TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
Jaehee Yoon, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Receive and File the 2025 Sixth Cycle Housing Element Annual Progress Report as Required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Sixth Cycle Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) for calendar year 2025.
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 Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (LCI), 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 adopted by the City Council on September 23, 2022. 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 every municipality shall prepare and submit a Housing Element APR to HCD and 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...
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