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Livingston planning commission continues housing element and rezoning items to Feb. 10 amid questions about conflicts and funding deadlines
Summary
After a two-hour presentation and extended public comment, the commission voted 5-0 to continue the city's 6-cycle housing element and related rezoning items to Feb. 10 so parcels can be split and conflicts of interest addressed; staff warned some grants require certification by April 1.
The Livingston Planning Commission voted Jan. 13 to continue consideration of the city's 6-cycle housing element and associated rezoning sites to its Feb. 10 meeting after commissioners raised conflict-of-interest and process concerns and members of the public urged separate hearings for each parcel.
Planning staff presented the update as the first step in adopting the housing element required by state law and described the city's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) for the next eight-year cycle as roughly 1,097 units. Staff said the draft element identifies sites, analyzes constraints and programs, and incorporates state-required fair-housing analyses. Miguel (community development staff) told the commission the city had submitted drafts to the State Department of Housing and Community Development and revised the document…
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