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HCOG board selects 50/50 jobs-and-population RHNA methodology and increases income-category adjustment to 20%
Summary
The board identified alternative 1 — a 50% jobs / 50% population weighting — and approved a 20% income-category adjustment as its preferred methodology to allocate the 5,962-unit RHNA cycle 7 regional housing need. The decision starts a 60‑day public review period required by state law.
The Humboldt County Association of Governments board on Sept. 18 identified a 50% jobs / 50% population weighting with a 20% income‑category adjustment as its preferred methodology for allocating the region’s RHNA (Regional Housing Needs Allocation) for cycle 7.
HCOG staff presented the RHNA determination received from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on July 15, 2025, which totals 5,962 housing units for the region. Staff explained RHNA is a planning requirement that directs jurisdictions to plan for a specified number of units across income categories over the upcoming eight-year housing cycle, and emphasized that RHNA assigns planning targets rather than mandates construction. “This is not an expectation that these units are necessarily constructed or caused to be constructed by local agencies,” a presenter said.
HCOG staff and the regional RHNA working group recommended the 50/50 jobs/population split (alternative 1) because it balances locating housing…
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