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Board adopts state density bonus law into local code to align Inyo County with state rules

3229844 · March 11, 2025
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Summary

The Board adopted an ordinance replacing chapter 18.65 with the State Density Bonus Law to eliminate conflicts, add required definitions and comply with the county's 6th-cycle housing element; staff said the change prevents future local/state conflicts and is exempt from CEQA.

The Inyo County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing and adopted an ordinance on March 11 that replaces the county’s density bonus overlay (chapter 18.65) with the State Density Bonus Law in its entirety, Planning Department staff said.

Planner Danielle Viswania explained the county ordinance—originally adopted in 2004 and updated in 2007—no longer tracked subsequent state changes. She said the local code omitted required…

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