San Jose
From the meeting · Planning Commission, · 0:58
Why would a state housing law allow downzoning?
Staff have just explained that a new state townhome law lets builders on multifamily sites, such as along Stevens Creek, build at lower densities than the city planned, and a commissioner asks why.
a commissioner and city staff
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a commissioner I can understand the logic behind up zoning, so we can get more housing.
a commissioner But the author of this bill and the discussion, I don't understand why it would allow down zoning.
a commissioner That seems contrary to what the direction of the state has been.
a commissioner Is there any reason or any explanation why this happened?
city staff That was that was...
city staff I mean, what you're what you're stating is is exactly the, you know, message that we carried to, you know, through our our inter government relations team and and talking with with the author's office and other members including the governor's office as well in consideration of this bill.
city staff Yeah.
city staff We were very concerned with with that aspect of it.
city staff I think there...
city staff There's a, you know, I think there's a belief and, you know, is is that this will see immediate results in terms of new construction and they want to provide that opportunity.
Where it's from
- State legislative changes and updates Item 5: what happened
- The episode: Council steers housing study toward transit, accepts police auditor report
- The full recording from here