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Planning commission forwards San Joaquin County sixth-cycle housing element to Board after HCD review
Summary
PlaceWorks staff told the Planning Commission the county's housing element update met HCD statutory requirements pending adoption; commissioners voted to forward General Plan amendment PA230242 to the Board of Supervisors with a recommendation to adopt and submit for HCD certification.
The San Joaquin County Planning Commission voted to forward to the Board of Supervisors a recommended adoption of the county's sixth-cycle housing element (General Plan text amendment PA230242), after staff reported that the state Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) has indicated the document meets statutory requirements once adopted and resubmitted.
Cynthia Walsh of PlaceWorks, the consultant on the update, provided an overview of the housing element process and HCD review. Walsh said, "the housing element is 1 of the 8 mandated elements of the general plan. It does need to be updated every 8 years," and described the current sixth cycle as running from December 31, 2023, to December 31, 2031. Walsh explained the RHNA-driven sites analysis, methodology (including using constructed/approved projects, vacant sites, accessory dwelling unit projections, and manufactured housing), and that staff had…
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