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Plumas County planning commission reviews housing-element quantified objectives, debates targets for new construction and rehab
Summary
Planning staff presented a public-review draft of the housing element’s quantified objectives and the commission discussed how to set realistic targets for new construction, rehabilitation and preservation given the county’s RHNA, available programs, and recent wildfire impacts.
Plumas County planning staff presented the housing element’s quantified objectives and sought commission guidance on realistic targets for new construction, rehabilitation and preservation over the upcoming planning period.
Staff told the commission the county’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) figure is 154 units, divided among very low, low, moderate and above-moderate income categories. Staff explained the state directs that extremely low-income units be counted within the very-low category, and staff recommended estimating about 25% of the very-low allocation as extremely low; using that method, staff said the county’s draft identifies nine extremely low units inside the 38-unit very-low total.
Commissioners and staff discussed whether the quantified objectives should tightly match RHNA or reflect a realistic projection based on recent construction trends and new potential projects. Staff noted one known…
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