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City staff report 53% approval rate for projects in EHA grace period; dozens closed due to inactivity
Summary
City planning staff and HOST reported July 8 that roughly 53% of projects eligible under the Expanding Housing Affordability grace period were approved; many other records were closed for inactivity and committee members asked staff for more detailed, district-level data and unit counts.
City planning staff and the Department of Housing Stability presented final outcomes July 8 for projects that sought to qualify under the Expanding Housing Affordability (EHA) grace period. Staff said the ordinance (effective July 1, 2022) requires projects with 10 or more units to provide on-site, income-restricted units or pay a fee in lieu; projects that submitted concept applications before June 30, 2022 could qualify for earlier review deadlines under the grace-period rules.
Emily (presentation staff) summarized outreach and process steps: city staff issued informational notices in April 2024, conducted a Planning Board hearing in June, and — to clear the remaining queue — used monthly then weekly email outreach, phone contacts, and targeted "focus weeks" to prioritize pre-EHA projects in review. Staff reported they started with "over 1,500…
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