AGENDA REPORT
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 11/06/2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Development
SUBJECT:
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Informational report to the City Council on the Department of Housing and Community Development Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) Determination for the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region for the 6th Cycle General Plan Housing Element Update (June 2021 through October 2029).
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council receive the information reported on the RHNA Determination issued to the SCAG region.
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ANALYSIS:
Pursuant to Government Code section 65588, state law requires regional and local General Plan Housing Elements to be updated periodically to reflect a community's housing needs. The General Plan Housing Element is mandated by the state to be updated every eight years in accordance with the state's Regional Housing Needs Assessment cycle, commonly known as RHNA. The City of Corona's Housing Element was last updated in October 2013 for planning period 2013 through 2021 and was done in accordance with the state's housing element cycle update. The city's Housing Element was also certified by HCD during the last update and as of today the city continues to maintain a state certified Housing Element in accordance with state law.
The regional housing needs for the entire state is determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The regional housing needs identifies the number of housing units that need to be built within each regional and local jurisdiction according to income category. The income categories include very low, low, moderate and above moderate incomes based on the county's average median income. Pursuant to Government Code section 65584.01, HCD is required to issue each regional association of governments a regional housing needs determination. The City of Corona is located within the ...
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