For the City Council Meeting [December 12, 2017]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Michael E. Story, City Administrator
FROM: Robb Steel, Assistant CA/Development Services Director
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Request City Council to Conduct a Public Hearing to Adopt Resolution No. 7260 Approving General Plan Amendment No. 2017-0004 entitled "A Resolution of The City Council Adopting the 2014-2021 Housing Element of the Rialto General Plan".
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BACKGROUND:
All California cities are required to adopt and periodically update housing elements as part of their general plans, and submit draft and adopted elements to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review. HCD is required to review housing elements and report its written findings within 60 days for a draft housing element.
The Rialto 2014-2021 Housing Element Update revises the 2010 General Plan. If approved, the 2014-2021 Update will replace the 2010 Housing Element within the General Plan.
On October 13, 2015 (15-679), the City Council released a Request for Proposal to secure technical consultant services to update the Housing Element to comply with state law. On January 26, 2016 (16-037), the City Council selected Kimley Horn to prepare the Housing Element.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
Required Element in the General Plan
The Housing Element is one of the seven mandated elements of the Rialto General Plan. Housing Element law (1969) requires local governments to plan for the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. SB 375 (2008) updated the Housing Element law and required cities to update their housing elements every eight years. A City that fails to adopt an updated housing element within the required timeframe must revise its housing element every four years until adopting at least two consecutive revisions by the due date.
2014-2021 Housing Element Update
The City of Rialto adopted its current Housing Element in D...
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