2022 - 2030 Housing Element Information

2022 - 2030 Housing Element Information

The 2022 - 2030 Housing Element includes Implementation Programs HE-A through HE-II.  Each year the County must review the objectives for each Implemention Progams and in some cases, provide the results of the review to the public through the Planning Division's website.  Below are several outcomes to report from the annual review of the 2022 - 2030 Housing Element for Calendar Year 2023.

Item 1: Findings to Support Housing Element  Implementation Program HE-I  Objective 7

The county will encourage the development of rental housing for extremely-low, and low-income households, as well as special needs households (including seniors, large families female female-headed households, persons with disabilities, persons with developmental disabilities, and farmworkers).  The County shall support the construction of affordable housing by ensuring adequate housing sites are available for special needs housing in moderate and high resources areas.

The County shall annually identify sites appropriate for the development of special needs housing in moderate and high resources areas and shall make findings available on the County website

Findings:

The County reviewed the Housing Sites Inventory and identified adequate sites for special needs housing in moderate and high resources areas.  The sites listed below correspond with those listed in the Housing Sites Inventory.  For Calendar Year 2024, the following sites are included in the inventory for the moderate and high resource areas.  The source of the designations is from the 2024 CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map.

2024 Moderate Resource Area Sites

Site 6: Harbor Center Tract

Site 7: Northcrest

Site 9: Mary Peacock

Site 10: Arnett

Site 12: Adams

Site 21: Howland Hill

Site 22: Klamath Glen

Site 25: Northcrest 2

 2024 High Resource Area Sites

 Site 1: The Hills

Site 2: East Rowdy Creek

Site 3: Valley Garden

Site 14: East Washington

Item 2: Implementation Program HE-DD Equitable Public Facilities and Services requires the County to evaluate fair housing impacts as they relate to the equitable provision of public facilities and services such as parks, recreational facilities, community gardens, public safety facilities, and other beneficial uses that improve the overall quality of life.  

This map shows the location of public facilities countywide relative to low, moderate, high and highest resource area based on the 2024 CDCAC/HCD Opportunity Map. Staff analyzed the mapping and found that the occurrence of public facilities in low and moderate resources areas is higher than that in higher resources areas.