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City staff says Belvedere housing element edits cleared by HCD; council review scheduled

Belvedere Planning Commission · May 21, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff reported that the state Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) returned comments indicating recent edits 'look great' and that the revised housing element will be presented to the city council on June 9 before posting online and submitting for a compliance letter.

Planning staff told the commission that the city received favorable comments from the state Department of Housing and Community Development on recent edits to Belvedere’s housing element and outlined next steps toward a compliance letter.

"We did receive comments back from HCD that all of our most recent edits look great and are okay," staff said. Staff said the next step is for Robert to update the community at the city council meeting on June 9; staff will post the edited housing element online for up to seven days and then submit it to HCD to obtain the compliance letter.

Commissioners acknowledged the progress and thanked staff for moving the document toward finalization. No substantive edits were raised during the meeting; staff did not provide a timeline for the HCD compliance letter beyond the council update and the planned online posting.