Title
REF220020/GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT SIXTH CYCLE UPDATE
Receive a presentation of and conduct a public workshop to review and receive public input regarding the draft Sixth Cycle Housing Element.
Project Location: Unincorporated County of Monterey
Proposed CEQA Action: Statutory exemption pursuant to Section 15262 of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") Guidelines.
Report
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a presentation on the draft Sixth Cycle Housing Element;
b. Conduct a public workshop to review and receive public input regarding the draft Sixth Cycle Housing Element; and
c. Provide direction to staff.
SUMMARY
State law requires that all local governments (cities and counties) adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community. Local governments are required to meet this obligation by adopting housing plans as part of the General Plan. Monterey County is currently working on the Sixth Cycle Housing Element of the General Plan ("HEU6"). The HEU6 covers a period of eight years (June 30, 2023 - December 15, 2031). Under state law, a housing element must address a variety of topics related to housing and homelessness including identification of sites that are capable of meeting the assigned minimum Regional Housing Needs Allocation ("RHNA") across four income categories (Extremely Low/Very Low, Low, Moderate, and Above Moderate (Market level)). The RHNA for the County of Monterey in the Sixth Cycle update is as follows:
Extremely Low/Very Low: 1,070 units min.
Low: 700 units min.
Moderate: 420 units min.
Above Moderate (Market) 1,136 units min.
Total: 3,326 units
In addition to the RHNA numbers, California Housing and Community Development ("CA HCD") recommends that each jurisdiction create a buffer of 15 to 30 percent more units than required by the RHNA, particularly in the lower income RHNA categories, to ensure sufficient capacity exists in the Housing Eleme...
Click here for full text