March 15, 2019

Following a presentation from the County to the Chamber’s Infrastructure, Housing & Land Use Committee, the Board of Supervisors voted to update a number of land-use codes in late February. As part of the Board’s effort to identify and implement strategies to address housing both in the short- and long-term, the recent vote includes a number of improvements to the code such as: making it easier to add an additional dwelling unit, or a junior additional dwelling unit to a property; exemptions for specific building types following industry feedback, and pursue increases to the density bonus. The code, which has not been updated since the 1970’s will continue to be refreshed through a formal, public outreach process directed by County leadership, and the Chamber anticipates continued presentations to the appropriate policy committees.