Novato 6th Cycle Housing Element Update

Novato 6th Cycle Housing Element Update

The Housing Element Update will encompass the entirety of Novato. The Housing Element Update presents a comprehensive set of housing policies and actions for the years 2023-2031. The Housing Element Update will be based on the City’s latest RHNA estimates, which determined that the City needs to plan for 2,090 residential units, plus a buffer of units to ensure ongoing compliance with the No Net Loss provisions of State housing law. As a built-out City, Novato may be required to find additional sites – some in areas not previously targeted as opportunity sites – as well as upzone1 other areas. For purposes of the EIR, the City will evaluate sites that could accommodate the entire RHNA estimate plus a 20 percent buffer, as recommended by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), totaling approximately 2,508 residential units.

Novato

Marin

Citywide, Northern California, San Francisco Bay Area

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Marin Region 7 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC), California Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics (DOT), California Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Planning (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Energy Commission, California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (OES), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Natural Resources Agency, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Historic Preservation, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water, District 25 (SWRCB), State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Quality, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Water Rights, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)

California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW)

Other (Housing Element Update, General Plan Update, Rezone)

General Plan Update, Rezone, Housing Element Update

Aesthetics, Agriculture and Forestry Resources, Air Quality, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Energy, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mandatory Findings of Significance, Mineral Resources, Noise, Population/Housing, Public Services, Recreation, Schools/Universities, Septic System, Sewer Capacity, Solid Waste, Transportation, Tribal Cultural Resources, Utilities/Service Systems, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian, Wildfire