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After nearly a year of discussion, the Nevada City Planning Commission is expected to adopt its five-year housing element, which it needs to qualify for housing grants from the state.
The Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall to discuss housing standards the city must adopt to conform with state housing standards for low-income and very low-income residents.
According to those standards, the city must have about 49 more low-income residences than are in town, and officials must plan for more under rules for the state Housing and Community Development Department.
Nevada City is looking at about a half-dozen sites for development, and civic leaders also hope their recently adopted second-unit ordinance would help fill the need.
The city needs only to designate areas for low-income housing; actual construction isn't necessary to meet state guidelines, contract planner Tom Parilo has said.
The state never adopted the city's previous housing element, which expired in 2008.
In a report to the city, planners suggest a density of 15 units per acre on parcels of land to accommodate the housing.
The city's planning commission took a walking tour of several sites for low-income housing in April.
Low-income is defined as a family of four earning less than $32,550 a year in Nevada City.
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The Planning Commission meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at City Hall to discuss housing standards the city must adopt to conform with state housing standards for low-income and very low-income residents.
According to those standards, the city must have about 49 more low-income residences than are in town, and officials must plan for more under rules for the state Housing and Community Development Department.
Nevada City is looking at about a half-dozen sites for development, and civic leaders also hope their recently adopted second-unit ordinance would help fill the need.
The city needs only to designate areas for low-income housing; actual construction isn't necessary to meet state guidelines, contract planner Tom Parilo has said.
The state never adopted the city's previous housing element, which expired in 2008.
In a report to the city, planners suggest a density of 15 units per acre on parcels of land to accommodate the housing.
The city's planning commission took a walking tour of several sites for low-income housing in April.
Low-income is defined as a family of four earning less than $32,550 a year in Nevada City.
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