Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: The County's Housing Element Annual Progress Report for calendar year 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
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Receive the County's Housing Element Annual Progress Report for calendar year 2024 regarding the County's progress towards implementing the County's 2023-2031 Housing Element and meeting the County's 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
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BACKGROUND:
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors initially adopted the County's 2023-2031 Housing Element of the General Plan in April 2024. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) requested revisions to the County's Housing Element, which the County completed, and determined that the County's Housing Element is consistent with State law in March 2025.
The Housing Element, as required by law, assesses the County's existing and projected housing need, describes the County's RHNA and the sufficiency of existing developable or re-developable residential sites to meet the RHNA, and establishes policies and programs to facilitate, incentivize, and directly support housing production and rehabilitation. The County's Housing Element is available https://www.smcgov.org/planning/housing-element.
The Housing Element's Section 3, Housing Plan describes the County's RHNA, which is the County's share of regional housing need from 2023-2031, as estimated by the HCD and the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and provides an inventory of developable or re-developable sites to meet the RHNA. The Housing Plan also presents the Housing Element Policies and Programs.
Per California Government Code Section 65400, each jurisdiction with an adopted Housing Element must complete an annual report on the progress of implementing the policies in its Housing Element and must also provide a report on annual housin...
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