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Regular 10.
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| Planning Commission |
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| Information |
| SUBJECT |
| GPA# 2021-0001 - Workshop on Housing Element Update to the Countywide General Plan regarding the County’s housing needs for all income levels (Planner: JD Trebec and DeNovo Planning Group) |
| SUMMARY |
| FILE # GPA 2021-0001: 2021-2029 Housing Element |
APPLICANT:
Yolo County |
OWNER:
N/A |
LOCATION: Countywide
GENERAL PLAN: Various
ZONING: Various
SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT: All |
SOILS: Various
FLOOD ZONE: Various
FIRE SEVERITY ZONE: Various |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: TBD |
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| RECOMMENDED ACTION |
That the Planning Commission:
A. Conduct a public workshop and receive a staff presentation on the draft Housing Element Update;
B. Accept public comments;
C. Provide guidance and input regarding the Housing Element Update; and
D. Direct staff to return at a future meeting to consider a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors to amend the General Plan to adopt the Housing Element Update. |
| REASONS FOR RECOMMENDED ACTIONS/BACKGROUND |
The public is encouraged to attend this workshop and provide comments to ensure the draft Housing Element is consistent with the community’s desires. The draft may be reviewed on the County’s website: Click Here or at the Yolo County Department of Community Services Public Counter at 292 W. Beamer Street in Woodland.
The State of California requires cities and counties to update the Housing Element of the General Plan approximately every eight years to ensure that regional housing needs are being met. The Yolo County Housing Element establishes the County's goals for the maintenance and development of housing to meet the needs of existing and future residents, establishes policies to guide County decision-making, and sets forth an action program to implement housing goals.
The Yolo County 2021-2029 Housing Element Update to the Countywide General Plan is designed to provide an analysis of the County’s housing needs for all income levels, along with strategies to provide for those needs. This includes addressing the existing and projected housing needs for people of all incomes (very low, low, moderate and above moderate) and the needs of special populations, which include seniors, farm workers, persons with disabilities, single parents, large families, and homeless.
The County's public engagement efforts have included an online survey and public participation meetings with the various Citizen Advisory Committees during the previous couple of months. Public input is being used to develop strategies, policies, and programs to guide residential development in Yolo County.
The County released the Draft Housing Element for public review in mid-June 2021, which has been made available for a 30-day review and comment period (comment period closes July 9, 2021). The Draft has also been submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for initial review and comment. Following receipt of public and HCD comments, a revised Draft Housing Element will be presented to the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors for consideration and adoption. The public hearings for these meetings is anticipated to occur in August and September later this summer. |
| COLLABORATIONS |
County staff has been working with De Novo Planning Group as a consultant through a Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grant provided by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) is providing data and additional support.
Staff has also conducted outreach to various public interest groups, including the County Citizens Advisory Committees, and using an online survey to solicit comments. |
| APPEALS |
| Any person who is dissatisfied with the decisions of this Planning Commission may appeal to the Board of Supervisors by filing with the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within fifteen (15) days from the date of the action. A written notice of appeal specifying the grounds for appeal and an appeal fee immediately payable to the Clerk of the Board must be submitted at the time of filing. The Board of Supervisors may sustain, modify, or overrule this decision. |
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