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Shasta County supervisors say housing targets lag; approve staff follow-up and request general‑plan proposal
Summary
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors heard that unincorporated county housing production is behind state RHNA targets, approved a staff recommendation on the 2024 housing element annual progress report (item C20) and asked staff to return with a proposal to update the general plan.
Supervisor Plummer told the Board of Supervisors on March 25 that the county is not on track to meet state Regional Housing Needs Allocation targets for the current planning cycle and urged further action. “We do not appear to be on track to hit our targets with the state,” Supervisor Plummer said during discussion on the county’s housing element annual progress report.
The county’s planning staff confirmed the shortfall applies to the unincorporated area only and that recent building-permit activity has declined from 2022 levels. Resource Management staff said the county has a surplus of single‑family moderate‑income units but needs more multi‑family and extremely low‑income units to meet RHNA requirements. Public staff presentations cited several causes including slow rebuilds in fire‑affected areas, rising construction costs, high interest…
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