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Update on the Draft Housing Element 2023-2031. The Historical Advisory Board will receive an update on the status on the Draft Housing Element and Draft Zoning Amendments to address State Fair Housing Law and to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Allocation for the 2023-2031 planning period
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To: Chair Sanchez and
Members of the Historical Advisory 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. The HCD letter is attached as Exhibit 1.
On September 26, 2022 and October 10, 2022, the Planning Board unanimously approved resolutions recommending that the City Council approve the Housing Element update, Land Use Diagram amendments, and associated Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) amendments.
Failure to have a compliant Housing Element by January 31, 2023 would immediately open the door for developers to build in Alameda without local zoning discretion under the "Builder's Remedy." Staff is now recommending that the City Council approve the Housing Element update, Land Use Diagram amendments, and associated Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) 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, boards and commissions, and City Council inpu...
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