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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 proposed revisions to the April 2022 Draft Housing Element to permit, facilitate and encourage development to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the 2023-2031 Housing Element cycle. Exhibit 1 displays all of the changes to be made to the April 2022 Draft Housing Element in response to community comment and review and further technical review. Public comments received on the draft are attached as Exhibit 2. All documents are also available for public review at www.alameda2040.org or www.alamedaca.gov.
No final action is required at this time. Staff is requesting the Planning Board and the community provide 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 Housing Element period to accommodate over 5,353 units, per State of California Government Code requirements. Under AB 686, cities are also required to affirmatively further fair housing through "deliberate action to explicitly address, combat, and relieve disparities resulting from past and current patterns of segregation to foster more inclusive communities." This means the Housing Element must not only achieve a numeric goal of 5,...
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