Walnut Creek Launches Developer Forum
Engage directly with Walnut Creek's planning, public works and economic development staff during a new city-sponsored monthly forum devoted to the discussion of development-related issues with developers, property owners, architects, engineers and other industry professionals. Potential topics range from new or revised regulations to changing market conditions. To be added to the forum invitation distribution list, contact BIA's Lisa Vorderbrueggen at
lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org
or Walnut Creek Economic Development Manager Ethan Bindernagel at
Bindernagel@walnut-creek.org
|
Hayward Increases Affordable Housing Fee
Hayward's affordable housing impact fee on new residential development will increase 15 to 19 percent on Jan. 1, 2017, per the city's previously adopted annual adjustment formula. But Councilmembers Al Mendall and Elisa Marquez successfully pushed for staff to bring back new analyses within six months of the feasibility of doubling the fee or more, noting that Hayward's affordable housing impact fee is the lowest in Alameda County. Under the annual adjustment calculation adopted in 2015, the fee for a single-family detached for-sale unit will increase next year from $4 per sq. ft. to $4.61 per sq. ft. while the rate for an attached unit will rise from $3.24 per sq. ft. to $3.87 per sq. ft. Full Story
|
Hayward Considers New Fee Methodology
Based on an updated fee study, Hayward staff is recommending the city switch its building permit fee methodology from a flat rate to to a valuation-based fee. The only comparison offered in the staff report presented to the Hayward City Council on Oct. 18, 2016, shows a 42 percent decrease in the plan check fee for a new single-family detached 3,000 sq. ft. house from the current rate of $6,043 to $3,476. The new methodology calls for building fees to be calculated based on valuation (fair market value of materials and labor for the work or the ICC Valuation, whichever is higher.)
Full Story
|
Livermore Looks To Hike In-Lieu Fee
Livermore's affordable housing in-lieu fee is scheduled to increase 71 percent from $11.65 per sq. ft. to $19.95 per sq. ft. under the city's adopted adjustment formula. The new rate is scheduled for a public hearing before the Livermore City Council on Oct. 24, 2016. If approved, it will go into effect in 60 days after the vote. For a 2,000 sq. ft. single-family house, the increase will add $16,600 per unit to the developer's costs and push the total in-lieu fee to nearly $40,000 per home. Full Story
|
Livermore To End Fee 'Subsidies'
Livermore staff will recommend ending what they reference as "subsidies" and restore the city's wastewater connection and storm drainage fees. Ending the subsidies - in place since Jan. 7, 2011 -would effectively increase the wastewater connection fee by $634 from $5,576 to $6,210 per single family house and increase the storm drainage fee by 31 percent from $0.32 to $0.42 per square foot of impervious surface. To present the proposal, the city is inviting members of the development community to attend an outreach meeting on Nov. 1, 2016, from 4-5 p.m. in the Cabernet Room at City Hall, 1052 S. Livermore Ave. in Livermore.
Full Story
|
SAVE the DATE: Building Hope at Recovery Café San Jose
San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo will join BIA Bay Area & HomeAid Northern California on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 for the Building Hope fundraiser and celebration for Recovery Café San Jose. Last year over 100 BIA members, San Jose and Silicon Valley officeholders and City Staff joined forces to celebrate and raise $40,000 for Recovery Café San Jose. Contact Pat Sausedo at
psausedo@biabayarea.org to inquire for sponsorship opportunity.
|
Sunnyvale City Staff Study Session re Multi-family Lockable Storage Requirements
The City of Sunnyvale is studying and evaluating the Individual Lockable Storage Requirements for new Multi-family Residential development projects. They are asking for input from BIA members at an upcoming meeting on November 2nd, 9:00 am at Sunnyvale City Hall. To read the outreach notice
click here.
|
City of San Jose Processing, Fees and Permitting: Two Upcoming meetings at San Jose City Hall
The next meeting of Mayor Sam Liccardo's Ad-hoc Committee for Development Services is scheduled to meet next week, Thursday, Oct. 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in the City Manager's Conference room on the 17th floor of City Hall. The agenda will be posted early next week, which you can find
HERE.
Then the following week San Jose Planning Director Harry Freitas is leading a meeting titled the Process Improvement and Fee Study Workshop on Thursday November 10, from 1 to 3:30 at City Hall Room 332. RSVP to Harry Freitas:
Harry.Freitas@sanjoseca.gov
.
|
Marketing Guide 2017 Ad Space Available
Our Marketing Guide is available year round to all current and prospective members. Limited opportunities available to promote your company. Deadline November 4th. For more details contact
events@biabayarea.org
.
|
CURRENT JOB POSTINGS:
Fuscoe Engineering - Sr. Civil Engineer
Click HERE for complete Job Board.
Posting to the Job Board is a benefit to our members and job opportunities will be publicized weekly in our Weekly Report, distributed to over 2,500 individuals within our BIA. For more information, please contact
membership@biabayarea.org
.
|
PWB Board Meeting & Mixer - November 2nd
Would you like to be more involved in the Professional Women in Building Council? The PWB currently has leadership roles available for 2017. Come join us for the final meeting and mixer of the year to hear more, hosted by Pulte Homes. For more details and RSVP visit the event page
HERE
.
|
BIA 2016 Election Recap - November 10th
Join the BIA|Bay Area for breakfast and a panel discussion of the results of the 2016 election. Tickets on sale now; visit our event page
HERE
.
|
Annual PASS Reception & Toy Drive - November 15th
|
John Burns Economic Forecast - December 8th
|
January 27 - BIA Installation. Save the Date!
|
|
HomeAid Northern California
|
HomeAid Northern California would like to thank the generous sponsors, supporters, donors and Concert Committee to help raise nearly $200,000 in our fight to end homelessness! The crowd of 1,800 enjoyed music from The Bell Brothers and Lee Brice and heard about the HomeAid mission to rebuild the lives of homeless families and individuals by building housing thanks to the charitable efforts of the homebuilding industry. See the Program attached for a full list of sponsors and donors. Thank you all!!
|
|
|
Click here
for BIA's Housing4All blog, where you will find news about the Bay Area's housing shortage along with videos, statistics and an opportunity to join us in our quest to provide housing for all.
|
|
 |
|
