KEY INFORMATION
HOUSING TOOL KIT
Salinas has limited land availability particularly for
housing developments.
Salinas is surrounded by protected agriculture land.
Housing/developments cannot be built on flood plains.
Future Growth Area: Plans have been adopted for
future housing developments.
Available land = outside City limits
46% of our current land use is dedicated to housing.
19.3% of units = overcrowded (more than 1 occupant
per room).
Median home price
November 2021 $666,250*
HOW CAN WE CREATE MORE
HOUSING?
Build out Future Growth Area
Infill development and higher density
housing
Infill development = building within unused
& underutilized lands
High density housing = taller housing
buildings
WHAT KIND OF HOUSING WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE? 2 Stories
20 units per acre
6 Stories
80+ units per
acre
4 Stories
40 units per acre
3 Stories
20+ units per
acre
*Source: 2019 AmericanCommunity Survey, DQNews.com
Source: 2020 Density vs Overcrowding, bendyimby.com
Future Growth Area
COMMENTS
HOUSING
HOUSE MEETING QUESTIONS
Apart from the cost, what other difficulties with housing have you faced? Have you felt discrimination when applying for housing? What type of housing services would you like to see?
Location:
Number of People:
1. 2.
3. Create the environment for housing
production (rules, procedures,
incentives)
Housing programs
Monitoring safety – code
enforcement
Grant/gap funding and special
projects
But not a housing developer
RHNA:*6,674
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
920
600
1,692
3,462
Required part of the General Plan
Establishes the City's goals and policies for addressing housing needs
Updated every eight years. Must be reviewed and certified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD)
Implements Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)
CITY'S ROLE IN HOUSING
City of Salinas
Housing Element Update
2023-2031
WHAT IS THEHOUSINGELEMENT?
May
30- day PublicReview Period
June
Draft sent toHCD- 90 days toreview
Sept-Oct
Revise Draft
November
City Review
December
City CouncilAdoption
2023 HOUSING ELEMENT TIMELINE
SITES INVENTORY
Salinas 2023-2031 RHNA by Income Level
*RHNA is the number of homes the City of
Salinas is required to plan for. This number
is triple what it was in 2015 because of the
continued need for housing. The Sites Inventory map shows the land available for potential development.