TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison, Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes, Planner III
SUBJECT: Housing Element Update; Draft Sites Analysis and Inventory Study Session
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services requests discussion and direction regarding the Housing Sites Analysis and Inventory for the 2023-2031 Sixth Cycle Housing Element Update.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In early 2021, work began on the required Housing Element Update (HEU) for the State's Sixth Cycle Planning Period to address housing needs for the years 2023 through 2031. The HEU must be adopted by the County by January 31, 2023 and then reviewed for conformance with state law by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). As required by State Law, a Housing Element must include an inventory of available land that is appropriately zoned and suitable for housing development to accommodate a jurisdiction's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), as determined by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
In December 2021, ABAG assigned the County a RHNA of 1,014 residential units. The County and the cities of Napa, American Canyon, and St. Helena jointly requested approval of RHNA transfers based on previously executed agreements between the jurisdictions. In March 2022, ABAG's Executive Board approved the request, resulting in a revised total County RHNA of 106 dwelling units, allocated as follows: 45 units affordable to very low-income families, 16 units affordable to low-income families, 14 units affordable to moderate-income families, and 31 units affordable to above moderate-income families.
Staff has completed a draft Housing Sites Analysis and Inventory to meet the revised County RHNA. The analysis demonstrates that the County has sufficient existing vacant parcels to meet the County's above moderate RHNA units. The analysis also demonstrates that continued developme...
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