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Turlock council approves draft housing element for state review after identifying 5,802-unit RHNA
Summary
The City Council voted 3-2 to submit the draft 2023–31 housing element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for a statutory 90-day review. Consultants and staff said the city’s zoning currently shows capacity for about 4,250 units, leaving a shortage that the plan addresses with overlays, SB 9 sites and other tools.
Turlock City Council on Jan. 28 approved sending the city’s draft housing element for the 2023–31 cycle to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for its required 90‑day review.
The vote, 3 in favor and 2 opposed, directs staff to start HCD’s review. The draft documents the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) of 5,802 units that the state assigned to Turlock for this planning cycle and proposes zoning changes and programs to demonstrate the city’s capacity to accommodate that total.
Consultant Andrew Hill told the council the state requirement is to show the zoning capacity exists rather than to promise the city will build every unit. "The requirement is not that the city build those 5,802 units, but rather that the zoning map has the capacity to accommodate those new units," Hill said. The…
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