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Campbell council adopts interim ordinance to exclude specific sites from SB 79, staff to pause broader implementation
Summary
After a detailed staff presentation, public comment and council deliberation, Campbell adopted an interim ordinance identifying walking‑distance and historic exclusions from Senate Bill 79 and instructed staff to pause major implementation steps pending regional maps and potential state fixes; council emphasized protecting downtown commercial, mixed‑use industrial parcels and mobile‑home parks.
Acting presiding Mayor Pro Tem and council members heard a multi‑part presentation Tuesday on Senate Bill 79, the state law that expands housing capacity within a half‑mile of qualifying transit stops.
Senior planner Steven Rose told the council SB 79 ‘‘applies to 25% of the city’s land area’’ and explained the law’s tiered standards, minimum unit counts and height and floor‑area requirements. He said the statute assigns more intensive standards near stops and allows up to 85 feet and very high densities in the closest zones. ‘‘The law would allow for up to 80 units per acre on those sites and heights of 55 feet or 5 stories,’’ Rose said, and noted downtown height allowances could rise by roughly two stories under the law.
Rose outlined four response options for Campbell: (1) immediately initiate a transit‑oriented development (TOD) alternative plan to…
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