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Planners recommend city council award 88 housing allocations to San Joaquin Valley Homes, prompting resident concerns about water and annexation
Summary
The Planning Commission recommended that city council award 88 housing‑unit allocations for 2026 to San Joaquin Valley Homes for a 29.65‑acre project. Public commenters raised concerns about annexation, private well impacts, traffic and timing; the commission forwarded the recommendation to council with one recorded 'no.'
The Kingsburg Planning Commission voted to recommend that the City Council award 88 housing‑unit allocations for calendar year 2026 to an application from San Joaquin Valley Homes, a step in Kingsburg’s unique growth‑management allocation process enacted under Measure N and the municipal code.
Holly Owen, community development director, presented the allocation request: San Joaquin Valley Homes seeks 88 single‑family residential allocations on about 29.65 acres (APNs cited in the staff packet) southwest of Kern Street and 6th Avenue. Staff explained allocations are instrumental (not a CEQA project) and do not constitute approval of land‑use…
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