APPENDIX 3: COTATI PROHOUSING DESIGNATION SELF-SCORING SHEET Category # HCD Prohousing Policy
Language (Permanent
Regulations)
Concise Written Description of
Prohousing Policy
Enacted (E) or
Proposed (P)
Documentation
type (e.g.
resolution, zoning
code)
Insert Web
Links to
Documents or
Indicate
Electronic
Copies
Attached
Points
Enhancement Factor
Category
Enhancement
Points
Total Points
1A Three (3) Points.
Sufficient sites, including
rezoning, to
accommodate 150
percent or greater of the
current or draft RHNA,
whichever is greater, by
total and income
category. These
additional sites must be
identified in the
Jurisdiction’s Housing
Element adequate sites
inventory, consistent with
Government Code section
65583, subdivisions (a)(3)
and (c)(1).
The City’s Housing Element
(certified June 2, 2023) projects that
the City has a 68% buffer for LowerIncome, a 105% buffer for Moderate, and a 468% buffer for
Above Moderate categories,
resulting in a total RHNA buffer of
147%.
This buffer was increased through
adoption of the Santero Way
Specific Plan (SWSP) (December
2024) and adoption of the SW and
TOC zoning districts (January 2026)
which significantly increased
allowable density from 15 units/acre
to 35 units/acre within ½ mile of the
SMART station.
E Housing Element
Update Table 9:
RHNA and Site
Capacity
SWSP EIR
Ordinance 939
Housing
Element
SWSP EIR
Ordinance
939
3 1 2 5
1B Three (3) Points.
Permitting missing middle
housing uses (e.g.,
triplexes and fourplexes)
by right in existing lowdensity, single-family
residential zones in a
manner that exceeds the
requirements of SB 9
(Chapter 162, Statutes of
2021, Gov. Code §§
65852.21, 66411.7).
Zoning Code Section 17.22.020,
Table 2-2 lists multifamily plex
housing (up to nine units) as
permitted-by-right in the NL
(Neighborhood, Low Density) zoning
district.
Cotati adopted Objective Design
Standards (ODS), in part, to permit
ministerial/by-right approvals for
multifamily plex housing in singlefamily zones.
E Cotati Municipal
Code
Zoning Code
Section
17.22.020,
Table 2-2
https://www.c
otaticity.gov/1
574/SingleFamily-andPlex-HousingObjective
3 8 1 4
Cotati's Cottage Housing
Ordinance, adopted in 2021, allows
construction of modestly-sized
single-family detached or attached
residences at a higher density than
the standard zoning permits.
1C Two (2) Points. Sufficient
sites, including rezoning,
to accommodate 125 to
149 percent of the current
or draft RHNA, whichever
is greater, by total and
income category. These
points shall not be
awarded if the applicant
earns three points
pursuant to paragraph
(1)(A). These additional
sites must be identified in
the District’s housing
element adequate sites
inventory, consistent with
Government Code section
65583, subdivisions (a)(3)
and (c)(1).
1D Two (2) Points. Density
bonus programs that
allow additional density
for additional affordability
beyond minimum
statutory requirements.
The “Cotati Density Bonus”
ordinance allows for up to 100%
additional density for projects that
provide at least 25% of units for
affordable housing, which exceeds
the state’s density bonus program.
E Cotati Municipal
Code
Chapter 17.322813
1E Two (2) Points.
Increasing allowable
density in low-density,
single-family residential
areas beyond the
requirements of state
Accessory Dwelling Unit
Law, (Gov. Code, §§
Cotati's Cottage Housing Ordinance,
adopted in 2021, allows construction
of modestly-sized single-family
detached or attached residences at
twice the maximum density than the
standard zoning permits.
E Cotati Municipal
Code
Cottage
Housing:
Section
17.42.125
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65852.2, 65852.22) (e.g.,
permitting more than one
converted ADU; one
detached, new
construction ADU; and
one JADU per singlefamily lot), and in a
manner that exceeds the
requirements of SB 9
(Chapter 192, Statutes of
2021, Gov. Code, §§
65852.21, 66411.7).
