Housing Element Sites Streamlined Approval

Housing Element law (Government Code Section 65583.2(c) and (h)) requires cities to identify sites that were previously identified as appropriate for housing in prior Housing Element cycles, and sites that are appropriate to accommodate 100% of the City’s allocation of lower-income housing. These sites are eligible for a ministerial approval process, removing the requirement for CEQA analysis and removing the requirement for Conditional Use Authorization or other similar discretionary entitlements granted by the Planning Commission, provided that 20% of the units of the proposed residential units must be dedicated as affordable to households with incomes at 80% of Area Median Income or lower.

Please read the Housing Element Sites Streamlined Approval Informational Packet and the instructions in this application carefully before completing and submitting the application.