TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone AICP, Planning Manager
Jaehee Yoon AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Receive and File the 2023 Sixth Cycle Housing Element Annual Progress Report as Required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Sixth Cycle Housing Element Annual Progress Report for calendar year 2023.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. By filing the report with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the State of California Office of Planning and Research (OPR), the City will be in compliance with Government Code Section 65400.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element is one of the State-mandated Elements of a General Plan. The current sixth cycle planning period for the Housing Elements of cities in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region extends through 2029. The City's 2021-2029 Housing Element was initially adopted by the City Council on March 22, 2022, followed by a subsequent adoption on September 23, 2022, with revisions. Upon establishment of the Residential Overlay District (ROD) via zoning map, General Plan, and municipal code text amendments (adoption of Chapter 10.50 of the Manhattan Beach Municipal Code), and incorporation of technical modifications to the adopted Housing Element, the City obtained HCD certification on July 27, 2023.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65400, by April 1 of each year of the planning period, every municipality shall prepare and submit a Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD and OPR. Prior to filing the report with HC...
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