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Watsonville council moves to update affordable‑housing ordinance, codify local preference
Summary
Council voted to introduce amendments to Watsonville's affordable‑housing ordinance to align with the city’s 6th‑cycle housing element, clarifying prevailing interest‑rate calculations, increasing deed‑restriction terms, and prioritizing local residents and workers for affordable units.
The Watsonville City Council on Aug. 26 introduced amendments to the city's affordable‑housing ordinance intended to implement the 2023–2031 housing element and state law updates, including measures to prioritize local residents and workers in affordable‑unit marketing.
Carlos Landaveri, housing manager, said the ordinance clarifications include deleting obsolete redevelopment references, refining the prevailing‑interest calculation used to set initial sales prices for ownership units, and codifying a local preference that reserves the first 30 days of marketing to local households and employees.
"Local preference prioritizes the current resident,"…
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