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Salinas staff and developers cite permitting backlog as barrier to housing; city plans staffing increases
Summary
Officials and developers said permitting capacity is constraining housing production in Salinas. Staff acknowledged the permitting group is understaffed, said the city has recently hired a plan checker and will propose more positions in the next budget, and noted a pending zoning‑code update intended to streamline reviews.
City officials and building‑industry representatives at the June 10 joint special meeting of the Salinas City Council and Planning Commission said the city’s permitting capacity is a limiting factor for housing production and that staffing and procedural changes are underway to speed reviews.
A planning‑department staff member told the council that, “for a city of our size, with the volume of permits and applications that are coming through, we are understaffed.” The staffer said the department has been adjusting workflows, hiring consultants for internal assessments and recently added a plan checker I position; more permit‑services positions will be…
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