Plan to House Our Rialto:2021-2029 Housing Element Update City Council – February 14, 2023
Background
Housing Element Background
Required element of the City’s General Plan
Review and certification by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Income Category
RHNA Allocation
(Housing Units)
Very Low Income
2,218 units
Low Income
1,206 units
Moderate Income
1,371 units
Above Moderate Income
3,477 units
CITY TOTAL:
8,272 units
Adoption & HCD Review
March 8, 2022: City Council adopted draft 2 Housing Element Update April 5, 2022: Submitted draft 2 to HCD
June 3, 2022: Received 2nd comment letter from HCD
August 11, 2022: Submitted draft 3 to HCD
October 3, 2022: Received 3rd comment letter from HCD
October – January: Working with HCD on final revisions
Draft Housing Element Update
Housing Element Components
Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 - Population and housing profile
Section 3 - Evaluation of housing constraints and resources Section 4 - Policies, programs, and quantified objectives to achieve the City’s identified housing goals Appendix A - Evaluation of current programs and policies Appendix B - Analysis and identification of sites to accommodate the City’s RHNA allocation Appendix C - Summary of Community Outreach
Appendix D - Glossary of Housing Terms
HCD Comments and Revisions
Comment Category
Revisions
Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
Additional data and analysis
Additional metrics/outcomes to the Housing Plan
Sites Inventory of Land Suitable and Available for Development Justification of realistic capacity and development potential on identified sites
Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration
California Environmental Quality Act
Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) identified potential impacts Will be reduced to a level of insignificance subject to the imposition of the recommended mitigations MND certified by City Council on March 8, 2022
Next Steps
Next Steps
Summary and Recommendation
The City has prepared a fourth draft 2021-2029 Housing Element Update in response to comments from HCD Adopt a resolution adopting a mitigated negative declaration for and approving the City of Rialto 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) General Plan Housing Element Update