Santa Clara Affordable Housing Program Ordinance
At the January 23rd meeting the Santa Clara City Council will consider adoption of an ordinance to codify inclusionary housing requirements and establish housing impact fees for residential, non-Residential and mixed-use developments. On December 5, 2017, the Council adopted a resolution setting initial fee levels, contingent upon the final adoption of this ordinance. The proposed ordinance would establish an inclusionary housing development requirement for new residential projects and impose impact fees on most new non-residential developments.
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BIA to Serve on City of Santa Clara El Camino Task Force
BIA Bay Area is slated be represented on the El Camino Community Advisory Committee in an appointment by the Santa Clara City Council at its January 23, 2018 meeting. The City is in the process of preparing a Specific Plan for the El Camino Real Focus Area identified within the City's General Plan. The Specific Plan is intended to implement the El Camino Real Focus Area goals including transformation of the corridor "from a series of automobile oriented strip malls to a tree-lined, pedestrian and transit oriented corridor with a mix of residential and retail uses."
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San Jose Councilmember Chappie Jones at Southbay RPC
The Southbay RPC will meet with San Jose District 1 Councilmember Chappie Jones at its next meeting on Wednesday January 31st. Councilmember Jones is in his final year of his first 4 year term and is running for reelection to the Council. His district is the focus of several important development projects along Winchester Blvd and Stevens Creek Blvd near Valley Fair and Santana Row. BIA endorsed Chappie in his 2014 election campaign. The meeting will be held January 31st from 11:45 to 1:30 pm at HMH offices, HMH Offices 1570 Oakland Road, San Jose. RSVP:
psausedo@biabayarea.org
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Union City Moves To Strike Fee Option
In response to new state housing laws that went into effect on Jan. 1, Union City staff will recommend that the city eliminate the in-lieu fee option for rental housing developers. Instead, developers of rental housing projects of seven or more units would be required to incorporate the mandatory 15 percent affordable apartments within the project or negotiate with the city to build the units elsewhere.
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California Homebuilding Foundation Announces 2018 Hall of Fame Inductees
The BIA is proud to announce that David P. Carlson, Principle of Carlson, Barbee & Gibson, Inc. in San Ramon, will be inducted into the CHF Hall of Fame. With a background in Civil Engineering, Dave Carlson founded Carlson, Barbee and Gibson (CBG) in 1989 with his colleagues, Mike Barbee and Grant Gibson. CBG provides engineering, surveying and land planning services to builders and municipalities and is one of the top civil engineering firms in Northern California. Carlson and CBG continue to support the Building Industry Association (BIA) of the Bay Area and HomeAid of Northern California.
For David Carlson's full biography, please
click here. Save the date of Tuesday, June 26 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco.
Click here
for more details and a complete list of inductees.
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Entries NOW Open for Excellence in Home Building Awards - Apr. 20
Our annual awards show will be returning to the Hyatt Regency San Francisco on Friday, April 20.
Entries for the awards are NOW open and the early entry deadline for all categories is February 2nd. Don't wait to register your entry.
All materials and forms are due Monday, February 26th.
Did you miss our Entry Kick-Off & How To Seminar visit
www.biabayarea.org/ehba
for a recorded video, important dates, links and all things Excellence Awards.
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OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
January 24 - BIA Board of Directors Meeting
February 8 - Recovery Cafe, Building Hope Celebration
February 8 - BRE Board Meeting
February 8 - PWB Board Meeting
February 21 - SMC Board Meeting
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HomeAid would like to thank our hundreds of supporters in 2017 who helped to complete 3 new projects, 6 community outreach events and 2 fundraising events to allow us to provide housing for the Bay Area's homeless families and individuals. We appreciate your continued support as we have another 5 projects in the pipeline to build new lives for the homeless in 2018. See our year in review
attached. Thank you and Happy New Year!
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