The Santa Clara City Council, at its September 21st meeting, voted to create an ad hoc stakeholder working group to meet and return with policy and fee recommendations on residential and non-residential builders. The working group will be chaired by Vice Mayor Dominic Caserta and will also include Councilmembers Patricia Mahan and Pat Kolstad and will include a Planning Commissioner, a BIA representative, a labor contingent, and various stakeholder groups. Topics are expected to include impact fee levels for various types of residential and non-residential uses, the City’s inclusionary housing requirement (currently 10% for residential for-sale development), alternative options for developers to meet their affordable housing requirements, pipeline provisions and other policy considerations. To read the BIA letter to Santa Clara City Council
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