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Cotati highlights housing tools, entitlement work and recent land purchase as top strategic priorities

2347015 · February 19, 2025
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Summary

City staff told the council they have advanced multiple housing‑oriented tools — cottages, ADU updates, density bonus rules — and are reviewing entitlement materials for an affordable developer on land purchased at 120 East Cotati Avenue; council asked staff to market Cotati’s development readiness.

City staff told the Cotati City Council the city has several housing policy tools in place and that a number of projects are in various stages of review and entitlement.

City Manager Damien and Community Development staff reviewed recent and near‑term actions: updates to accessory dwelling unit (ADU) rules to conform with state law; a cottage housing ordinance; objective design standards for housing; a senior housing overlay; a Cotati density bonus ordinance; and a currently‑under‑review entitlement package for an affordable housing developer on land the city purchased at 120 East Cotati Avenue. “We purchased…

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