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Staff previews code changes tied to housing‑element programs, including by‑right sites and updates to housing definitions
Summary
Planning staff outlined pending ordinances to implement housing‑element programs: updating definitions for transitional/supportive housing, clarifying residential‑care standards, reintroducing single‑room‑occupancy rules, objective design standards for multifamily infill and identifying three sites to allow by‑right development when 20% of units are affordable.
Planning staff previewed a set of zoning and code amendments tied to the housing element during the Oct. 16 meeting, telling commissioners the package will combine several ordinances and come back in greater detail at the next hearing.
Staff said changes will update land‑use tables and definitions so transitional and supportive housing categories apply consistently across residential and mixed‑use zones, and that residential‑care facilities will reference the correct health‑code…
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