Community Development
Core services: long-range planning, development review, building plan check/permits/inspections, affordable housing initiatives.
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Summed from gl_transactions for Community Development, fiscal year 2027, expense rows across all fund types. This department is budgeted for about 34 full-time equivalent staff.
Divisions
Major projects under this department
Community Development reviews the City's largest private developments. Their fees and permits are a big — and uneven — part of this department's revenue. Each links to its full budget trail.
Willow Village
Paused1,729 units · 312 affordable · 1.25M sf office/R&D · 200K sf retail · 193-room hotel · 60 acres
As of May 1, 2026
Parkline (SRI campus redevelopment)
Approved800 units · 925K sf office/R&D · 75K sf retail · 63 acres
As of September 30, 2025
USGS Campus / 345 Middlefield
Under review670 units · 740K sf office/R&D · 40K sf retail
As of February 9, 2026
320 Sheridan (Flood School site)
Approved88 units · 87 affordable
As of March 11, 2025
Hotel Moxy
Under construction163-room hotel
As of May 28, 2026
Five-year expense trend
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Expense totals by fiscal year (FY 2023 through FY 2027) from the v_dept_summary view. FY 2023 to FY 2025 are actuals; FY 2026 is the adopted prior-year budget; FY 2027 is proposed.
Recent Council actions
Council decisions tied to this department's projects, newest first. Expand any item to see what staff recommended and the source document.
No Council actions are linked to Community Development yet. This part of the database is being expanded; decisions tied to specific projects will appear here as they are added.