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San Benito County board advances rezones to meet state housing‑element deadline, stresses no immediate development approvals
Summary
The Board of Supervisors introduced a zoning ordinance to create a new "Residential High" zone and rezone 12 parcels as a first reading Dec. 16, a step staff says is required for state certification and to stop builders remedy actions; the motion passed unanimously and the ordinance will return Jan.13 for final adoption.
San Benito County supervisors on Dec. 16 introduced, by unanimous vote, a zoning ordinance that would create a new "Residential High" land‑use designation and rezone 12 parcels identified in the county’s 6‑cycle housing element. County planning director Abraham Prado told the board the rezones are required for the county to obtain certification from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to avoid the builders remedy, which allows certain housing projects to proceed without meeting local zoning.
"I just want to be clear that adoption of the rezones does not mean the approval of housing," Prado said during the presentation, stressing rezoning…
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