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Call Marin Home is the next chapter of The Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative (MEHC), a 20 year old non-profit that advocates for more environmentally friendly affordable housing. MEHC has transitioned from a stand-alone nonprofit organization to become the coordinating force of the new Call Marin Home coalition. This coalition includes many of the stakeholders…
SB 79 is the most discussed housing laws this legislative session. This bill allows multi-family housing to be built within a ½ mile of certain transit stops, known as “Transit Oriented Density” (TOD). SB 79 projects must meet AB 1893 affordability (e.g., 7% Extremely Low Income, 10% Very Low Income, or 13% Low Income), or…
SB 423 requires that jursidictions that have not made sufficient progress on their housing goals are subject to Streamlined Ministerial Approval Process (SMAP).for qualifying proposed developments. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) evaluates all jurisdictions half-way through each housing element cycle and at the end of each housing element cycle. HCD completed…
There have always been portions of the population unable to afford market rate housing. At one time, the government directly financed, owned and managed housing projects for these populations, commonly referred to as public housing. While the government still manages some housing projects it often doesn’t do a good job at this – just look…
Another important date in the housing element process is just around the corner. Jurisdictions that did not have their housing elements certified by May 31, 2023 must have all housing element rezonings completed by January 31st, 2024. Only Sausalito was certified by May 31, 2023, so they will have until January 2026 to complete their…
Marin County has had the lowest rate of housing production in the Bay Area for over 50 years. Exclusionary zoning rules and creation of open space have slowed production, but arguably, lawsuits have been an even larger factor. Marin famously kicked off the conservation movement and the use of lawsuits to block development in the…