Housing Element

Housing Element

Next Steps

The City has made minor revisions to the draft Housing Element to respond to public input and comments from the state housing agency. This draft will be available for public review until August 15, 2023. You can access the revised Housing Element sections at www.huntingtonparkgpupdates.com. Please submit all comments to lrodriguez@hpca.gov by 5 p.m. August 15, 2023. Thank you for your time and participation in the Housing Element Update process! 

BACKGROUND

The City is in the process of preparing the Housing Element of the General Plan for the 2021-2029 period as required by State law. The Housing Element establishes policies and programs to address Huntington Park’s existing and projected housing needs, including the City’s share of the regional housing need allocation (or “RHNA”).

Since 1969, Housing Elements have been mandatory portions of local general plans in California. Providing housing for all Californians is considered by the state legislature to be of vital statewide importance. A Housing Element provides an analysis of a community’s housing needs for all income levels and strategies to respond to those housing needs. It is a key part of the City’s overall General Plan. State Law establishes that each city accommodates its fair share of affordable housing to distribute housing needs throughout the state.

Huntington Park 6th Cycle Housing Element

The phases below display the timeline of the City of Huntington Park's 6th cycle Housing Element update 

Phase One 

Review and Analysis

March 2021 - June  2021


.Current Housing Element Review

· Housing Assessment and Needs Analysis

· Housing Production

· Constraints Analysis

· General Consistency

· Revised Maps and Figures

Phase two

Community outreach and public hearings  

April 2021 - September 2021


· Community Outreach

. Public Hearing  (City Council/ Planning Commission)

· Community Engagement

· Presentation Materials

· Response to Comments

Phase Three 

Drafting Housing Element update

April 2021 - January 2021


· Ongoing Staff Review of Housing

. Element Section

· First Draft of Housing Element Update

· Final Draft of Housing Element Update

· City Adoption of Housing Element Update

· State Certification of Housing Element Update


Phase Four

Environmental 

Coordination

June 2021 - October 2021


· Environmental Documentation

· Draft of Environmental Analysis

· Environmental Noticing, Outreach and Filing

· Final Draft of Environmental Analysis

· Adoption

Compliance Action Due Date to HCD Date of Submittal Status

Compliance Action  Due Date  Submittal Date   Status
LEAP Grant Submittal January 31, 2021 January 27, 2021 Complete
Letter of Commitment to HCD February 1, 2021 January 2021 Complete
2014 Annual Progress Report (APR) February 26, 2021 February 22, 2021 Complete
2015 APR February 26, 2021 February 22, 2021 Complete
2016 APR February 26, 2021 February 22, 2021 Complete
2017 APR February 26, 2021 February 22, 2021 Complete
2018 APR February 26, 2021 February 24, 2021 Complete
2019 APR February 26, 2021 February 24, 2021 Complete
2020 APR April 1, 2021 March 16, 2021 Complete
PSA Awarded to JCD Planning to
Prepare 6th Cycle Housing Element
 No Due Date March 16, 2021 Complete
Draft 6th Cycle Housing Element
Submitted to HCD
 August 2021 August 6,2021 Complete
Adopted 6th Cycle Housing Element
Submitted to HCD
 October 15,2021 Pending Pending
Bi-weekly Update Meeting Began February 9, 2021 On-going On-going