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Board delays inclusionary‑housing code change, directs staff to await nexus study

Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors · December 19, 2025
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Summary

Supervisors debated a proposed code cleanup to require the county’s existing 15% inclusionary requirement apply to rental projects over seven units. After lengthy discussion about market dynamics, density bonus law and pending financial feasibility work, the board voted to table the amendment until completion of a nexus study.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday declined to change county code immediately to require the county’s long‑standing 15% inclusionary requirement be applied as an on‑site mandate for rental projects larger than seven units.

Supervisor Justin Cummings proposed the code cleanup to align the county’s rules so that the existing 15% inclusionary requirement (historically applied to for‑sale developments) would also be…

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