Special Notice / Hearing: 10-day notice publication____
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 the public hearing
B) Close the 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, 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 of the existing Housing Element.
6. New in this housing element cycle, a specific assessment of how the County's housing policies, programs and identified sites for development affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH).
The Housing Element Update. State law requires all local jurisdictions to periodically update the Housing Element of their General Plan, on a schedule established by the state. The current Housing Element covers the period from 2023 to 2031. The amended Housing Element will, on adoption, r...
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