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Planning Commission recommends Board adopt Housing Element amendments tied to RHNA rezones; some commissioners voice reservation
Summary
The commission voted to recommend the Board of Supervisors adopt changes to the county Housing Element to implement previously approved rezones intended to meet RHNA obligations; some public commenters raised conflict‑of‑interest allegations that staff and county counsel described as unfounded for purposes of participation.
The Placer County Planning Commission on April 3 recommended the Board of Supervisors adopt an amendment to the Placer County 2021–2029 Housing Element that implements the county’s housing needs rezone program and carries new programs and clarifications intended to address a shortfall in lower‑income unit capacity.
Supervising planner Kallie Kettinger Cecil summarized the amendment. The rezone program (adopted previously) rezoned property to a new RM‑30 zone (residential multifamily 20–30 units per acre) at 13 owner‑sites and two county‑owned sites; updated materials for this hearing added an implementation appendix with site‑specific analyses and proposed new Housing Element programs (HE51–HE55) to address nonvacant sites, replacement units, expedited processing on large sites,…
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