These policies shall be
separate from any
qualifying policies under
Category (1)(B).
Approval of a Cottage Housing
project is discretionary but the policy
is applicable citywide, whereas SB 9
is not applicable in much of Cotati
because much of the City is within
designated Critical Habitat for the
endangered California Tiger
Salamander.
1F Two (2) Points.
Eliminating minimum
parking requirements for
residential development
as authorized by
Government Code section
65852.2; adopting
vehicular parking ratios
that are less than the
relevant ratio thresholds
at subparagraphs (A), (B),
and (C) of Government
Code section 65915,
subdivision (p)(1); or
adopting maximum
parking requirements at or
less than ratios pursuant
to Government Code
section 65915,
subdivision (p).
Zoning Code Section 17.36.050,
Table 3-7 provides the City’s
parking requirements for residential
projects. The City’s parking ratios
are less than that required by
Government Code section
65915(p)(1). Cotati only requires 2
spaces for 4+ bedroom units
whereas the Gov Code requires 2.5
spaces for 4+ bedroom units.
Zoning Code Section 17.36.080
provides further opportunities to
reduce parking below the normal
requirements.
In January, 2026, as part of its
Transit-Oriented Communities
(TOC) ordinance, Cotati amended
its parking ordinance to eliminate all
parking minimums for mixed/use
and multifamily developments
located within ½ mile of the Cotati
SMART train Station and imposed a
E Cotati Municipal
Code
Chapter 17.36
Parking and
Loading
Ordinance
939
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parking maximum of 1.5 spaces per
unit.
1G Two (2) Points. Zoning or
incentives that are
designed to increase
affordable housing
development in a range of
types, including, but not
limited to, large family
units, Supportive Housing,
housing for transition age
foster youth and deep
affordability targeted
housing for Extremely
Low-Income Households
in all parts of the
Jurisdiction, with at least
some of the zoning, other
land use designation
methods, or incentives
being designed to
increase affordable
housing development in
higher resource areas
shown in the
CTCAC/HCD Opportunity
Map, and with the
Jurisdiction having
confirmed that it
considered and
addressed potential
environmental justice
issues in adopting and
implementing this policy,
especially in areas with
existing industrial or
polluting uses.
The Santero Way Specific Plan
(SWSP) was developed to provide
Affordable, Multifamily, and
Workforce Housing and create new
infill opportunities for high-density
housing on vacant and underutilized
parcels in the Plan Area. The Plan
area is within the city’s highest
resource area (p. 25 Housing
Element Update).
Cotati’s inclusionary ordinance (15%
affordable) and TOC/SWSP
promote mixed-income/multifamily
in transit areas and supports range
of types.
E Santero Way
Specific Plan
City Webpage
Cotati Municipal
Code
Santero Way
Specific Plan
Update
Ordinance
939
2123
1H One (1) point. Zoning or
other land use
designation methods to
allow for residential or
mixed uses in one or
more non-residential
zones (e.g., commercial,
light industrial). Qualifying
non-residential zones do
not include open space or
substantially similar
zones.
Mixed Use is allowed by right in all
commercial zones in Cotati.
Live/Work units are also allowed in
commercial zones with approval of a
Use Permit.
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2-3 Allowed Land
Uses and Permit
Requirements for
Mixed Use
Corridors and
Districts
Chapter 17.22
Allowable
Land Uses
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1I One (1) point.
Modification of
development standards
and other applicable
zoning provisions or land
use designation methods
to promote greater
development intensity.
Potential areas of focus
include floor area ratio;
height limits; minimum lot
or unit sizes; setbacks;
and allowable dwelling
units per acre. These
policies must be separate
from any qualifying
policies under paragraph
(1)(B).
