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Plumas County prepares revised housing element draft for HCD after state review; public review period to open for seven days
Summary
Staff said the county has revised its housing element in response to an HCD November comment letter, will publish a revised draft for a seven‑day public review and plans to submit the package to HCD by April 24; the county seeks a state compliance letter ahead of adoption to avoid grant or legal jeopardy.
Plumas County planning staff told commissioners on April 16 that the county has completed a revised housing element draft responding to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) review and will put the revised document out for the statutorily required seven‑day public review before resubmitting to HCD.
Staff described a multi-month exchange with HCD after the initial HCD review letter (November) and said the revised package includes a redlined response table to document where the county amended the element. The planning director said staff intends to publish the revised HCD draft for seven days and to submit it to HCD on April 24 for the state's 60‑day review.
On methodology items, staff said the county corrected an earlier count that had flagged at‑risk housing in error, refined accessory dwelling unit counts for RHNA accounting and clarified realistic capacity narratives for vacant and underutilized sites. Staff emphasized the need for additional narrative explaining how site‑specific constraints were considered when estimating realistic capacity on candidate parcels.
The planning director warned that the county had been late on the element and that noncompliance with housing element law can jeopardize state grants and raise the risk of enforcement actions. "We're gonna call our reviewer and ask him if he would be so kind... to talk to us during the 60 days," staff said, noting an intention to coordinate with HCD to expedite questions during the state's review period.
Staff proposed to present the resulting compliance letter and final amended element for adoption to the board of supervisors when the state confirms compliance; commissioners discussed whether to route the adoption through the planning commission or take it straight to the board to save time.
