To: Board of Supervisors
From: Planning and Building Department
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Humboldt County 2021 General Plan Annual Progress Report and the Corrected 2021 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, LRP-2022-17712
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive and file the staff report concerning the 2021 General Plan Annual Progress Report (Attachment A) and the Corrected 2021 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
DISCUSSION:
Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires planning agencies prepare two annual progress reports (APR), a General Plan APR and a Housing Element APR, and provide them to the Board of Supervisors, 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, however, does not stipulate in which order they be provided, and neither OPR or HCD require the reports to be submitted to the legislative body prior to submitting the reports to HCD and OPR.
The General Plan APR (Attachment A) assesses how the General Plan was implemented during the previous 12-month reporting period. There is no standardized form or format for the General Plan APR, although the Office of Planning and Research 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 "course corrections" or modifications to the general plan or improved implementation. Essentially, the General Plan APR provides accountability and transparency to the Board and the community on the County's progress of implementing the General Plan during the previous year. Preparing the APR also implements General Plan Implementation Measure G-IM1. Progress Report, of...
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