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Commission backs ministerial review for qualifying multifamily projects tied to 20% affordable units
Summary
The commission recommended a City Council ordinance to allow ministerial (non-discretionary) approvals for multi-family projects that meet objective standards and provide 20% lower-income units; the draft includes a 75% residential-floor-area test to allow limited mixed-use projects to qualify.
The Planning Commission recommended that City Council adopt an ordinance establishing a ministerial review process for qualifying multifamily housing projects that meet objective standards and provide 20% of units at lower-income affordability levels.
Staff said the change responds to state guidance that ties ministerial streamlining to affordability commitments and objective standards. The draft ordinance…
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