Revised 6th Cycle Housing Element City Council Discussion June 3

Reminder: Tomorrow night, June 3, 2025, the City Council will receive an update on potentially revising the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element, a document that identifies ways RPV can meet its state-required target of zoning for 647 new housing units in various income levels through 2029.

As a reminder, the City completed its 6th Cycle Housing Element update in spring 2024. Based on public feedback, in September 2024, the Council directed City staff to explore removing several sites from the inventory of properties in the Housing Element that are identified as available and suitable for residential development. Since that time, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) — the agency that determines whether cities’ housing elements are compliant with state law — has notified the City that the Housing Element would remain in compliance if the City elects to remove the sites at such time that amendments removing these sites have been adopted, submitted and reviewed by HCD. However, HCD also stated that it is aware that the owner of one of the sites being considered for removal has submitted a preliminary application to develop the site under the adopted zoning.

The Council was previously scheduled to discuss this topic at its meeting on March 18, 2025, but the item was continued due to pending legal review by the City Attorney.

On Tuesday, the Council will review HCD’s response and then consider whether to leave the Housing Element unchanged or initiate the steps necessary to formally remove the sites.

A staff report (PDF) with more information is available on the City website.

Learn more about the Housing Element at rpvca.gov/housingelement.

Meeting Info

The meeting will take place on June 3, 2025, at 7 p.m. in McTaggart Hall at Hesse Park and via Zoom. Watch live on RPVtv’s YouTube channel, at rpvca.gov, or on Cox 33/FiOS 38. To participate in public comment during the meeting, fill out a speaker slip if you are attending in person, or complete a form online at rpvca.gov/participate to participate virtually or leave a pre-recorded voice message. Email your comments on this topic to cc@rpvca.gov.

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