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Commission backs fee deferral approach to speed affordable housing reviews
Summary
Staff told the commission that proposed ordinance changes would replace some fee waivers with fee deferrals for 100% affordable projects, aligning with SB 937. The commission approved forwarding the amendments and accompanying policy to City Council.
City planning staff presented proposed amendments Feb. 5 to the city’s fee waiver ordinance that would allow development review fee deferrals for 100% affordable housing projects and establish a council‑adopted fee deferral policy to define eligible fees and deferral terms.
Senior planner Akana Jair Wardna said the changes build on state law (SB 937, effective Sept. 2024) that requires local agencies to defer impact‑fee collection for residential projects…
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