Ordinance 939, adopted on January
13, 2026 created two new zoning
districts (SW & TOC) that allows for
significantly higher density (from
max 15 units/acre to max 35
units/acre) imposed minimum FARs,
increased allowable land coverage,
eliminated parking minimums and
imposed parking maximums.EF5 –
The SW/TOC density increases
support intensification of residential
development in Location Efficient
Communities.
E SWSP
Ordinance 939
SWSP
Ordinance
939
11 1J One (1) Point.
Establishment of a
Workforce Housing
Opportunity Zone, as
defined in Government
Code section 65620, or a
Housing Sustainability
District, as defined in
Government Code section
66200.
1K One (1) Point.
Establishment of an
Each residential development must
be designed and constructed to
E Zoning Code
Section 17.31.040
Chapter 17.31
Affordable
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inclusionary housing
program requiring new
developments to include
housing affordable to and
reserved for low- and very
low-income households,
consistent with the
requirements of AB 1505
(Chapter 376, Statutes of
2017, Gov. Code, §
65085.01).
provide at least 15% of the total
units as inclusionary units restricted
for occupancy by moderate-, low- or
very low-income households.
Standards for
inclusionary units.
Housing
Requirements
1L One (1) Point. Other
zoning and land use
actions not described in
subdivisions (b)(1)(A)-(K)
of this section that
measurably support the
Acceleration of Housing
Production.
2A Three (3) Points.
Establishment of
ministerial approval
processes for multiple
housing types, including,
for example, single-family,
and multifamily and
mixed-use housing.
In 2024, the City of Cotati adopted
Objective Design Standards (ODS)
for single-family and “plex” housing.
Objective Design Standards support
the ministerial approval processes
of a variety of housing types.
Additionally, Zoning Code Section
17.22.020, Table 2-2 and Table 2-3
list all housing types, including
mixed-use, as permitted-by-right in
all residential and commercial
zones.
EF2 - Objective Design Standards
support the ministerial approval
processes, and reduced review, and
are consistent with the state
planning priorities pursuant to
Government Code section 65041.1.
E City Webpage
Cotati Municipal
Code
Single-Family
and "Plex"
Housing
Objective
Design
Standards |
Cotati, CA
Chapter 17.22
(Allowable
Land Uses)
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2B Two (2) Points.
Acceleration of Housing
Production through the
The City has adopted program level
EIRs for its General Plan, Santero
Way Specific Plan, and the
E City Website
General Plan EIR
General Plan
Environmenta
l Impact
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establishment of
streamlined, programlevel CEQA analysis and
certification of general
plans, community plans,
specific plans with
accompanying
Environmental Impact
Reports (EIR), and related
documents.
Downtown Specific Plan and has
relied on those program-level EIRs
to streamline the CEQA process for
housing projects.
Evidence of this streamlining effort
can be found in the adopted CEQA
analyses for numerous housing
projects resulting in the entitlement
of 464 housing units (not including
ADUs) in the last two years.
Projects include: Cotati Village 1
(177 units), Cotati Village 2 (126
units), Flahavan Estates (35 units),
Redwood Row (178 units), 8150 La
Plaza (5 units).
EF2 – Streamlined environmental
review to accelerate housing
promotes development consistent
with the state planning priorities
pursuant to Government Code
sections 65041 and 65183.
Santero Way
Specific Plan EIR
Downtown Specific
Plan EIR
Report (EIR) |
Cotati, CA
AttachmentB-1-SanteroWay-SpecificPlan-UpdateFinal-EIR Downtown
Specific Plan |
Cotati, CA
Projects in
Progress
Website
2C Two (2) Points.
Documented practice of
streamlining housing
development at the
project level, such as by
enabling a by-right
approval process or by
utilizing statutory and
categorical exemptions as
authorized by applicable
law, such as Pub.
Resources Code, §§
21155.1, 21155.4,
21159.24, 21159.25; Gov.
