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Recommendation to receive supporting documentation into the record, conclude the public hearing, adopt resolution approving the 2013-2021 Housing Element as part of the City’s General Plan, authorize its submittal to the State Department of Housing and Community Development; authorize Director of Development Services to submit the adopted Housing Element to the California Coastal Commission for a finding of conformance with the Certified Local Coastal Program; and
Certify the Negative Declaration ND 03-13. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Housing Element is one of seven State-mandated General Plan Elements. Unlike other General Plan Elements, the Housing Element is subject to detailed statutory requirements and must be updated periodically. In addition, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) must review the Housing Element for compliance with the applicable statutory requirements. The proposed Housing Element covers the period from 2013-2021 (Housing Element 5, or HE 5), and is an update to the Housing Element adopted in 2009 (Housing Element 4, or HE 4).
State Housing Element Law (Government Code § 65580 et seq.) requires that the Housing Element contain the following components:
· An assessment of current and future housing needs.
· An inventory and analysis of residential sites.
· A review and analysis of constraints on the production of housing.
· A set of housing programs to address the housing needs identified.
· Quantified objectives for development, rehabilitation, and conservation of housing over the Housing Element period.
A key component of the Housing Element is the identification of sites for future residential development, and evaluation of the adequacy of these sites in fulfilling the City’s share of regional housing needs as determined by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). State Housing Element law requires that a local jurisdiction accommodate a share of the region’s projected housing needs...
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