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REAL ESTATE GUIDE
Balancing growth, development in East County H E AT H E R B R E W E R
We have really good numbers for singlefamily units. In 2016, we issued 560 single-family home permits.
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mall towns and rural communities throughout the U.S. are looking for ways to
strengthen their economies, provide better quality of life and build on local assets.
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Many rural communities and small towns are facing challenges, including rapid growth at metropolitan edges, declining rural populations and loss of farms and working lands. As the cities and towns of East County deal with population growth and all the issues that come with it, their planning departments and commissions stand fast with ideas that plan for favorable outcomes. In Discovery Bay, where the motto is ‘live where you play,’ two residential construction projects are getting closer to the starting line. “Pantages Bays, which consists of 292 homes – 116 of which are waterfront homes – was approved by the county in November 2015,” said John Oborne, Contra Costa County planner. “Newport Pointe, which consists of 67 homes, was approved by the county in June 2013.
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There are a variety of Oakley subdivisions currently in various stages of permitting that are expected to start construction later this year. Construction on both of these projects has not begun because, among other things, they now have to obtain wildlife agency approvals (from the Army Corps of Engineers and other agencies), as each of the project sites contains wetlands.” While it’s hard to say when the projects will be completed, since that will be determined by the applicant and how fast they respond to compliance with the conditions, the projects promise to be a
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great benefit to the Delta community of boaters and water lovers. “The Pantages Bays project would widen Kellogg Creek to provide for the 116 waterfront homes, construct a Sherriff’s Marine Patrol station next to the water on the project site and construct a public trail on the project site,” said Oborne. Development is ticking along in Oakley as well, where residents consider the town a place for families in the heart of the Delta.
“We have several active subdivisions in the city, (including) Emerson Ranch – Brookfield Homes, DeNova Homes, Signature Homes, Richmond American Homes; The Reserve – Richmond American Homes; and Prescott – DeNova Homes,” said Josh McMurray, Oakley planning mananger. “We have several subdivisions that are in various stages of permitting and should start mid to late this year. In terms of people, with 206 homes (recently built) and each home bringing in 3.26 people, we have grown by 672 people.” Additionally, the city has several see Development page 14B
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