TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Planning, Building & Environmental Services Director
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes, Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update Rezonings and Modifications to Title 18 of the Napa County Code
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update Rezones
Introduction and Intent to Adopt an Ordinance Implementing Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update Rezonings And Modifications To Title 18 Of The Napa County Code. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
Background and State Housing Law
The Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted a comprehensive update to the County's Housing Element for the State's Sixth Cycle Planning Period on January 24, 2023. The Housing Element was subject to formal State review by California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), which provides its view as to whether the Housing Element conforms with the housing element statutes. State law includes specific requirements for both content and process regarding periodic housing element updates. In particular, the Housing Element is required to affirmatively further fair housing, including a summary of fair housing issues, an analysis of integration and segregation patterns, disparities in access to opportunity, contributing factors, fair housing priorities and goals, and actions to implement those goals.
After adopting the Housing Element Update (HEU) and submitting it to HCD for review, the County received a letter from HCD on April 27, 2023, concluding its review of the County's Housing Element and outlining additional revisions that would be needed for HCD to certify the Housing Element. County Staff prepared revisions to the adopted Housing Element and had numerous conversations with HCD; the revisions were adopted by the Board of Supervisors on December 19, 2023. Subsequently the County received a letter from HCD on February 22, 2024, finding that the revised adopted element met the statu...
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