Planning commission recommends city council approve Habitat for Humanity’s five‑unit affordable housing project with parking restrictions

The Ojai Planning Commission voted to recommend that city council approve a five‑unit, single‑story, deed‑restricted 100% affordable housing project on North Montgomery proposed by Habitat for Humanity, adding a recommended parking restriction and traffic safety measures.

Habitat for Humanity CEO Darcy Taylor told the commission the project is designed to serve seniors, veterans and low‑income homebuyers and that the organization structured the project to keep ownership affordable. “We designed a project where it is affordable for the particular types of clients that we think will buy these homes,” Taylor said. She explained the organization’s preference for a land‑lease model in which the city retains ownership of the land and Habitat owns and maintains the structures under long‑term agreements.

Why it matters: The commission’s recommendation advances a…