Code, § 65457; Cal Code
Regs., tit. 14, §§ 15303,
Cotati developed a written
streamlined application process in
accordance with SB 35 and SB 330,
including the pre-application and the
procedure. This process provides a
streamlined ministerial approval
process to qualified residential and
mixed-use development projects.
The written procedures and
checklists are available at City Hall
and on the City’s website.
E City Website
Housing Element
Update
Program 2-2:
Streamlining
Housing
Development
Housing
Element: p.
37-38
SB 35
Application
Form:
https://www.c
otaticity.gov/D
ocumentCent
er/View/2076/
SB-35-
Application
SB 330
Application
22 15332; Pub. Resources
Code, §§ 21094.5, 21099,
21155.2, 21159.28.
Form:
https://www.c
otaticity.gov/D
ocumentCent
er/View/2075/
SB-330-andSB-35-
PreliminaryApplication
2D Two (2) Points.
Establishment of
permitting processes that
take less than four
months to complete.
Policies under this
subparagraph must
address all approvals
necessary to issue
building permits.
2E Two (2) Points. Absence
or elimination of public
hearings for projects
consistent with zoning
and the general plan.
2F Two (2) Points. Priority
permit processing or
reduced plan check times
for homes affordable to
Lower-Income
Households.
The City will continue to provide
developers of residential projects
opportunities to fast track the
permitting process, with priority
given to discretionary projects
proposing affordable housing levels
in excess of the minimum 15%
inclusionary BMR housing units.
E Housing Element
Update
Program 2-2:
Streamlining
Housing
Development
Housing
Element
Update: p. 37-
38 22
2G One (1) Point.
Establishment of
consolidated or
streamlined permit
processes that minimize
the levels of review and
approval required for
projects, and that are
consistent with zoning
Cotati provides and encourage preapplication meetings. Joins in regional collaboration efforts that
can streamline housing efforts or
increase staff capacity, expanded
existing Objective Design and
Development Standards for SB 35
projects to apply to multi-family,
single-family and mixed-use
projects.
E Housing Element
Update
Program 2-2:
Streamlining
Housing
Development
Housing
Element
Update: p. 37-
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regulations and the
general plan. In 2019 the City eliminated the
Design Review Committee thus
reducing the number of public
hearings needed for project
approval.
2H One (1) Point. Absence,
elimination or
replacement of subjective
development and design
standards with objective
development and design
standards that simplify
zoning clearance and
improve approval
certainty and timing.
The City adopted Objective Design
Standards for single-family and
“plex” housing in 2024 to replace
subjective development and design
standards.
E Cotati Municipal
Code
Program 2-2:
Streamlining
Housing
Development
Chapter 17.39
Objective
Design
Standards
Housing
Element
Update p. 37-
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2I One (1) Point.
Establishment of onestop-shop permitting
processes or a single
point of contact where
entitlements are
coordinated across City
approval functions (e.g.,
planning, public works,
building) from entitlement
application to certificate of
occupancy.
The City’s community development
functions are centralized into one
department, and the Permit
Technician serves as the initial point
of contact for coordination of
development across divisions. The
Community Development Director
provides broad oversight over
development services, and
ministerial approval processes are
applied wherever feasible.
Development applications are
centralized through the Cloudpermit
database.
Additionally, in 2025 the City
implemented a new policy of
identifying a “Project Manager”
(typically a planner) that coordinates
a proposed project through the
various departments from
entitlement, improvements plans,
issuance of building permits, and
construction, and acts a single
source of contact for an applicant.
E City Website
Community
Development
Department
https://www.c
otaticity.gov/2
00/Communit
yDevelopment
Cloudpermit
11 2J One (1) Point. Priority
permit processing or
The City has streamlined the ADU
application processing by
E Housing Element
Update
Housing
Element
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reduced plan check times
for ADUs/JADUs or
multifamily housing.
eliminating the Planning entitlement
process and relying instead on
planning department review and
sign-off of the building permit.
The City has also adopted a
program for pre-reviewed ADU
plans and promotes them on the
City’s website.
