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Ceres Planning Commission backs zoning overlay to speed affordable units with 20% deed-restricted requirement
Summary
The commission voted 4-0 to forward an ordinance creating a Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) overlay that gives by-right, non-discretionary approval to previously identified sites when projects include at least 20% deed-restricted affordable units; the overlay lists specific prior-cycle sites and would rely on existing environmental review.
The Ceres Planning Commission unanimously recommended that City Council adopt a zoning ordinance to add a RHNA overlay to Title 18, which would create a by-right approval pathway for certain previously identified sites when developers include at least 20% deed-restricted affordable units.
Staff explained the overlay applies to specific sites previously listed in the city's fourth- and fifth-cycle housing inventories (identified in the presentation as sites 19—2). The overlay does…
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