Permits, rents, homelessness, and what gets built where.
Both items passed 5-0 on Sept. 15. No members of the public spoke on either project, according to the meeting minutes.
The City Council on Sept. 15 introduced Ordinance No. 638-26, which maps where hillside building rules apply and rewrites the standards, with an added Dec. 31, 2028, deadline. A motion to exempt parcels of 3.5 acres or less failed 2-2.
In two 5-0 votes on Sept. 1, the City Council refused to waive a requirement to bury overhead power lines for a 100-home project and a 210-unit rental project, while approving the larger project after a Planning Commission deadlock.
Developer Allied Argenta proposes buying the motels at 3663 La Sierra Ave. and 10545 Magnolia Ave. for a combined $64.4 million project. The staff report for the Aug. 31 committee meeting says no city funding commitment is being requested at this time.
Commissioners voted 5-0 on both housing projects Aug. 4. The Citrus Avenue tract uses the state density bonus law and sets aside three homes for very low-income households.
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