City of Soledad 2009 Housing Element

City of Soledad 2009 Housing Element

The 2009 Housing Element will serve as the City's guiding policy document that meets future housing needs for all of the City's economic sectors and, in particular, addresses the housing needs of lower income households. The policy approach taken by the 2009 Housing Element update is similar to the existing 2003 Housing Element; both call for development of multi-family housing, the development of units for large families and single-room units for migrant workers, coordination between City and affordable housing developers, the rehabilition of older houisng, the conservation of existing affordable housing and the integration of affordable housing in developing specific plan areas identified by the General Plan. In addition, energy conservation goals and policies contained within the 2003 Housing Element have been continued and expanded upon in the 2009 Housing Element, including policies encouraging residents to participate in energy efficiency retrofit programs. The Housing Element contains goals, policies, programs, and objectives that are intended to: promote and encourage equal housing opportunities for all persons, ensure adequate sites available for new construction, identify and remove development constraints, ensure the maintenance and rehabilitation of the City's existing housing stock, ensure the needs of persons with special housing needs are met, and promote the improvement of energy efficieny of new and existing housing.

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Cal Fire, California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 5 (DOT), California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Coast Region 3 (RWQCB), Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Water Resources, Office of Historic Preservation, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery

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General Plan Element

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildlife