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Winters council approves Olive Grove tentative map amid debate over affordable‑housing in‑lieu fees; council also reaffirms military‑equipment policy and adopts
Summary
Council approved Resolution 2026‑11 to tentatively subdivide ~3.506 acres into 16 single‑family lots (Olive Grove) after public comment raised concerns about a $98,000 in‑lieu fee for very/low‑income units. Council also renewed the military‑equipment policy and adopted the fire department’s five‑year strategic plan.
The Winters City Council on Feb. 3 approved the Olive Grove tentative subdivision map (Resolution 2026‑11) and accepted the related affordable housing plan, while discussion at the public hearing centered on how the plan treats required low‑income units.
Planner Kelly Mumper described the Olive Grove proposal as a reactivation of a stalled subdivision and recommended approval of a tentative map to subdivide roughly 3.506 acres into 16 single‑family lots, with conditions carried forward from prior approvals and a mitigated negative declaration from 2008. The planning commission had…
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