Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Community Development Director
Subject: Status of the County's Amendments to the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive an informational briefing on the status of the County's amendments to the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element update in response to comments from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and comments and input from various other stakeholders and members of the public.
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BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element is a required component of the County's General Plan. State law requires all local jurisdictions to periodically update their Housing Element, on a schedule established by the State. The current Housing Element covers the period from 2014 to 2022. The updated Housing Element will, on adoption by the Board, replace the existing Housing Element, and cover the period from 2023 to 2031.
State also law establishes the requisite contents of the Housing Element and the process for updates. Before adopting an updated Housing Element, the County must submit its draft to HCD for review to ensure compliance with State law. After review, HCD provides a letter summarizing its assessment of compliance, and describing recommendations regarding potential changes to achieve compliance, if necessary. After the County makes any necessary amendments to the draft Housing Element, the County must resubmit the revised draft to HCD for further review.
At the direction of the Board of Supervisors, the County submitted its draft Housing Element to HCD on January 20, 2023. The County received HCD's comments on April 20, 2023. HCD's comment letter, inventorying the requested changes to the draft Housing Element, is included as Attachment A.
In addition, a number of stakeholders have submitted written and oral comments on the Housing Element update and suggested strategies and c...
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