“Since 1969, California has required that all local governments (cities and counties) adequately plan to meet the housing needs of everyone in the community. California’s local governments meet this requirement by adopting housing plans as part of their “general plan” (also required by the state). General plans serve as the local government’s “blueprint” for how the city and/or county will grow and develop and include seven elements: land use, transportation, conservation, noise, open space, safety, and housing.”
[PHOTO] #DYK you can sign up to receive a weekly listing of housing elements we’ve received?
It’s easy! Email housingelements@hcd.ca.gov w/ subject line “HE submittal listserv” & say if you would like to receive a list of standard reviews, expedited reviews, or both. pic.twitter.com/AqsLJ1gVuV
— California HCD (@California_HCD) June 10, 2021
https://www.hcd.ca.gov/community-development/housing-element/index.shtml (Find your local city if it’s not listed below)
Housing Element links from major city’s in CA
Los Angeles City
- “The City of Los Angeles maintains 35 Community Plans, one for each of its Community Plan Areas. The Community Plans establish neighborhood-specific goals and implementation strategies to achieve the broad objectives laid out in the City’s General Plan. Together, the 35 Community Plans make up the General Plan’s Land Use Element, which plays an important role in bolstering housing and job opportunities, conserving open space and natural resources, and balancing different neighborhoods’ needs.” https://planning.lacity.org/plans-policies/community-plans
Culver City
Burbank City
https://www.burbankhousingelement.com/
Hawthorne City
Santa Monica City
- “The Housing Element is an element of the General Plan, such as the Land Use and Circulation Element (LUCE), and is the City’s strategic plan for providing new housing opportunities while preserving housing for existing residents. Every eight years, the State requires each local jurisdiction to plan for a certain allocation of housing units. The City’s Housing Element will serve as the City’s housing plan for 2021-2029, setting clear goals and objectives on meeting the housing needs of all segments of the population and preventing the displacement of existing residents.” https://www.santamonica.gov/housing-element-update
Torrance City
Beverly Hills City
Malibu City
West Hollywood City
Manhattan Beach City
Lancaster City
Pasadena City
Long Beach City
Orange City
Thousand Oaks
https://www.toaks.org/departments/community-development/housing
Rancho Palos Verdes City
San Diego City
San Francisco Housing Element
Berkeley City
Anaheim
Santa Barbara County
Newport Beach
Sacramento City
Fresno County
Palmdale City
Brentwood City (not Brentwood in Los Angeles)
https://www.brentwoodca.gov/gov/cd/planning/long.asp
HCD is the California Department of Housing and Community Development. It assigns an RHND or “Regional Housing Needs Determination”, a number of homes a region has to plan for, to regional planning organizations, like SCAG, the Southern California Association of Governments.
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— Abundant Housing LA (@AbundantHousing) January 21, 2022
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