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Decisions Pending and Opportunities for Public Participation

Government Code Section 65400 requires each governing body (City Council or Board of Supervisors) to prepare an annual report on the status and progress in implementing the jurisdiction’s housing element of the general plan using forms and definitions adopted by the Department of Housing and Community Development (Department).

The Department proposes to adopt the following regulations governing the state housing element annual progress report:

• Notice of proposed rulemaking for the adoption of the annual reports. (Adobe PDF)
• Proposed regulations governing the annual reports. (Adobe PDF)
• Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) (Adobe PDF)
• Sample form for the annual reports. (Microsoft Excel)
• Instructions for preparing the annual report sample form. (Adobe PDF)

Opportunities for Public Participation:

This notice is the third formal request for public comment on the proposed regulations governing the State Housing Element Annual Progress Report. The Department began the process of soliciting informal comment in July, 2005 through mailing and subsequent public meetings. Based on received comments, the regulations were developed and, in accordance to the formal Administrative Procedure Act, circulated for two 45-day comment periods in 2006 and 2007. The formal rulemaking process was not able to be completed within the statutorily-required one-year notice period. As a result, the Department must provide a new notice and new 45-day public comment period. Please note, the current proposed regulations, do not materially differ from the regulations previously proposed for adoption in 2007 which had been revise to reflect comments from the previous two comment periods.

The comment period for the regulations as proposed begins on January 23, 2009 and closes on March 9, 2009 at 5:00 pm. The Department will consider comments received during this timeframe. Comments should be addressed to Melinda Coy, Division of Housing Policy Development, 1800 3rd Street, Suite 430, Sacramento, CA, 95814. Comments may be provided via facsimile to (916) 327-2643 or e-mail at mcoy@hcd.ca.gov The Department will also conduct a public hearing to provide an opportunity for any interested party or the public in general to provide or submit comments relevant to the proposed regulatory action. Comments may be made by attending the following public hearing to be held on:

• March 9, 2009 – Sacramento –– 10:00am-2:00pm
  Department of Housing and Community Development
  1800 Third Street, Room 170, Sacramento, CA
  General Contact: (916) 445-4728 (site information only)