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Development Streamlining Opportunities to Address Sacramento's Housing Crisis
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File ID: 2018-01468
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Location: Citywide
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Contact: Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, Office of the City Manager; Ryan DeVore, Director, (916) 808-8860, Community Development Department
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Presenter: Ryan DeVore, Director, (916) 808-8860, Community Development Department
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1-Description/Analysis
2-Overview of Sacramento Housing
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: There is an insufficient supply of affordable housing and rents have been rising at dramatic rates, making it increasingly difficult for residents to find housing they can afford. Furthermore, median income is stagnant at the same time rents are increasing, and homelessness has increased 30 percent from 2015 to 2017.
Tackling Sacramento's housing affordability challenge will require a multi-prong approach. On August 14th the Council discuss funding concepts to promote housing development. This workshop is intended discuss what policies should be prioritized to streamline housing development.
To maximize the limited funding resources for housing, the City needs to ensure it is doing everything possible to reduce the time and costs of development and support a range of different housing opportunities. To that end, this discussion will raise for consideration several policy concepts to streamline development and increase housing opportunities. These policies include:
* Prepare additional plans for commercial corridors and infill neighborhoods to ensure the right zoning, provide necessary infrastructure and reduce environmental review.
* Proactively identify infrastructure needs and costs to fund infrastructure ahead of development.
* Streamline mapping process for infill condominiums.
* Continue to strengthen streamlining efforts for City permitting to reduce building permit timelines.
* Creat...
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