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Planning Board Recommendation that the City Council Accept the City of Alameda Housing Element 2016 Annual Report and Implementation Priorities. The review of the annual report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
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Planning Board Recommendation that the City Council Accept the City of Alameda Housing Element 2016 Annual Report and Implementation Priorities. The review of the annual report is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act
To: Honorable President and
Members of the Planning Board
From: Andrew Thomas
Assistant Community Development Director
Date: March 13, 2017
BACKGROUND
Per Government Code ? 65300 et seq., every city and county in California is required to maintain a General Plan. The statute requires that each city and county in California address issues that are of State-wide importance in the General Plan, and the State has determined that:
* Provision of housing for all segments of California society is a matter of statewide importance;
* Availability of an adequate supply of housing affordable to all segments of society is critical to the State's long-term economic competitiveness and quality of life; and
* Local zoning provisions play an important role in the State's ability to provide housing.
The City of Alameda should also be ensuring that Alameda's planning and development policies and regulations provide for the full range and diversity of housing types needed to accommodate California's diverse population, including seniors, families with disabilities, and lower income households.
In July of 2014, the City Council adopted an updated Housing Element for the period 2015-2023 consistent with the requirements of the State of California Government Code ? 65300 et seq. The 2015 Housing Element and State Government Code require that the City report annually to the State of California, on forms provided by the State, on the City's annual progress on Housing Element implementation. The requ...
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