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Staff outlines Cotati’s permit streamlining, housing approvals and infrastructure gains
Summary
In a State of the City presentation to the Measure S Oversight Committee, staff described permit streamlining and code revisions aimed at attracting development, said the city has approved roughly 2.5 times its RHNA requirement in the current cycle (approvals, not yet built), and highlighted recent investments in roads and parks enabled in part by Measure S revenue.
Unidentified staff presented a State of the City update highlighting changes meant to make Cotati more development friendly, housing production updates and recent infrastructure and fiscal achievements.
The presenter said the city has overhauled portions of the municipal code and instituted permit streamlining and project/business liaisons to reduce handoffs and speed approvals. "We've essentially overhauled large parts of the municipal code to jettison all the stuff that just wasn't necessary," the presenter said, describing efforts to remove unnecessary review steps and lower the time and cost to bring projects to…
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