Council Advances Downtown Housing Development
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Santa Rosa approved changes to its high-density multifamily housing incentive program, including revised development fees and water and wastewater payment options, with the program extended through August 31, 2031. The Council also authorized $1,496,623.27 in additional disaster-recovery funds for Coffey Park and Fountaingrove neighborhood roads.
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What this means
The housing changes are intended to make it easier to build high-density and affordable housing downtown by adjusting fees, payment options, and eligibility rules. Council also authorized staff to renew Santa Rosa’s Prohousing Designation application before the current designation expires on January 1, 2027. Separately, the Council extended the city’s local homeless emergency proclamation and approved additional road-recovery funding.
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- Approved receipt and allocation of $1,496,623.27 in additional Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery funds for the Coffey Park and Fountaingrove Neighborhood Road Disaster Recovery Project.
- Extended Santa Rosa’s proclamation of a local homeless emergency.
- Authorized staff to submit a renewal application for the Prohousing Designation Program after the required public review period.
- Adopted three resolutions revising capital facilities and park development impact fees, establishing water and wastewater demand-fee payment options, and amending eligibility rules for the high-density multifamily residential incentive program through August 31, 2031.
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