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Division of Housing Policy Development

The Mission of The Division of Housing Policy Development (HPD) is:

To administer, develop and advocate policies and laws to further housing and community development.

The Division of Housing Policy Development accomplishes this mission by identifying California's housing needs and developing policies to meet those needs. HPD prepares and implements the federal consolidated planning and performance reporting requirements for HUD, ensuring California's receipt of millions of federal housing and community development dollars. HPD also administers state housing element law, including the review of local general plan housing elements; prepares numerous state plans and reports and conducts research to facilitate housing development and improvement, including an annual report on redevelopment agencies housing activities; and provides a wide range of technical assistance to local governments, public and private housing providers, business and industry groups, housing advocates and interested citizens.

Technical Assistance

• NEW — Housing Element Policies and Programs Addressing Climate Change
• NEW — Memo on SB2 zoning for emergency shelters and transitional and supportive housing (ch. 633, statutes of 2007) — (Adobe PDF)
• NEW — Memo on application of government code section 65584.09 (Chapter 614, Statues of 2005 [AB 1233]) — (Adobe PDF)
• NEW — Housing Strategies to Strengthen Communities — (Adobe PDF)
• NEW — Housing Elements: Tool to Create Vibrant, Livable Communities — (Adobe PDF)
• NEW: NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR THE ADOPTION OF HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT REGULATIONS —
  Notice is hereby given that the Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) proposes to adopt regulations governing the State Housing Element Annual Progress Report. These regulations implement and interpret subdivision (b) of Government Code Section 65400 which establishes the requirement that each city, county or city and county planning agency prepare an annual report on the status of the housing element of its general plan and progress in its implementation using forms and definitions adopted by the Department. The proposed regulations can be accessed at the following link: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/regulations/
• NOTE: PER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65400 HOUSING ELEMENT, ANNUAL REPORTS FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2006 ARE DUE APRIL 1, 2007. USE OF THE PROPOSED APR FORM AND REGULATIONS IS OPTIONAL FOR THIS REPORTING YEAR.
• New — Memo on SB1087, Statutes of 2005: Water and Sewer Priority — (Adobe PDF)
• California Infill Parcel Locator
• Housing Conference/ Events Speeches
• New: Inclusionary Information
• New: Memo on AB1866 — Second-Unit Legislation — (Adobe PDF)
• Memo on SB520 — persons with disabilities — (Adobe PDF)
• Bibliographies on Housing Topics
• Housing Authorities List
• NIMBY Resources
• Related Links
• Preservation of Affordable Government Assisted Housing
• Density bonus law — Government Code Section 65915-65918

State Housing Planning

• Housing Elements
• NEW: California Inter-Regional Partnership (IRP)
• Pay to Play: Residential Development Fees in California Cities and Counties, 1999 Report
• Raising the Roof 2001 Report
• The State of California's Housing Markets 1990-1997, Statewide Housing Plan

State Plans & Reports

• Recommendations of the Interagency Task Force on Homelessness
• Redevelopment Agency (RDA) Reports and Forms
• State Income Limits
• Housing: California's Foundation for Economic Growth — (Adobe PDF)

Link to Federal Plans & Reports

Reports not available on-line

• Request Form

Housing Policy Development Division Contact List

Division of Housing Policy Development
California Department of Housing and Community Development
1800 3rd Street
P.O. Box 952053
Sacramento CA 94252-2053
(916) 445-4728
FAX (916) 327-2643
email: cahouse@hcd.ca.gov