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Planning commission recommends city council adopt updated density‑bonus ordinance to align with state law
Summary
The commission voted to recommend adoption of a draft density‑bonus ordinance (Ordinance No. 2025‑09) to City Council, consolidating state density‑bonus rules into local code, clarifying calculations, concessions, waivers, parking reductions and affordable housing agreement process; the recommendation will be forwarded to council for a Sept. 16, ̶
The Monrovia Planning Commission on Aug. 13 voted to recommend that the City Council adopt a draft density‑bonus ordinance (draft ordinance No. 2025‑09) and forwarded Resolution No. 2025‑0002 to council for consideration on Sept. 16, 2025.
Planning staff said the ordinance updates local code to implement state density‑bonus law (Government Code §65915) and to consolidate definitions, eligibility thresholds, application procedures, and the affordable housing agreement process into a single chapter of the municipal code. The ordinance aligns local procedures with state requirements, clarifies calculations (including the state requirement to round up fractional units), and incorporates related provisions such as inclusionary housing and parking reductions…
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