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Public Hearing to consider a resolution recommending that the City Council approve the General Plan Housing Element and associated zoning amendments to accommodate the City's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the period 2023-2031, affirmatively further fair housing, and maintain consistency 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
The City of Alameda (City) has completed a draft update to the Housing Element of the General Plan and a comprehensive set of zoning amendments to affirmatively further fair housing and accommodate the 5,353 unit Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 2023-2031 Housing Element cycle. Both documents are available for public review at www.alameda2040.org and www.alamedaca.gov.
On August 25, 2022, the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) found that the draft Housing Element is in substantial compliance with State Housing Law. HCD also referenced the proposed zoning amendments, and emphasized that they are critical to compliance. The HCD letter and community comments on the draft Housing Element and zoning amendments are attached as Exhibit 1.
Staff is recommending that the Planning Board approve the draft resolution recommending City Council approval of the Housing Element and associated zoning amendments.
BACKGROUND
State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of the Government Code) requires that the City update its General Plan Housing Element every eight (8) years. The 2023-2031 Draft Housing Element was prepared with the benefit of community, advisory board, and City Council input and discussion at 25 public workshops over the course of the two year preparation period. The Planning Board alone held approximately seventeen (17) public workshops. In addition, workshops on the draft Housing Element were held by the City Council, th...
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