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Riverbank planning staff lays out RHNA target of 3,509 units; commission delays draft release to Oct. 15
Summary
Contract planner Miguel Galvez told the Riverbank Planning Commission the city must plan for 3,509 housing units (1,642 for very low- and low-income households) through 2031. Commissioners voted unanimously to continue the housing-element item to Oct. 15, when the draft will be released for a 30-day public review period.
Contract planner Miguel Galvez, representing J.V. Anderson Land Use Planning, updated the Riverbank Planning Commission on the city's sixth-cycle housing element and the city's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
Galvez said the city's RHNA for the planning period ending Dec. 31, 2031, is 3,509 units, and that 1,642 of those units must be set aside to accommodate very low- and low-income households. He described the housing element as a land-use and program document that inventories sites, evaluates utilities and zoning, and proposes housing programs and policies to meet state requirements.
The issue matters because state law requires jurisdictions to identify sufficient sites, utilities, and…
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