EF2 – Supporting infill projects like
ADU’s and JADU’s promote
development consistent with the
state planning priorities pursuant to
Government Code section 65041.1.
Program A-3.6
Encourage the
Development of
Accessory Dwelling
Units
City Website
Update: p. 38-
39 Pre-Reviewed
ADU Plans
Program |
Cotati, CA
2K One (1) Point.
Establishment of a
standardized application
form for all entitlement
applications.
The City offers a Master Planning
Application available through its
Online Permitting Website.
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Application
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2L One (1) Point.
Documented practice of
publicly posting status
updates on project permit
approvals on the internet.
The City's Projects in Progress
webpage provides up-to-date
information on major development
projects throughout the permitting
and construction process citywide.
E City Website Projects in
Progress |
Cotati, CA
11 2M One (1) Point. Limitation
on the total number of
hearings for any project to
three or fewer. Applicants
that accrue points
pursuant to paragraph
(2)(E) are not eligible for
points under this
subparagraph.
2N One (1) Point. Other
policies not described in
subdivisions (b)(2)(A)-(M)
of this section that
quantifiably decrease
production timeframes or
promote the streamlining
of approval processes.
3A Three (3) Points. Waiver
or significant reduction of
development impact fees
for residential
development with units
affordable to LowerIncome Households. This
provision does not include
fees associated with the
provision of housing
affordable to LowerIncome Households (e.g.,
inclusionary in lieu fees,
affordable impact fees
and commercial linkage
fees).
In August, 2025, the City adopted a
3-year pilot program to waive up to
25% of impact fees for affordable
multifamily projects.
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33 3B Two (2) Points. Adoption
of policies that result in
less restrictive
requirements than
Government Code
sections 65852.2 and
65852.22 to reduce
barriers for property
owners to create
ADUs/JADUs. Examples
of qualifying policies
include, but are not limited
to, development
standards improvements,
permit processing
improvements, dedicated
ADU/JADU staff, technical
assistance programs, and
pre-approved ADU/JADU
design packages.
The City offers a Pre-Reviewed
ADU Plans Program where
designers can submit ADU plans for
pre-approval for compliance with the
CA Building Code, and property
owners to utilize these plans to
reduce plan check timelines and
construction costs. The program
helps the City meet the goal of
creating diverse housing options
throughout Cotati by encouraging
ADU construction.
EF2 - Reducing review for ADU
legalization supports infill
development consistent with Gov
Code Section 65041.
E City Website Pre-Reviewed
ADU Plans
Program |
Cotati, CA
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3C One (1) Point. Adoption of
other fee reduction
strategies separate from
paragraph (3)(A),
including fee deferrals
and reduced fees for
housing for persons with
special needs. This
provision does not include
fees associated with the
provision of housing
affordable to LowerIncome Households (e.g.,
inclusionary in lieu fees,
affordable impact fees
and commercial linkage
fees).
3D One (1) Point.
Accelerating housing
production through
innovative housing types
(e.g., manufactured
homes, recreational
vehicles, park models,
community ownership,
and other forms of social
housing) that reduce
development costs.
Mobile/manufactured homes are
allowed by right in multiple zoning
districts: RR - Rural Residential,
RVL - Residential Very Low Density,
NL - Neighborhood, Low Density,
NM - Neighborhood, Medium
Density, and NU - Neighborhood,
Urban
E City Zoning Code
and Zoning Map
Zoning Map
Chapter 17.22
Allowable
Land Uses
11 3E One (1) Point. Measures
that reduce costs for
transportation-related
infrastructure or programs
that encourage active
modes of transportation or
other alternatives to
automobiles. Qualifying
policies include publicly
funded programs to
expand accessible
sidewalks or protect
bike/micro-mobility lanes;
creation of on-street
parking for bikes; transitrelated improvements; or
establishment of carshare
programs.
