Small Property, Big Impact: Skeels Apartments in Morgan Hill
SV@Home joined partners in supporting the preservation of Skeels Apartments, a deeply affordable SRO community in downtown Morgan Hill. Here’s why this small but critical project matters. On April 1, the Morgan Hill City Council considered an item to preserve Skeels Apartments, a deeply affordable housing property in downtown Morgan Hill. SV@Home attended in support […]
The Magnolias: Housing for Farmworkers, Veterans, and More
Image Source: Destination: Home Eden Housing, alongside County and City leaders, celebrated the groundbreaking of The Magnolias in Morgan Hill, bringing 65 new affordable homes to South County. The development will provide housing for farmworker families, veterans, and households experiencing or at risk of homelessness. On February 13, Eden Housing joined the County of Santa […]
Countywide RHNA Annual Progress Reporting: Falling short on affordable housing production
Annual reports show county’s cities are falling short on affordable housing production even as they surpass targets for market-rate development Recent reports on housing production for 2015-2018 show that the cities in Santa Clara County continue to fall far short of affordable housing goals, while on track to meet or exceed their targets for market-rate […]
15 Cities and the County: All in on the RHNA Subregion
As of Wednesday, February 6th, when the Cupertino City Council took action, all 15 cities and the County have voted to join the RHNA Subregion. The Cities Association of Santa Clara County coordinated the effort, first gauging interest from all cities, then asking them to formally join. SV@Home is supportive of the formation of a […]
Morgan Hill: Adopts In-lieu Fees for Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
On October 17th, the Morgan Hill City Council took action to set in lieu fees for its Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, which was approved in July of this year. For projects outside of the downtown, Morgan Hill’s ordinance requires that 15% of the homes be affordable. For those that are located in downtown, 10% of the […]
Morgan Hill City Council Approves Inclusionary Housing Ordinance
On Wednesday, July 18th, the Morgan Hill City Council took action to approve an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance that requires that all residential development in downtown include 10% affordability and residential development throughout the rest of the city include 15% affordability. The ordinance allows for alternative compliance options, including: inclusion of rental units in for-sale projects, off-site […]