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Ceres council adopts updated housing element to meet state RHNA, opening path to housing funds
Summary
The Ceres City Council on March 24 adopted its sixth‑cycle housing element and a RHNA overlay ordinance after a lengthy presentation by consultant Anastasia Aziz; the city must accommodate 3,361 housing units for 2023–2031 and will submit the plan to HCD for certification.
The Ceres City Council voted March 24 to adopt its sixth‑cycle housing element and a related Regional Housing Needs Assessment overlay after a presentation from consultant Anastasia Aziz of EMC Planning Group. The council approved the initial‑study resolution and the housing element submissions by separate 4–1 votes and adopted an implementing ordinance unanimously.
Aziz told the council that the state assigned the city a RHNA obligation of 3,361 units for 2023–2031, an increase of nearly 1,000 units from the prior cycle. "For series, for the sixth cycle, which runs from 2023 to 2031, series was allocated 3,361 housing units for this period," she said, adding that the allocation is subdivided into affordability categories that include above‑moderate, moderate, low and very low income tiers.
The consultant said state reviewers found the…
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