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Planning and Building Department, Planning Division, Long Range Planning Unit, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution of Intention 166-2025 to initiate the process to propose amendments to various sections of Title 130 and the Land Use Element of the El Dorado County General Plan to implement measures in the Housing Element for the purpose of compliance with State law, General Plan, and Zoning Ordinance consistency.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The Housing Element is one of seven General Plan Elements mandated by the State of California, as required in Sections 65580 through 65589.8 of the Government Code. On August 31, 2021, (Legistar file 21-1397) the Board adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element of the General Plan. The 2021-2029 Housing Element provided a review of the goals, policies, financial resources, and necessary revisions to implementation measures in the Housing Element to reflect changes in local, state, and federal law.
Forty implementation measures were identified in the Housing Element. After four years of having a certified Housing Element, the County has implemented 21 measures. The County now must implement the remaining 19 measures to remain in compliance with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certification. Fourteen of those 19 remaining measures have not been completed to the original timeframes provided in the certified Housing Element. All fourteen of those remaining implementation measures are being addressed either through this effort or through the efforts of the Board approved Affordable Housing Taskforce. When the 2021-2029 Housing Element was adopted, as well as with previous cycles of the Housing Element, the proposed timelines for completion of implementation measures were not strictly enforced by HCD and the completion of those measures was not closely tied to appropriations of grant funds. Had the current requirements for the co...
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