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Orange council approves first reading to allow targeted single‑room occupancy conversions
Summary
The City of Orange voted 5–2 to adopt on first reading an ordinance permitting single‑room occupancy (SRO) housing via adaptive reuse in certain zoning districts, limiting eligibility to existing small hotels/motels and small office buildings and restricting units to very‑low and low‑income occupants.
The City of Orange council conducted a public hearing and adopted on first reading an ordinance to allow Single Room Occupancy (SRO) housing through adaptive reuse at targeted properties.
City planning staff described the ordinance as an implementation of a housing element action to permit compact, affordable units in appropriate commercial corridors. "SRO units, as they're known, offer a compact housing option ranging between 150 to 375 square…
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