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County releases draft 202429 housing element; planners say RHNA rises after wildfire losses
Summary
Planning staff presented the draft 202429 housing element on July 15, saying the state-assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation rose to 154 units because of wildfire losses; staff described vacant and underutilized sites that could accommodate the new allocation and opened a 30-day public comment period.
The Plymouth County Planning Department presented the draft 202429 housing element to the Board of Supervisors on July 15 and opened a 30-day public review period. Planning staff said the state-assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) increased from the last cycle to 154 units to account for housing lost in the 2021 wildfires and other disaster impacts.
Planning Director Tracy Ferguson said the draft housing element documents housing need by income category and inventories sites the county believes can accommodate the RHNA. The state-assigned RHNA for the cycle calls for 9 extremely low-income units, 29 very low-income units, 24 low-income units, 29 moderate-income units and…
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