Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Adoption of an Amended 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Public hearing to consider adoption of an amended 2023-2031 County Housing Element:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Adopt a resolution adopting a General Plan amendment to repeal the 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan and adopt the amended 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan, in compliance with State law.
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BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element is a required element of the County's General Plan, mandated by State law. State law establishes the required contents of the Housing Element and establishes the schedule and process for updating the Housing Element.
The Housing Element must be updated every eight years, and must include: identification of existing and projected housing needs for all segments of the community; goals, policies, and programs to address housing needs; an assessment of constraints on the development of housing; assessment of how the County's housing policies and programs and identified sites for development affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH); and an evaluation of the existing Housing Element.
Crucially, the Housing Element must also include an identification of sufficient developable or redevelopable sites to meet the County's fair share of regional housing needs at all income levels over the next eight years. The County's share of housing need is its "Regional Housing Needs Allocation" (RHNA), established by the Bay Area Metropolitan Transportation Commission. If the County does not demonstrate sufficient capacity from existing sites to meet its RHNA, both in total and by income category, it must commit to rezone an adequate number of identified sites to address the shortfall...
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