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Small‑site infill, fee scaling and labor standards emerge as council and public priorities
Summary
Developers, small builders and union representatives urged the city to study smaller infill parcels, consider fee scales by parcel size or unit area, defer impact fees to occupancy, and pair incentives with labor standards; councilmembers requested follow‑up analysis before January policy decisions.
San José — As staff briefed the council on development cost drivers, several panelists and public commenters pressed the city to address small‑site economics, fee structures and labor protections.
Panelist Joss Veros and other market‑rate developers said the study’s two‑acre example site understates the constraints faced by small infill lots in established neighborhoods, where typical R‑1/R‑2 parcels range from roughly 0.14 to 0.46 acres and…
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