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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
City of Sacramento launches initiative to speed up housing development
( — The City of Sacramento announced the launch of its new initiative, 'Streamline Sacramento,' which is aimed at boosting housing production and reducing construction costs, according to officials. Video Above: Sacramento community find alternative to eggs amid Easter Holiday The 2025 initiative led by Mayor Kevin McCarty and Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum is searching for ways to advance the development approval process, improve efficiency and increase certainty for developers. The decision comes as the 2024 numbers for the annual Regional Housing Needs Allocation goal fell short. Despite a goal of 5,700 units, only 2,387 housing units were issued building permits in the past year, according to the city's most recent eight-year housing strategy annual report. Lodi resident wins $750,000 jackpot at Sky River Casino 'Tuesday night the city council took its first action to come from our Streamline Sacramento task force,' said Mayor Kevin McCarty. 'This task force is aimed at streamlining our permitting process so we can make Sacramento a better place to live and do business.' Streamline Sacramento's effort include: Submittal of building permit applications Plan reviewing Issuance of building permits Inspections Final inspection leading to the certificate of occupancy. 'While the City is always looking for ways to streamline and make our processes more efficient, the development market is also continuously changing and we want to make sure our building processes are working well for those who are investing and building in Sacramento,' said Matt Hertel, assistant director with the City's Community Development Department. Officials also provided a list of improvements in progress, including: Virtual inspections for minor projects to save time Bond Opportunities for Land Development program, offered by the California Municipal Finance Authority to finance public infrastructure required for new development within the city. Instant building permit issuance to eliminate the wait time for applicants to receive their building permit. More information can be found on Streamline Sacramento's website. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
18-02-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Turlock housing project set to move location of long-standing strawberry field
TURLOCK — The Turlock City Council voted to approve a housing project that will add 114 new homes on Monte Vista Avenue. The City of Turlock's latest housing element update stated that state laws required them to add over 5,800 new homes by 2031. That's through California's Regional Housing Needs Allocation, which requires each city to update its housing element to ensure that there is enough housing to meet projected needs. "We have the small-town charm, and they're deleting it," said Darren Previtelli, who lives in the neighborhood behind the proposed project. Previtelli said he moved from Stockton to Turlock 15 years ago to escape the city and move somewhere with a small-town vibe. "They're going to add a whole bunch of homes. They're going to stress the little poor fire department, the police department, and the school... More kids, more students more stress," he said. Previtelli said he bought his house over a decade ago knowing the strawberry field was his next-door neighbor. He is nervous that the new neighborhood will also congest his limited roads to leave his neighborhoods. Bright Homes Builders, which is behing the project, has owned the lot where the strawberry field is for years. During the latest city council meetings, Bright Home Builders Vice President Loura Erickson said the strawberries would move to Modesto. CBS13 reached out to Erickson to see where and when that will happen, but have not heard back as of the time this story was published.
