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Atherton planning commission recommends inclusionary-housing ordinance to council but excludes RM-10 sites from local fee

Atherton Planning Commission · December 11, 2025
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Summary

Staff recommended an inclusionary ordinance (20% baseline affordability for RM-10/20/40) to council. Commissioners expressed concern about SB 1123 and SB 79 impacts and voted to forward the draft with an exception that RM-10 sites be excluded from the local inclusionary fee requirement.

The Atherton Planning Commission on Dec. 10 recommended that the City Council consider adopting a draft inclusionary housing ordinance, but the commission added a specific exception excluding RM-10 sites from the local inclusionary fee.

Town planner Britney Bendix summarized the draft ordinance and its rationale. The proposal would apply to RM-10, RM-20 and RM-40 overlay sites, require a minimum 20% of units as affordable for qualifying multifamily projects of five or more units, and set a 55-year…

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