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HCD official urges jurisdictions to use state technical guidance, clarifies limits on legislative influence
Summary
An HCD presenter described publicly available technical guidance (ADU handbooks, SB9 and surplus‑lands guidance), responses to rapid state law changes, and said HCD’s role is implementation and interpretation rather than writing statutes. Local officials asked about rural tailoring and funding linkages.
An official from the California Department of Housing and Community Development reviewed the department’s portfolio of publicly available guidance and technical assistance and told Nevada County planners the materials are intended to help local governments apply recent state housing laws.
The presenter, identified in the meeting as Lisa, described HCD’s publications — including letters, monthly digests and technical guidance on accessory dwelling units, duplex law, SB9 and surplus‑lands — and said the department is moving toward more public, searchable access to enforcement letters and guidance documents. “The letters I keep talking about are all publicly available,” she said, and added…
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