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Community Development Agency, Long Range Planning, recommending the Board receive and file the 2016 General Plan Annual Progress Report and the 2016 Annual Housing Element Implementation Progress Report for submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research and the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency (CDA), Long Range Planning, recommending the Board receive and file the 2016 General Plan Annual Progress Report (General Plan APR) and the 2016 Annual Housing Element Implementation Progress Report (Housing Element IPR) for submittal to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The General Plan APR and the Housing Element IPR are being brought before the Board as a consolidated item this year.
General Plan APR
As required by Government Code Section 65400 and County General Plan Policy 2.9.1.1, the General Plan APR addresses the County’s status and progress in implementing the General Plan, monitoring of land inventory, progress in meeting regional housing needs, and consistency with State guidelines on mandated elements of the General Plan.
The General Plan APR (Attachment 3A) includes the following sections: 1) Purpose of this Report, 2) Executive Summary, 3) General Plan Overview, 4) General Plan Elements, 5) General Plan Implementation Plan, 6) Planning and Development Activities during Calendar Year 2016, and 7) Other Related Activities. The "Executive Summary" includes highlights of the major planning activities completed in 2016. The "General Plan Overview" provides a summary of recent General Plan updates, OPR’s guidelines on the content included in the General Plan APR, and a summary of the implementation measures completed, in progress, and remaining to be addressed since adoption of the General Plan. The "General Plan Elements...
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