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2009/2010 General Plan Housing Element
The Housing Element is one of the seven required elements of a General Plan by State law.
Unlike the other general plan elements, the Housing Element is required to be updated every
five to six years...
Read the full description of the Housing Element.
Housing Element Implementation
General Plan, Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance Modifications
The Housing Element includes a set of General Plan, Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance modifications to encourage development and retention of affordable housing.
- Approved Planning Commission Recommendations (850kb)
- Planning Commission staff report for the 1-12-12 meeting (1.6mb)
- Planning Commission staff report for the 10-27-2011 meeting (7mb)
- Proposed 2010 Housing Element Implementation Measures
- Emergency Shelter Maps
- Housing Opportunity Zone Maps
Multifamily Rezoning Program
The multi-family rezone program proposes to re-zone properties to increase the multifamily housing development potential in the county...
Read more about the rezone program.
- Package sent to Housing and Community Development 1-27-2012 (12 mb)
- Package sent to Housing and Community Development 9-21-2011 (29 mb)
- Board of Supervisors Supplemental Item #5 - August 30, 2011 meeting
- Board of Supervisors Supplemental Item #4 - August 23, 2011 meeting
- Board of Supervisors Supplemental Item #3 - July 27, 2011 meeting (includes changes directed by the Board of Supervisors at the July 27, 2011 meeting)
- Board of Supervisors Supplemental Item #2 - July 26, 2011 meeting
- Board of Supervisors Supplemental Item #1 - July 26, 2011 meeting (28mb)
- Board of Supervisors Staff Report - July 26, 2011 meeting (42mb)
- Comment letters received by the Planning Commission
during their June 30, 2011 and July 14, 2011 hearings - All Comment Letters (31mb)
- “Find our Lots” Comment Letters (44mb)
- List of Candidate Sites 7-14-11
- Responses to Comments on the DSEIR by the City of Eureka
- Responses to Comments on the DSEIR by the McKinleyville Community Services District
- Planning Commission Staff Report - July 14, 2011 meeting
- Attachment (35mb)
- Planning Commission Staff Report - June 30, 2011 meeting
- Maps of candidate sites for rezoning to multifamily housing
- Aerial photos 11"x17" (20mb)
- Aerial photos 8.5"x11" (1mb)
- Full set of maps 8.5"x11" (4.6mb)
- Public Workshops in June and July
- Draft Subsequent EIR for the Multifamily Rezoning Program (16mb)
- Revised Notice of Preparation (4-28-11)
August 24, 2010 Revisions to the Housing Element
- Adopted Housing Element (198mb) - pagination corrected on 9-26-11
- Adopted Housing Element (compressed file - 32mb)
- Comments from HCD (August 5, 2010)
April 27, 2010 Revisions to the Housing Element
- Adopted Housing Element - Compressed file (33mb)
- Adopted Housing Element (134mb)
- Comments from HCD (November 30, 2009)
2009 Housing Element (Adopted 8/29/09)
- 2009 Housing Element
- 2009 Housing Element Appendix (1.9mb)
- Attachment A - Public Participation
- Attachment B - State Housing Requirements
- Attachment C - Federal, State & Local Housing Programs
- Attachment D - Glossary
- Attachment E - Agencies/Persons Contacted & Distribution List
- Attachment F - Regional Housing Needs Plan
- Attachment G - Parcels Zoned to Principally Permit Emergency Shelters (7.6mb)
- Attachment H - Housing Opportunity Zones (6.3mb)
- Attachment I - Residential Land Inventory (no maps)
- Attachment I - Residential Land Inventory (with maps) (84mb)
Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (EIR)
Historic Documents
Previous drafts of the housing element are available in the historic documents section.
