’s mall block and described three code pathways the city is considering to enable redevelopment and meet state RHNA obligations.
Planning staff said the City Council asked for more detail from the mall owner before deciding how to proceed and set a follow‑up for next week. The council has not made a final decision on which regulatory approach to use.
The staff presentation described three options for the mall block: (1) a targeted update of objective standards using the city’s typical zoning process with stakeholder outreach and a timeline staff estimated at roughly four to six…
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