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<br />I <br /> <br />HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT <br /> <br />Purpose <br />State housing law (Government Code Section 65583 (A)(l)-(6)) requires <br />that the housing element .shall consist of an identification and <br />analysis of existing and projected housing needs., which includes: <br /> <br />-Analysis of population and employment trends. <br />-Quantification of existing and projected housing needs for all income <br />levels (including share of regional need). <br />-Inventory of land suitable for residential development. <br />-Analysis of government constraints upon maintenance, improvement and <br />deve.,l opmenl of hous ing. <br />-Analysis of market constraints upon the maintenance. i~provement and <br />development of housing. <br />-Analysis of special housing needs (such as handicapped, elderly, large <br />farr.ilies. farrr. workers and farrilies with female head of household). <br />-Analysis of possible energy conservation in residential development. <br /> <br />Following is a summary of the data and analysis of housing needs for <br />Redwood City which covers the above points. <br /> <br />Population Proiection <br />Exhibit VII shows the expected population within Redwood City City to the <br />year 2005. <br /> <br />EY.hibit VII <br />Population Proiection 1980-2005 <br /> <br /> Persons In Persons Per <br />Year Persons House~,o1 os Household Households <br />1980 72.864 72 .005 2.44 29. .n.; <br />1985 75,400 74.400 2.44 30,~(;C <br />1990 76.700 75.700 2.29 32.930 <br />1995 80.400 79.300 2.25 35.240 <br />2000 84.000 83.000 2.21 37.550 <br />2005 87,300 86.300 2.20 39.220 <br /> It. <br /> Source: "Projections . 85 - Forecasts for the San Francisco <br /> Bay to the Year 2005", Association of Bay Area <br /> Governments. July 1985 <br /> <br />These numbers include Redwood City's sphere of influence, which includes <br />North Fair Oaks and other territory beyond Redwood City's corporate <br />limits. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~8 <br /> <br />E X B tf:r" - ~ <br />