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Public Workshop to Review and Comment on the April 2022 Draft Housing Element and the proposed Zoning Code Amendments to Accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation for the Period 2023-2031 in Compliance with State Law
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To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas, Planning, Building and Transportation Director
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Housing Element workshop provides an opportunity for the Planning Board and the public to review and comment on the April 2022 Draft Housing Element and the proposed zoning code amendment to permit, facilitate and encourage development to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 2023-2031 Housing Element cycle. The draft Housing Element is attached as Exhibit 1. The draft Zoning Amendments are attached as Exhibit 2. Both documents are available for public review at www.alameda2040.org or www.alamedaca.gov.
No final action is required at this time. Staff is requesting Planning Board and community comments on the draft documents.
BACKGROUND
As described in the draft Housing Element, the City of Alameda is in the third year of work to update the Housing Element to ensure compliance with State Housing Law. As described in prior staff reports and the draft Housing Element, the City of Alameda (City) must identify lands that can be feasibly developed for housing during the 2023-2031 period to accommodate over 5,353 units, per State of California Government Code requirements. State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) guidelines require that the City provide a minimum 15% to 30% buffer to avoid "no net loss". With a 20% "buffer", the City's 5,353 unit RHNA increases to approximately 6,400 units.
DISCUSSION
After three years of discussion about housing in Alameda, the City must now prepare to complete work on the Housing Element in 2022. Over the course of the last three months, the Planning Board has held six (6) pub...
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