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The Monterey Corridor provides a tremendous development opportunity for the City. This is an
area is the spine of the City and is under developed and could offer opportunities for
development for uses that can support the employment lands. The City should
Complete the
Monterey Corridor Flex-Zoning Update and Optimize Development Opportunity (Action #7).
Finally, the City can add value to businesses by streamlining entitlement processes. The Zoning
Code Update provides a great opportunity to
Streamline Permitting Process by allowing
Administrative Approvals as Part of Zoning Code Update (Action #8).
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FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS BUSINESS GROWTH
The best and most meaningful action the City can take to help business development is to
simply be business friendly and provide clear policies and guidelines in a streamlined
development process. Another action the City can take is to provide an online ombudsman
service that allows business entrepreneurs to maneuver through the City's policies, zoning
regulations, and fees from the comfort of their home through smart “open system” platforms.
The City should
Deploy Open-Counter Online Business Ombudsman Platform (Action #9)
. The
vision provided by the Economic Blueprint sends a message to developers and investors that
Morgan Hill is open for business and wants their investment. Identifying the industries that we
are seeking will allow the team to
Market Economic Blueprint Vision, Process & Incentives to
Attract Business Investment (Action #10).
This will be attractive to developers as it minimizes
their risk if they have the confidence that that the City is interested in and will support a certain
type of development. Finally, the City team is already providing what people in the
development industry call an
expedited process
. The City should
Formalize City's Expedited
Process and Market it (Action #11)
to broker and investors.