San Mateo County Multijurisdictional Inclusionary Housing and Non-Residential Linkage Fee Study

The County of San Mateo’s Planning and Building Department is issuing a Request for Proposals for a Multijurisdictional Inclusionary Housing and Non-Residential Linkage Fee Nexus Study . The County of San Mateo participates in and supports 21 Elements, a collaborative housing and planning effort that involves the twenty-one (21) jurisdictions located in San Mateo County. Staffed by Community Planning Collaborative (formerly Baird + Driskell Community Planning), 21 Elements piloted an innovative “Grand Nexus Study” in 2014-2016, hiring a single technical consultant to study affordable housing impact fees for 15 jurisdictions in San Mateo County and the City of Palo Alto. The collaborative effort reduced costs by 75 percent, strengthened local relationships and helped to establish best practices. This project will replicate the Grand Nexus Study for several San Mateo County jurisdictions seeking to create or update their inclusionary housing. commercial linkage fee policies, and small residential project housing impact fee policies. The County will be the contract administrator and fiscal agent for the effort, which will include both nexus and feasibility studies in support of the potential policies.