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The closure of Boessow Road is reaching its halfway point, and Galt’s drivers can plan for about three more weeks of detours if they want to get from the east
Codified design standards for housing projects would clarify what features Galt expects from homebuilders, Community Development Director Craig Hoffman said at this month’s Planning Commission meeting.
Commissioners asked city staff to look for alternative locations to fulfill housing opportunity requirements as outlined in the state mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) in the latest round of the Housing Element update at the March 11 Galt Planning Commission meeting.
City staff and consultants Amy Yang and Rick Rust from Mintier Harnish met with the commission in February to give an overview of the state requirements for the Housing Element, which included providing zoning for 1,926 new housing units during the 2021-29 housing cycle. Of the nearly 2,000 new units, 404 need to be accessible to very low-income families, 243 for low income, 379 for moderate income and 900 for above moderate income.
At the Galt Planning Commission meeting Thursday, Feb. 11, commissioners gave feedback and ideas on items pertaining to the Housing Element update project. Staff presented commissioners with current zoning maps, and gave an initial outlook of what future uses could look like in order to satisfy new state housing mandates.
According to the new state and Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) mandates, the city of Galt must provide zoning for 1,926 new homes during the 2021-29 Housing Element â 404 of which need to be allocated for very low income, 243 for low income, 379 for moderate income and 900 for above moderate income. The 1,926 housing unit increase would boost Galtâs housing inventory by 31%, if all units were built in that eight-year period; 34% of those new homes will need to be in the low income categories.