100 homes planned off freeway exit in Morgan Hill

A proposed housing project that would bring more than 100 homes to Morgan Hill is inching closer to breaking ground following a recommendation from planning officials. The Planning Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved recommending plans for a housing development just east of the U.S. Highway 101 Cochrane Road exit that would add 105 single-family homes to the South County city. If approved by the City Council at a later date, the 15.8-acre site would move forward alongside an adjacent shopping center. The shopping center is slated to open in late 2027. The project plans to utilize a state law known as builder s remedy, which allows developments to ignore restrictions on building height and density when local governments lack state approval for their housing plans. Developer High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company, filed an application with the city in October 2023. Morgan Hill s state-mandated housing plan wasn t certified until one month later, allowing