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Community Development outlines history, rebuilding program and a focused general plan update
Summary
San Joaquin County Community Development on Aug. 12 reviewed its planning and building history, reported progress resolving long‑running substandard housing cases, and described ReBUILD, a pilot program supported by a state REAP 2 grant aimed at rehabilitating vacant or substandard properties into affordable housing.
San Joaquin County’s Community Development Department presented a historical overview of its planning, building, code enforcement and fire prevention roles and described current programs staff say are intended to address substandard housing and accelerate affordable housing creation.
Director Jennifer Jolley and Assistant Director Merlo summarized the department’s evolution from early planning commissions in the 1930s through the adoption of the county development title and recent code updates. Staff reviewed building‑code history (Riley Act and adoption of model codes) and described the county’s code enforcement…
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