The city launched the process to create a special financing district for the Villages West development and gave the green light to divide a Main Street property into three home lots.
The City Council finalized the end of development agreements for the Douglas 98 and Sundance projects, established new impact fees for the SunCreek area, and reviewed a proposed rewrite of neighborhood housing rules.
The city took up expansion plans for the Windsor Cove and Village 7B neighborhoods while approving cost-sharing agreements with two major homebuilders during its July 28 meeting.
The city council signed off on the paperwork needed to start building homes at four projects and loosened zoning on a Sheldon Road property, while also tightening oversight of short-term rentals.
The Davis City Council loosened rules for accessory dwelling units and got its first look at a draft map showing where the city could grow through 2050.
Builders pulled 966 residential permits across the Bay Area in June, far outpacing the statewide 2.7% gain, though the underlying 12-month trend rose a more modest 3.8%.
City planning staff are recommending approval of home designs for two Lincoln housing developments, a routine but necessary step before builders can begin constructing production homes.
Builders in the Sacramento region authorized 1,138 new housing permits in June, far outpacing California's 2.7% year-over-year gain, though the 12-month trend still points lower.
The four-city market split sharply through June, with Woodland's median falling nearly 10% year-over-year even as West Sacramento posted a gain and sales climbed across most of the region.
Median sale prices fell in five of eight cities in the three months ending June, led by a double-digit drop in El Dorado Hills, even as sales activity climbed nearly everywhere.