Ordinance 939, adopted on January
13, 2026, modified the City’s
objective design standards to
require incorporation of mobility hub
features. Applicants can select from
a list that including micromobility
stations and drop zones, dedicated
car share, loading zones for ride-hail
& shuttles, wayfinding signage for
off-site transit, and bicycle parking.
Cotati is an active participating City
in the Redwood Bikeshare Program
and allows use of the public right-ofway for bicycle hubs and subsidizes all permitting costs associated with
the program.
E Ordinance/Cotati
Municipal Code
Internet/Phone App
Ordinance
939
Redwood
Bikeshare
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3F One (1) Point. Adoption of
universal design
ordinances pursuant to
Health and Safety Code
section 17959.
Cotati requires 10% of all homes in
a subdivision of over 5 parcels to be
single-story and include accessibility
features. CMC Section 17.78.030.C
Policy H-3-6: Continue to facilitate
accessible universal design in new
housing development and eliminate
further barriers to safe and
accessible housing for people with
disabilities.
E Cotati Municipal
Code
Housing Element
Update
Policy H-3-6
City Of Cotati,
Ca
Subdivision
Design And
Improvement
Requirements
Housing
Element
Update: p. 13
& p. 42
11 3G One (1) Point.
Establishment of preapproved or prototype
plans for missing middle
housing types (e.g.,
duplexes, triplexes, and
fourplexes) in low-density,
single-family residential
areas.
The City conducts ongoing
monitoring of new state legislation. If
the proposed AB 1206 (2026)
passes, the City will expand its
existing program to provide preapproved plans for ADUs to singlefamily and multi-family residences by January 1, 2028, in consistency
with pending State law.
P Proposed California
legislation, AB
1206 (2026)
https://leginfo.
legislature.ca.
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3H One (1) Point. Adoption of
ordinances that reduce
barriers, beyond existing
law, for the development
of housing affordable to
Lower-Income
Households
Adoption of the SW and TOC zoning
districts reduce barriers for
development
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939
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3I One (1) Point. Other
policies not described in
subdivisions (b)(3)(A)- (H)
of this section that
quantifiably reduce
construction or
development costs.
Cotati has adopted a Development
Impact Fee Deferral Program that
allows residential projects to defer
fees without accruing interest or
requiring City Council approval.
E Cotati Municipal
Code
City Of Cotati,
CA
Development
Impact Fee
Deferrals
11 4A Two (2) Points.
Establishment of a
housing fund or
contribution of funds
towards affordable
housing through proceeds
from approved ballot
measures.
The City will continue the Housing
Fund, with contributions collected
from private and public sources to
implement and/or supplement the
City's housing programs. Use the
Housing Fund to make housing
available to very low to moderateincome Cotati residents, with an emphasis on very low and low
income units for individuals and
large families, affordable senior
housing, and transitional/supportive
housing
E Housing Element
Update
Program 3-2:
Funding for
Affordable and
Special Needs
Housing
Housing
Element
Update: p. 44
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4B Two (2) Points.
Establishment of local
housing trust funds or
collaboration on a
regional housing trust
fund, which include the
Jurisdiction’s own funding
contributions. The
Jurisdiction must
contribute to the local or
regional housing trust
fund regularly and
significantly. For the
purposes of this
subdivision, “regularly”
shall be defined as at
least annually, and
“significant” contributions
shall be determined
based on the impact the
contributions have in
accelerating the
production of affordable
housing.
4C Two (2) Points.
Demonstration of regular
use or planned use of
funding (e.g., federal,
state, or local) for
preserving assisted units
at-risk of conversion to
market rate uses and
conversion of market rate
uses to units with
affordability restrictions
(e.g.,
acquisition/rehabilitation).
For the purposes of this
subdivision, “regular use”
can be demonstrated
through the number of
units preserved annually
by utilizing this funding
source.
4D Two (2) Points. Provide
grants or low-interest
loans for ADU/JADU
construction affordable to
Lower- and ModerateIncome Households.
4E Two (2) Points. A
comprehensive program
that complies with the
Surplus Land Act (Gov.
