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Capitola staff say mall block could take hundreds to thousands of units; zoning changes proposed to meet RHNA
Summary
City staff described plans to accommodate hundreds to more than a thousand housing units at the Capitola Mall block as part of the housing element, explained objective‑standards code work and said developer feedback prompted changes to the market‑rate/affordable mix.
Community and Economic Development Director Katie Hurley told the Nov. 20 town hall that the Capitola Mall block is a focal point of the city’s housing‑element planning and zoning updates. “We are anticipating about 1,100 more units” on the primary mall site, Hurley said, and staff noted combined block capacity estimates up to about 1,777 units when adjacent parcels are included.
Hurley explained that the city revised some…
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