Housing Element

The State of California has established a number of requirements that must be addressed by each jurisdiction in the Housing Element of its General Plan. To be an effective tool, housing elements must

The Housing Element Site Selection (HESS) Tool is a web-based mapping tool developed by ABAG and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to guide Bay Area local jurisdictions in identifying

To ensure that all jurisdictions plan to meet the housing needs of the entire community, California requires that local governments adopt housing plans as part of their General Plan. The Regional

The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Housing Production Hub website features a suite of online tools and information resources to support local jurisdictions in

Every year, each California jurisdiction (city council or board of supervisors) must prepare an annual progress report (APR) on the jurisdiction’s status and progress in implementing its housing

Created by the Association of Bay Area Governments, this document can be used as the template for developing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for hiring a consultant to undertake a Housing Element Update

Senate Bill No. 375 (SB 375) is one of the first efforts by a state government to coordinate land use and transportation planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Appendix D to the SB 375 Technical

This Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) summary was produced by ABAG to provide a brief user-friendly overview of the RHNA laws and processes, including: The history of California’s General Plan

Government Code section 65400 requires that each city, county, or city and county, including charter cities, prepare an Annual Progress Report (APR) on the status of the housing element of its general

The steps outlined in this document are meant to provide guidance toward implementation of Senate Bill No. 743 (SB 743), which eliminates the use of Level of Service (LOS) as the basis for identifying