Code, § 54220 et seq.)
and that makes publicly
owned land available for
affordable housing, or for
multifamily housing
projects with the highest
feasible percentage of
units affordable to LowerIncome Households. A
qualifying program may
use mechanisms such as
land donations, land sales
with significant writedowns, or below-market
land leases.
The City leveraged available land at
120 East Cotati Avenue for the
provision of 100% affordable
housing to low-income households.
The proposed development features
a mix of studio, 1-bedroom, 2-
bedroom, and 3-bedroom units, for
a total of 43 homes available to
households below 80% AMI, with
one manager’s unit.
E HCD’s Surplus
Lands Act
determination for
120 East Cotati
Avenue
120 East Cotati
Avenue Plan Set
https://www.h
cd.ca.gov/site
s/default/files/
docs/planning
-andcommunity/H
AU/cotatiexemptreview081324.pdf
https://www.c
otaticity.gov/D
ocumentCent
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Plan-Set
22 4F Two (2) Points.
Establishment of an
Enhanced Infrastructure
Financing District or
similar local financing tool
that, to the extent
feasible, directly supports
housing developments in
an area where at least 20
percent of the residences
will be affordable to
Lower-Income
Households.
The Santero Way Specific Plan
proposes the formation of an EIFD
to support infrastructure
improvements,
development of
public facilities,
affordable housing
development within the priority
development area adjacent to
Cotati’s light rail station.
The City Council authorized the City
Manager to retain a consultant to
evaluate the feasibility of an EIFD
on November 18, 2025. The
agreement with the consultant was
executed on December 12, 2025.
P Santero Way
Specific Plan –
Funding and
Financing Strategy
Santero Way
Specific Plan
–
Implementatio
n Section
November 18,
2025 Council
Meeting
22 4G Two (2) Points.
Prioritization of local
general funds to
accelerate the production
of housing affordable to
Lower-Income
Households.
To ensure pending and approved
projects will be available for
occupancy within the planning
period, the City, using the General
Fund, will proactively support the
processing, approval, and
development of these projects.
Specifically, the City will provide
automatic fee subsidies and/or inkind services valued at up to $25,000 for 100% affordable
housing developments that comply
with the City’s adopted development
standards, offer automatic fee
deferrals until occupancy for all
residential units, streamline permit
processing by automatically moving
these projects to the front of the
queue, and proactively approve
requests for extensions of approved
entitlements on these sites as
permitted by law.
E Housing Element
Update
Program 2-7:
Support
Development of
Proposed Projects
Housing
Element
Update: p. 41
22 4H One (1) Point. Directed
residual redevelopment
funds to accelerate the
production of affordable
housing.
4I One (1) Point.
Development and regular
(at least biennial) use of a
housing subsidy pool,
local or regional trust
fund, or other similar
funding source sufficient
to facilitate and support
the development of
housing affordable to
Lower-Income
Households.
The City will support affordable
housing using the Housing Fund
and/or various County, State,
Federal or other funding sources.
E Housing Element
Update
Program 3-2:
Funding for
Affordable and
Special Needs
Housing
Housing
Element
Update: p. 44
11 4J One (1) Point.
Prioritization of local
general funds for
affordable housing. This
point shall not be awarded
if the applicant earns two
points pursuant to
paragraph (4)(G).
4K One (1) Point. Providing
operating subsidies for
permanent Supportive
Housing.
4L One (1) Point. Providing
subsidies for housing
affordable to Extremely
Low-Income Households.
4M One (1) Point. Other
policies not described in
subdivisions (b)(4)(A)-(K)
of this section that
quantifiably promote,
develop, or leverage
financial resources for
housing affordable to
Lower-Income
Households.
The City’s Development Impact Fee
Deferral Program implements and
promotes the opportunities provided
under SB 937 by providing an
Impact Fee Deferral Agreement
Template and Fee Estimate
Request Form for qualifying
residential developments.
E City website https://www.c
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