To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt County 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report and 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, LRP-2024-18915
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the staff report concerning the 2023 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Attachment A) and the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, summarized in Attachments A and B pursuant to Government Code Section 65400(a)(2).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
General Fund (1100282)
DISCUSSION:
Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires that planning agencies prepare two annual progress reports (APR), a General Plan APR and a Housing Element APR, and provide them to the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year. The governing statute also requires that the reports be submitted to the Board of Supervisors but does not require the reports to be submitted to the legislative body prior to submitting the reports to HCD and OPR. The reports were submitted and accepted by OPR and HCD on March 27, 2024.
The General Plan APR (Attachment A) assesses how the General Plan was implemented during the previous 12-month reporting period. There is no standardized format for the General Plan APR, although OPR does provide guidance regarding content. The General Plan APR includes review of major land use activities undertaken during the reporting period, and information that may point toward a need for modifications to the general plan or improved implementation. The General Plan APR implements General Plan Implementation Measure, G-IM1, Progress Report, of the Governance Policy chapter and provides accountability and transparency to the Board and the community on the County's progress of implementing the General Plan during the previous year.
The APR for the Housing Elem...
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