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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	April 12, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

2015 Annual Housing Element Progress Report

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/12/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Christine Louie, (925) 674-7787

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 12, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACCEPT the 2015 Annual Housing Element Progress Report, in accordance with Government Code Section 65400.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No fiscal impact.

BACKGROUND:

The Housing Element is one of seven mandatory elements that every jurisdiction must include in its General Plan. State law mandates that all local governments adequately plan to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community. The Association of Bay Area Governments allocates the Bay Area regional housing need to all the cities and counties in the Bay Area. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65400, the County is required to submit an annual report to the State Department of Housing and Community Development and the State Office of Planning and Research by April 1 of each year. Jurisdictions are also required to submit the annual report to their legislative bodies for review and comment. Attached to this Board Order is the County's 2015 Annual Housing Element Progress Report.

The County's Housing Element (Fifth Cycle) covers the planning period from 2015 to 2023 and plans for the provision of 1,367 units of housing in the unincorporated County. This is the first report for the Fifth Cycle Housing Element.

In 2015, the County issued 330 building permits for single family housing, 13 permits were issued for attached second units, 2 permits for duplexes, and 2 permits for mobile homes. No permits were issued for multi-family housing. To date, the County has issued building permits for 349 units, or 25 percent of the County's current planning period allocation.

The County continues to implement 31 housing related programs, including programs designed to remove governmental constraints to maintaining, improving, and developing housing. A summary of the programs and recent accomplishments are included as Table C in the attached report.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

There is no consequence of a negative action. The County is required to provide the annual Housing Element Progress Report to the Board of Supervisors in a public meeting to allow the public an opportunity to review and comment on the report.