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Planning Commission forwards 2023–2031 housing element to council after state pre‑clearance
Summary
After months of revisions and state‑level exchanges, the Planning Commission voted to recommend City Council adoption of Tracy’s 2023–2031 Housing Element and to file a CEQA notice; staff said the draft has pre‑certification guidance from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
The City of Tracy Planning Commission recommended that City Council adopt the 2023–2031 Housing Element — the state‑required component of the General Plan that identifies existing housing needs, available sites, and programs to meet the city’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
Staff and consultant teams described the sixth‑cycle housing element as unusually complex due to a large RHNA allocation and multiple recent state law changes requiring jurisdictions not only to identify sites but to demonstrate those sites’ feasibility. The city’s allocation for the 2023–2031 cycle was cited as 8,800 units (San Joaquin County distribution shown in staff slides), producing a major rezoning and implementation program of roughly 200 acres requiring higher density to meet low and very‑low income requirements.
Consultant Veronica Tam (Tam & Associates) and Michael Baker International staff described the legal and programmatic changes since the last cycle, notably expanded site adequacy rules and requirements to…
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