As Contra Costa County embarks on its mandatory 10-year review of the Urban Limit Line and its capacity to accommodate housing and job growth, BIA|Bay Area made four key recommendations to county leaders: measure actual housing demand, not just zoning; consider realistic limitations of Planned Development Areas or PDAs; use findings to craft new policies that move the needle on the housing supply; and involve stakeholders in the process.
Click here to view BIA’s letter submitted to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors at a recent meeting where county officials endorsed the staff’s ULL housing and jobs review work program. BIA was a strong proponent in 2006 for the housing and jobs review, which is intended to assess whether or not enough land remains within the ULL to accommodate growth.
