Like most cities, San Luis Obispo has laws on the books that limit the construction of new housing—because having too much housing in a given neighborhood used to be a common concern. Times have changed, and the lack of affordable housing has topped the city's list of priorities in recent years. So city leaders are proposing a plan that would remove some of the obstacles to building more housing units in the city's downtown core. Michael Codron, community development director for the city of SLO, joined me to talk about the Downtown Flexible Density Program and what it may mean for the future of housing in downtown SLO. 

Action Item: 

The Open City Hall survey on downtown housing is open through Wednesday, Feb. 15. I'll post a link in the show notes, or you can access it directly at slocity.org/OpenCityHall. After the survey closes, this topic will go to the Planning Commission on Feb. 22 and then to city council on March 21. If you want to stay informed about those meetings and other opportunities to give feedback to city leaders, subscribe to the city's email notifications at slocity.org. I'll put a direct link in the show notes.

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