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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-08; Housing Element Advisory Committee; ; REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION - DRAFT HOUSING SITES IDENTIFICATION APPROACHHOUSING ELEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE Staff Report Meeting Date: July 8, 2020 To: Housing Element Advisory Committee Members From: Scott Donnell, Senior Planner Staff Contact: Scott Donnell, Senior Planner Scott.donnell@carlsbadca.gov, 760-602-4618 Item No. (D Subject: Regional Housing Needs Allocation — Draft Housing Sites Identification Approach Recommended Action Recommend approval on the approach to housing sites identification to meet the draft Regional Housing Needs Allocation. Executive Summary For the past few months, the Housing Element Advisory Committee has received information on the need for housing in Carlsbad to accommodate projected growth. The state regularly forecasts the need for housing in each region (such as San Diego County) based on population projections, and then each region distributes this projected need to each city and unincorporated county area. This is referred to as the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (or Assessment), or simply "RHNA." An overview of RHNA was provided at the committee's March and May meetings. Along with presentations on RHNA, the committee has also started to discuss approaches to identify sites that have the potential for producing housing. Approaches used to identify potential housing sites have been presented to the committee and include analyzing sites that are vacant, underutilized, or hold potential for land re -designation to either allow housing (on sites currently designated for non-residential uses) or to allow increased housing densities on residentially designated sites. The parameters for housing site selection also takes into consideration both physical and jurisdictional site constraints. To review these constraints and site parameters, committee members may review the slide presentation prepared for the June 22, 2020 committee meeting, available at https://www.carlsbadca.gov/services/depts/planning/housing/committee.asp. At this time, Staff would like additional direction from committee members regarding the approach to potential housing site selection for use in the Housing Element Update. Staff has recommended a multi - pronged plan, utilizing all of the approaches discussed above and summarized in the June 22 presentation. As part of its discussion, the committee is asked to consider ranking the approaches. For example, committee members could emphasize one approach over another, such as placing a greater priority on increasing densities on residential properties than converting non-residential sites. In any case, a focus on the approach and rank, versus a focus on a particular property, is encouraged. Housing Element Advisory Committee Agenda Item 1 July 8, 2020 Page 2 For additional information, please refer to the city's RHNA informational bulletin, previous committee agendas and reports, and other resources on the Housing Plan Update webpage, www.carlsbadca.gov/housingplan. Public Notification This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for viewing at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date.