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HCD leaves Los Altos Hills housing element certified, council weighs resident committee to guide implementation
Summary
State reviewers certified Los Altos Hills' housing element with three minor technical concerns about multifamily site size, unit-size incentives and setbacks; council directed staff to refine zoning with the Planning Commission and asked staff to return with options for a citizen housing committee charter after researching neighboring cities.
Los Altos Hills received word from the state that its housing element amendment and related multifamily zoning remain certified, but Housing and Community Development flagged three technical issues that staff will refine before final adoption. Community Development Director Bradford said HCD viewed the town's 3.5-acre minimum and 10-acre cap for multifamily sites as potentially restrictive and proposed a 1-acre minimum and no cap. Bradford said HCD also questioned the town's unit-size range (350–2,000 sq ft, average ~750) and suggested using incentives or alternative methodologies rather than rigid size limits. Finally,…
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