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Update
August 11, 2025
Housing Element Quick Refresh
•Housing Elements have been required since 1969, updated every 8 years
▪2021-2029 Housing Element update required by State law (“6th cycle”)
•This cycle is very different
▪Extensive legal requirements
▪Limitations on local land use control
▪Substantially increased State oversight for Housing Element
certification
Housing Element Components
Housing Element
•Introduction
•Projected Housing Need
•Housing Resources
•Goals, Policies, Programs
•(This is the workplan!)
Appendices
•Housing Needs Assessment
•Sites Inventory & Methodology
•Housing Constraints
•Existing Programs Review
•Public Participation Summaries
•Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Assessment
•Housing Resources
Workplan Highlights
•REZONING
•Streamlined processing for certain types of developments
•Take actions to support and encourage affordable housing and fair housing
•Evaluate and adapt resources and programs on a revolving basis, and
make information available
•Implement a Local Coastal Program
•Provide programs that support affordable housing (e.g. CDBG)
Recent Work Plan Accomplishments
•Launch of EPL
•Website updates, checklists, social media posts, and preparation of
informational materials online and at the counter related to housing
•Zoning code updates to address ADUs, no net loss, streamlining measures
•Coordination with regional housing partners / developers to foster affordable
housing opportunities
•Further zoning code updates moving towards adoption related to density
bonuses, farmworker housing, and other State law compliance changes
History
Year Activity
2021 Council Ad Hoc; RHNA site selections; CC & PC study session; first draft Housing
Element; comment letter from HCD requiring revisions
2022 Council adoption of HE Update; ALUC finding and overrule; new zoning
designation work initiated; EIR initiated; revised draft submitted and comment
letter from HCD requiring revisions
2023 CC & PC study session on zoning code; EIR Notice of Preparation; revised draft
submitted and comment letter from HCD requiring revisions
2024 Revised draft submitted and comment letter from HCD requiring revisions;
revised draft submitted and comment letter from HCD finding acceptable pending
rezoning effort; EIR process resumes with a finalized project description
2025 Draft EIR released; Housing Element, zoning code, MSSP considered by ALUC
Anticipated Schedule
Date Body Documents Considered Requested Action
Sept 8 City Council Intent to Overrule ALUC Approval
Sept 17 EQCB Final EIR Recommendation
Oct 6 Planning Commission Final EIR
Housing Element Update
Zoning Code Update
Main Street Specific Plan Update
Land Use Element Update
Recommendation
Oct 27 City Council Final EIR
Housing Element Update
Zoning Code Update
Main Street Specific Plan Update
Land Use Element Update
ALUC Overrule
Approval
TBD ALUC / EQCB / PC / CC Safety Element, Environmental
Justice Element
Consistency finding/
recommendations/ approval