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Millbrae Council adopts local density‑bonus ordinance to encourage housing near transit
Summary
The Millbrae City Council on Nov. 25 approved a local density‑bonus ordinance that supplements state law, offering additional density incentives for projects that include low‑ or moderate‑income units in downtown, the Millbrae Station area and along El Camino Real. The council asked for annual reporting and staff amendments before second reading.
The Millbrae City Council voted unanimously Nov. 25 to adopt amendments authorizing a city‑provided density bonus designed to spur housing development in the Millbrae Station, downtown and El Camino Real corridors, staff said. The ordinance supplements California’s state density‑bonus law so that qualifying projects can build additional market‑rate units when they include specified shares of affordable units.
City staff and consultant Sam Moran of Harris and Associates told the council the proposal targets sites where lot consolidation and small‑lot economics currently hinder new housing. Under the proposal, rental projects that provide 5 percent of units to low‑income households would receive a flat 15…
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