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Planning Commission backs amendments to Placer Vineyards agreement to ease affordable-housing timing
Summary
The Placer County Planning Commission unanimously recommended the Board of Supervisors approve two amendments to the Placer Vineyards development agreement and a map modification, extending occupancy triggers for an on-site affordable project and capping transferable overbuild credits at 57.
The Placer County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Supervisors approve two amendments to the Placer Vineyards development agreement and a related small‑lot map modification for Property 1A, actions staff said are intended to align affordable‑housing triggers with tax‑credit financing timelines.
Deputy CEO Michelle Kingsbury told the commission the Property 1A parcel is part of the Placer Vineyards specific plan and includes 1,285 units as approved: about 1,117 age‑restricted single‑family units and a 168‑unit affordable development. The affordable site is under construction by Saint Anton Partners and staff expects building permits to be issued in January or February.
Kingsbury said the first DA amendment (section 2.61) would change the current occupancy trigger that requires the affordable project to receive its certificate of occupancy by 75% overall build‑out (roughly 837 units). "Because tax credit…
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