REPORT TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
April 12, 2017
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Long Range Planning Division
SUBJECT
Title
Workshop on the Housing Element Amendment
Body
RECOMMENDATION
A workshop to brief the Housing and Community Development Commission (HCDC) members on the Housing Element Amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Plan Amendment Application A-17-001 proposes to amend the text of Chapter 11 of the Fresno General Plan, the Housing Element Chapter, with a Housing Element Amendment. The Housing Element is the City's policy document for meeting its housing needs, including housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households and special needs groups. Plan Amendment A-17-001 includes amendments to Chapter 1: Introduction to include more information on public outreach, Chapter 3: Land for Housing to include an additional sites inventory related to the 2008 Regional Housing Needs Allocation, and Chapter 6: Housing Plan to incorporate the above changes. The amendment also includes adding detail to Program 1: Adequate Sites; Program 2: Residential Densities on Identified Sites; Program 3: Annual Reporting Program; Program 5: Housing Funding Sources; Program 8: Homebuyer Assistance; Program 10-A: Mobile Home Parks; Program 10-B: Housing Choice Vouchers; Program 12: Downtown Development; Program 12-A: Downtown Displacement Prevention; Program 16: Large and Small Lot Development; Program 16-A: State Laws Related to Housing Development; Program 20: Comprehensive Code Enforcement; and Program 27: Equitable Communities.
BACKGROUND
The California Legislature has identified the attainment of a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian as the state's main housing goal. Recognizing the important part that local planning programs play in pursuit of this goal, the Legislature has mandated that all cities and counties prepare...
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