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8.A. - Page 133 <br /> Housing Element Legislative Intent <br /> • Enacted in 1969 (and amended frequently thereafter) <br /> • "The availability of housing is of vital statement importance... [and] local <br /> and state governments have a responsibility to use the powers vested <br /> in them to facilitate the improvement and development of housing to <br /> make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic <br /> segments of the community." <br /> Housing Element Facts <br /> • State - mandated planning document for housing (1 of 7 state - required <br /> elements of the Comprehensive Plan) <br /> • Only General Plan element requiring "certification" by State agency <br /> (California Department of Housing and Community Development) <br /> • Periodic updates required by State law <br /> o 2015 -2023 update due January 31, 2015 ( +20 day grace period) <br /> o If certified, Housing Element is valid for eight years <br /> Public Outreach <br /> • December 3, 2014 workshop <br /> • Community meetings in late winter /early spring <br /> • 21 Elements: Regional input from service providers and developer <br /> • Joint HHCC and Senior Affairs meeting on May 27, 2014 <br /> • Planning Commission hearing on June 3, 2014 <br /> Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) (images) <br /> • 187,990 units to be built in the next 8 —year period <br /> 2015 -2023 Housing Goals <br /> • Protect affordable housing and enhance neighborhoods <br /> • Promote housing to meet needs of all socio- economic segments <br /> • Encourage a variety of housing types <br /> • Remove constraints to housing production and affordability <br /> • Promote equal housing opportunity for all <br /> Affordability <br /> • Countywide Nexus Study <br /> • Community Benefits Ordinance: Partnership RWC <br /> • Extremely Low - Income Households and Special Needs <br /> Senior Housing Needs <br /> • Support organizations that facilitate shared housing <br /> • Encourage new senior housing options <br /> • Revise Zoning Ordinance to clarify provisions for residential care and <br /> group homes <br /> • Consider enacting a "universal design" ordinance <br /> Make It Easier To Build <br /> • Analyze parking standards for single - family, duplex, triplex, and second <br /> units <br /> • Explore revising development standards for duplexes, triplexes, and <br /> other small multi - family developments <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />