Housing TA

Senate Bill (SB) 9, one of California's most sweeping zoning reform bills, became law on January 1, 2022. By allowing single-family owners to create up to four housing units on their property, the law

This is a model ordinance for the implementation of SB 9 at the local level. While SB 9 does not require jurisdictions to adopt an implementing ordinance, it does permit adoption of one. The model

State law requires local jurisdictions to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) through their Housing Element updates, which includes performing extensive analysis as part of an Assessment of Fair

This Best Practices for Equitable Engagement primer provides recommendations, guidelines and other resources to help Bay Area cities, towns and counties engage with all segments of their communities

This communications guide uses research from the Bay Area conducted to help local policymakers and government staff hold productive conversations with residents about planning for housing. This guide

These templates and graphics can help with presentations. The templates can be downloaded and customized as needed. Disclaimer: These documents are intended to provide general information and do not

The recent state legislative session brought many changes to housing law statewide. Beyond SB 9, several new laws impact California jurisdictions' housing elements timelines, permit processes, state

The recent state legislative session brings many changes to housing laws in California. Several new laws impact jurisdictions' housing processes. Join ABAG’s Regional Housing Technical Assistance

To help document the affordability of new ADUs, the RHTA Program will soon launch an online survey tool to help jurisdictions meet ADU monitoring requirements made in their Housing Elements. The