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Los Banos adopts 2024202032 housing element, establishes RHNA overlay for by-right housing approvals
Summary
The Los Banos City Council adopted the 2024202032 housing element carried in a countywide, multijurisdictional plan and introduced an ordinance creating a regional-housing-needs-assessment (RHNA) overlay district. The element assigns the city a RHNA allocation of 3,132 units and identifies sufficient sites and program measures to meet state law.
The Los Banos City Council on Nov. 5 approved the city27s 2024202032 housing element as part of a multi-jurisdictional update for Merced County and introduced a zoning code amendment to implement a RHNA overlay district designed to streamline housing approvals on qualifying sites.
Community & Economic Development Director Susan Helms told the council the city27s RHNA allocation is 3,132 units for the planning cycle. Helms explained the element includes credit for roughly 400 already-approved…
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