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Kern County board adopts 2024–2031 housing element after state sign-off
Summary
The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the county's 2024'through'2031 housing element, a state-required plan that allocates land and programs to accommodate 9,243 housing units in unincorporated Kern, after the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) found the draft substantially complies with state law.
The Kern County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the 2024 through 2031 housing element on May 13, approving staff recommendations after the county's planning department said the draft substantially meets state requirements.
The adoption follows a technical review by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Craig Murphy, assistant director of Kern County Planning and Natural Resources, told the board that "on April thirtieth of this year, staff received correspondence from HCD indicating that the housing element before your board today meets all of the statutory requirements and will substantially comply with housing element law when adopted and submitted to the state." The board approved the staff recommendation by recorded vote: 4 ayes, 1 absent.
The housing element is one of seven state-mandated elements of the county general plan and quantifies existing and projected housing needs for the 2024'2031 planning cycle. For unincorporated Kern the plan must accommodate a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) totaling 9,243 units: 776 extremely low, 775…
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