<Housing Element>

The City adopted the 2008-2013 Housing Element on November 18, 2008. Below is an account of the Housing Element update process.

The Housing Element is part of the Freemont Mews

City’s General Plan and sets forth policies and programs to meet the housing needs of all types of households in our city. The programs included in this document are designed to provide a variety of housing choices to current and future Sacramento residents. State housing element law (Government Code Sections 65580-65589.8) requires each local government to review and update the housing element of its General Plan at least every five years. The now outdated 2002-2007 Housing Element was adopted by the City Council on June 10, 2003.

The Housing Element Update involved a comprehensive outreach strategy which included utilizing existing General Plan workshops, five community meetings, three stakeholder meetings, General Plan Advisory Committee and Housing/Infill Subcommittee meetings, and fourteen board/commission meetings. The update was managed by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency in close coordination with the City’s Planning Department.

Additional information about housing elements and state requirements is available at the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).

Community Outreach

As part of the public input process for this project, five community meetings focusing on housing needs and issues were held in August and early Photo of Community Outreach

September of 2007. The meetings were intended to provide more information on the Housing Element Update and to allow the public to provide feedback about the City's housing needs.

Housing Update Schedule

October 2007 - Community Profile Section Completed

November 2007 - Constraints and Resources Section Completed

November 2007 - Past Program Evaluation Section Completed

January 2008 - Draft Housing Plan Completed

April 2008 - Draft Housing Plan Reviewed by City Council

May and June 2008 - City Council Approved the Draft Housing Element for State Review

October 16, 2008 - Planning Commission Recommended Adoption

November 18, 2008 - City Council Adopted the 2008-2013 Housing Element

On May 27 and June 17, 2008, the City Council reviewed and approved the Draft 2008-2013 Housing Element. With Council's approval, staff submitted the Draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for 60-day review. On August 22, HCD responded with a letter requesting additional information and modifications to the Housing Element. Staff responded with appropriate revisions which were accepted by HCD on October 7, 2008. Staff then returned to the City Planning Commission on October 16 and City Council on November 18 for adoption of the 2008-2013 Housing Element and the Negative Declaration.

Documents used for the November 18th meeting are available below in pdf format.

2008-2013 Housing Element (PDF - 8 MB)

Negative Declaration (PDF - 852 KB)

August 22, 2008 letter from the Department of Housing and Community Development (PDF - 293 KB)

October 7, 2008 letter from the Department of Housing and Community Development (PDF - 56 KB)

Summary of Stakeholders' Meeting #1 (PDF - 62 KB)

This document summarizes input gathered at a June 5, 2007 stakeholders' meeting about key themes for the Housing Element.

Summary of Housing Element Community Meetings (PDF - 96 KB)

This document summarizes public input gathered from Housing Element community meetings held between August and September 2007.

Summary of Stakeholders' Meeting #2 (PDF - 31 KB)

This document summarizes input gathered at a November 7, 2007 stakeholders' meeting about housing issues.

This report provided an update to City Council about progress on the Housing Element update.

This report presented the strategic overview of the proposed Housing Element's policies.

This report gave the Council an opportunity to comment on the proposed goals, policies, and programs of the 2008-2013 Housing Element.

This report recommended that Council authorize staff to submit the Draft 2008-2013 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and comment.

City Council Report (June 17, 2008 Meeting) (PDF - 1.47 MB)

This report continues Council's discussion about new or revised programs on May 27, 2008 and again recommended that Council authorize staff to submit the Draft 2008-2013 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for review and comment.

City Council Report (November 18, 2008 Hearing) (PDF - 4.71 MB)

This report details the technical modifications made in response to the California Department of Housing and Community Development's comments and recommends adoption of the 2008-2013 Housing Element and Negative Declaration.

Summary

Community Outreach

Housing Update Schedule

Contact Information