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Council introduces ordinance to raise allowed housing densities in mixed-use zones
Summary
Council introduced amendments to Title 16 to implement two housing-element programs that increase allowed residential densities in several mixed-use zones and shift certain entitlements to minor use permits; council found the amendments exempt from CEQA and voted to introduce the ordinance.
The council voted to introduce an ordinance amending Title 16 of the municipal code to implement two programs from the city's adopted housing element. Planning Manager Andrew Perez summarized the changes: residential-only projects in the trafficway mixed-use zone could be allowed up to 25 dwelling units per acre; three other mixed-use zones (gateway mixed use, Fair Oaks mixed use and office mixed use) would receive a 10-unit-per-acre density increase for…
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