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Stockton Council adopts update to development code to align with state housing law
Summary
The City Council adopted amendments to Title 16 of the Stockton Municipal Code to reflect state law, streamline permitting, add condominium conversion and urban lot split procedures, and expand waiver and exception authority to support housing development consistent with the 2040 General Plan.
The Stockton City Council on June 3 adopted an ordinance updating Title 16 of the municipal code, a staff-led effort the city says is intended to align local rules with recent state law and to remove barriers to housing development.
Stephanie Ocasio, director of community development, and Martha Miller of Miller Planning Associates outlined changes that city staff described as largely housing-oriented: clarifying residential density calculations and affordable-housing density bonus rounding, aligning zoning district purpose statements with the 2040 General Plan, adding…
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