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Planning commission recommends Gates Place 16‑lot affordable subdivision to city council
Summary
The commission recommended City Council approval for the Gates Place Subdivision: a 16‑lot, two‑phase, 100% deed‑restricted affordable housing project by Habitat for Humanity, along with rezones and an RHNA overlay and a mitigated negative declaration; staff and applicant stressed drainage, fire‑safety landscaping and walkable access.
The Grass Valley Planning Commission on Nov. 18 recommended City Council approve the Gates Place Subdivision, a 16‑lot tentative map proposed by Habitat for Humanity that would be 100% deed‑restricted affordable housing and require multiple discretionary entitlements including a rezone to add a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) combining district overlay, zoning and general plan text amendments, a major development review and a planned development permit.
Associate Planner Vanessa Franken briefed commissioners that the project site is in the Brunswick community on the west side of Highway 49 and currently carries a Business Park (BP/CBP) general plan and zoning designation. Because the applicant seeks a residential‑only affordable project on property designated BP/CBP, staff recommended a general plan text amendment and a zoning text amendment to create an…
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