Affordable Housing Site Strategy
Summary
The City Council adopted the housing element and related plans in December, and the state is now reviewing the package for certification. If the state requests changes, the whole package goes back through the Planning Commission and Council.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 5
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Aug 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
State rejection could force costly revisions and reopen the review process.
Residents gain certainty about where housing growth will occur if certification succeeds.
Residents seeking affordable, smaller housing in Pacific Grove.
Mentions & discussions (5)
City Council Regular Meeting — August 19, 2026
The council wants staff to look at both private and city-owned land for affordable housing, including incentives like fee waivers to make projects pencil out. A status update will come back to council.
Architectural Review Board — August 11, 2026
Residents pushed back on another ~4,000-square-foot single penthouse apartment downtown, saying Pacific Grove needs more, smaller homes for more people instead of luxury units that price folks out. The owner said zoning density limits and water-allocation rules forced the single-unit design when he filed; staff noted new zoning allows up to 29 units/acre but this project predates that change.
Planning Commission Special Meeting — March 26, 2026
The city is trying to get its housing element certified by the state and exit builder's remedy exposure. These zoning amendments were the remaining item HCD flagged after its February 2026 review.
City Council Regular Meeting — March 18, 2026
Council accepted the state-required annual reports on housing element and General Plan implementation for 2025, sending them to state agencies.
Planning Commission Regular Meeting — January 8, 2026
The City Council adopted the housing element and related plans in December, and the state is now reviewing the package for certification. If the state requests changes, the whole package goes back through the Planning Commission and Council.
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