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City manager: $21 million in state funds for hospital‑area affordable housing; rental‑inspection program to be reactivated
Summary
At the Jan. 23 Planning Commission meeting, City of Clear Lake staff said a draft EIR for the airport project is being finalized, a 29‑acre, 22‑lot Burns Valley subdivision is expected to start construction this year, the state has provided about $21 million to an applicant for affordable housing near the hospital, and the city will implement its municipal rental registration and inspection ordinance.
At the Jan. 23 Planning Commission meeting City of Clear Lake staff gave several housing and planning updates: the draft environmental impact report for the airport project remains in preparation, a 29‑acre, 22‑lot subdivision in Burns Valley is expected to begin construction this year, and the city said the state provided roughly $21 million to a housing applicant to advance an affordable housing project on state‑owned land near the hospital.
City staff also told commissioners that the city will move to implement the municipal rental registration and inspection ordinance that has been in the municipal code since 2008 but has not been active; staff said new technology and amendments will allow the program to start in the coming months and that the program will require inspection of rental properties, hotel rooms and…
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