TO:
Honorable Planning Commission Chair and Commissioners
THROUGH:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
FROM:
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Jaehee Yoon, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Sixth Cycle Housing Element's 2025 Annual Progress Report
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RECOMMENDATION:
Receive a report on the City's 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR).
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 California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certification on July 27, 2023.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65400 every municipality shall prepare and submit a Housing Element APR to HCD and the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI) by April 1 of each year. The Housing Element APR is required to be prepared and is the method by which HCD tracks each municipality's progress on the implementation of their respective Housing Element policies and programs. The State uses the information submitted by the City to identify statewide trends in the land use decision making process, and to determine how local planning and development activities relate to statewide planning goals, policies, and housing needs.
Prior to filing the APR with HCD and LCI, the APR must be considered by the City Council at a pub...
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