City of Morgan Hill Economic Blueprint.docx

Critical to the long-term resiliency and sustainability of any city is the investment and upkeep of its infrastructure. In Morgan Hill, the City maintains the following: roads, wastewater and water, street lights, and parks. Often the cost to bring "wet" and "dry” utilities to vacant/undeveloped land can be cost prohibitive. The City can Explore Incentive Programs to Attract Industry-Specific Development (Action #5). City fees could be 'frozen' for a short period of time in exchange for expedited development. This will provide certainty to the development community, especially during a period of high economic growth where the cost of construction is continuously increasing. To add value to industrial lands and incite development the City can Allow Greater Intensification (FAR) and Taller Buildings to Increase Value of Employment Lands (Action #6). This means exploring the opportunity for bigger building (either vertically taller or horizontally wider) to maximize industrial and office development.

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