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Residents urge Charter Review Committee to examine ‘equivalency’ that they say has undermined 10% affordable-housing requirement
Summary
Several Penryn‑area residents told the Placer County Charter Review Committee that a county code provision known as “equivalency” has allowed developers to avoid a charter‑referenced 10% affordable‑housing requirement for large projects.
Several Penryn-area residents told the Placer County Charter Review Committee that a county code provision known as “equivalency” has allowed developers to avoid a charter‑referenced 10% affordable‑housing requirement for large projects.
Brian Myers, chairman of Placer Citizens for Neighborhood Rights, told the committee he had reviewed the charter and the county code and said an equivalency provision in Placer County’s land‑use code has been used “to avoid the 10% requirement,” leaving few affordable units built in unincorporated areas. Myers cited the county’s own…
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