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Arcata council introduces housing code changes, raises inclusionary trigger to 60 units
Summary
The Arcata City Council introduced Ordinance 15-75 on April 2, 2025, updating density-bonus language and adding a new inclusionary zoning chapter. Council amended the draft to raise the inclusionary trigger from 30 to 60 units and agreed to return the ordinance for adoption April 16.
Arcata — The City Council on April 2 introduced an ordinance that updates the city's land-use code to align the local density-bonus rules with state law and to add an inclusionary zoning provision requiring affordable units in larger market-rate projects. Council members amended the draft to change the proposed inclusionary trigger from 30 units to 60 units before introducing the ordinance.
Senior planner Joe Mateer told the council the changes would refresh Chapter 9.31 (density bonus) and add Chapter 9.32 (inclusionary zoning), both intended to increase housing affordable to lower-income residents. "Chapter 9.32 is new. It is allowed by state law but not mandated," Mateer said, describing the…
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