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Arcadia staff warn RHNA numbers are unusually high as HCOG adopts VMT-focused method and Eureka appeals
Summary
Staff described the Humboldt County RHNA methodology choices, said the region must plan for roughly 1,000 units in Arcadia over eight years and noted HCOG adopted Method 2 (greater emphasis on vehicle-miles-traveled and opportunity score). City staff called the regional totals 'ludicrously high' and explained an appeal by Eureka is underway during HCD review.
Community Development Director David Loya presented an update on the regional housing needs allocation (RHNA) methodology and what it means for Arcadia. Loya said HCOG (the Humboldt Council of Governments) coordinated a methodology that the board adopted; the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is reviewing it and the city is now in a 60-day review period during which Eureka has filed an appeal.
Loya said the region’s eight-year housing allocation totals were spoken about in multiple ways in the presentation (he referenced figures spoken as roughly 6,960 and also 5,962 units); for Arcadia the staff estimate is approximately 1,000 units over the eight-year cycle. Staff described how HCOG applied a 50% regional…
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