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It turns out that when you remove costly parking requirements and public review, affordable housing is much cheaper to build! Normally a 44-unit affordable project would require a LIHTC award and public subsidy, but with ED1, this project didn't need that financing. 2/4
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It turns out that when you remove costly parking requirements and public review, affordable housing is much cheaper to build! Normally a 44-unit affordable project would require a LIHTC award and public subsidy, but with ED1, this project didn't need that financing. 2/4
Clean up about how/when/whether an applicant submitted a complete pre application, clarifications about 90 day deadline to submit a complete application, remove open ended CEQA condition language in HAA, clarify SB 330 can be submitted at anytime and applicants can /selectively opt into better stds
November 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Clean up about how/when/whether an applicant submitted a complete pre application, clarifications about 90 day deadline to submit a complete application, remove open ended CEQA condition language in HAA, clarify SB 330 can be submitted at anytime and applicants can /selectively opt into better stds
Great article. It also often strikes me how much public opinion on ADUs has shifted over time. It was treated with terror by many neighborhoods and now it’s probably the most popular recent housing reform (eg link). I’d hope this would help bolster the local advocacy ST supports.
New study shows Californians are pro-ADU: 66% of California’s homeowners have considered adding ADUs to their properties
This new data comes after ADU permits in California grew 20x from 2016 to 2023 amid the state’s housing crisis...
www.globenewswire.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Great article. It also often strikes me how much public opinion on ADUs has shifted over time. It was treated with terror by many neighborhoods and now it’s probably the most popular recent housing reform (eg link). I’d hope this would help bolster the local advocacy ST supports.
“[Executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara] said inclusionary housing is not a deal-breaker if done thoughtfully and that rents could be increased on the remaining market-rate units to make up for it.”
Aka that affordable units will be subsidized by the other renters
Aka that affordable units will be subsidized by the other renters
Should Downtown Housing Conversion Projects Require Affordability? | Local News | Noozhawk
The City of Santa Barbara is moving to make it easier to convert vacant commercial buildings into housing, but so far is leaving out one component that
www.noozhawk.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:04 AM
“[Executive director of the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara] said inclusionary housing is not a deal-breaker if done thoughtfully and that rents could be increased on the remaining market-rate units to make up for it.”
Aka that affordable units will be subsidized by the other renters
Aka that affordable units will be subsidized by the other renters
🤷🏼♂️ I’ve been told by a local agency that HCD thinks their application will be the highest score by ever received, despite the fact that the agency didn’t complete their rezone deadline on time and HCD issued a letter of inquiry on it…
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🤷🏼♂️ I’ve been told by a local agency that HCD thinks their application will be the highest score by ever received, despite the fact that the agency didn’t complete their rezone deadline on time and HCD issued a letter of inquiry on it…
Housing attorney here. Happy to vet the idea for you.
May 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Housing attorney here. Happy to vet the idea for you.