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Lake County planning commission backs zoning changes to implement HE‑58 affordable‑housing requirement
Summary
The Lake County Planning Commission on Nov. 13 voted to recommend a zoning ordinance amendment to implement Housing Element policy HE‑58, allowing by‑right multifamily residential development on sites repeatedly identified as appropriate for affordable housing, provided projects reserve at least 20% of units for lower‑income households.
The Lake County Planning Commission on Nov. 13 voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt an ordinance amending Chapters 21, Articles 11 and 12 of the Lake County zoning code to implement Housing Element policy HE‑58, a measure intended to reduce governmental obstacles to multifamily affordable housing.
Maria Turner, Lake County community development director, told the commission that the Housing Element — last approved in 2019 and expiring in 2027 — directs the county to allow housing projects that include at least 20% of units affordable to lower‑income households to proceed ministerially on sites identified in at least two prior housing‑element…
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