The City of Concord is holding additional community meetings on Monday, Oct. 28 and Wednesday, Oct. 30 to discuss the properties being considered for rezoning under the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) program. The community are invited to a community meeting to learn more about this program and to offer feedback.
Attend one of the following:
- Monday, Oct. 28 at 6 p.m. at Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Rd.
- Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. via Zoom – register here.
Based on the feedback we have already received from the community, the total number and location of sites being considered for rezoning has been refined. The purpose of the upcoming meetings is to receive public input on this smaller list of sites.
The properties ultimately selected by the City Council will undergo changes in allowable land uses to enable the development of residential housing at greater densities than what is currently allowed. Importantly, the rezoning program will not affect any of the land uses currently permitted on the properties under review.
As required by the State of California, the AFFH program is part of Concord’s Housing Element and commits the City to rezoning at least 20 acres in higher resource neighborhoods to allow higher density multifamily development (up to 60 units to the acre). These 20 acres will be distributed across various sized parcels within the study area.
AFFH is a provision of the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which prohibits discrimination in housing and ensures equal housing opportunities for all. California Assembly Bill 686 mandates that cities actively further fair housing in their planning processes and take meaningful actions to overcome segregation and foster inclusive communities.
To view the properties and learn more, please visit the AFFH web page.
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I don’t even recognize concord any more with all the ugly stacked and packed housing blocking the sun snd making driving through downtown Concord a nightmare. No more parking, took away restaurants. Every square inch they can ugly stacked and packed housing. Suffocating! Shame on Concord City Council for ruining Concord and making it look and feel like a completely different town. It will never be affordable housing because property taxes are so high! Yuck, yuck, yuck!
It isn’t just Concord. This kind of thing is being shoved down every city’s throat by the “wisdom” of our state government’s prog-lib supermajority. Central Fremont is becoming the same thing.
So…. The businesses behind Pete’s , in the warehouse, what will happen to them?
The dance school, vet and multiple gyms will go where?
Will the city pay for their relocation?
Maybe we just forget about them or just chalk it up to helping more than we put out of business?
Since living in Concord the ice skating rink and roller skating rink were replaced with commercial businesses. Now the largest dance studio is likely to be replaced with apartments. In other countries children are precious and catered to not ignored.
The local post office on Treat is a valuable asset keeping extra traffic from driving through downtown to use the main post office.
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