Special Notice / Hearing: 10-day notice publication__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Certification of a Negative Declaration and adoption of the 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Conduct a public hearing to consider certification of a Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, and adoption of a General Plan amendment repealing the 2014-2022 San Mateo County Housing Element and adopting the 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan:
A) Open public hearing
B) Close public hearing
C) Recommendation to:
1. Adopt a resolution adopting the Negative Declaration for a General Plan Amendment to repeal the 2014-2022 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan and adopt the 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan; and
2. Adopt a resolution adopting a General Plan amendment to repeal the 2014-2022 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan and adopt the 2023-2031 San Mateo County Housing Element of the General Plan, in compliance with state law, and directing submittal of the adopted Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element. The Housing Element is a required component of the County's General Plan, mandated by State law. State law also mandates specific contents of the Housing Element, which include:
1. Identification of existing and projected housing needs for all segments of the community.
2. Goals, policies, quantified objectives, and scheduled programs to address housing needs.
3. Identification of developable or re-developable sites to meet the County's fair share of regional housing needs at all income levels over the next eight years.
4. An assessment of constraints on the development of housing.
5. An evaluation o...
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