Healthy and Safe Communities

Summary of Objective Implementation Status

In order to rezone up to 59 unincorporated sites for housing development and increase density from 354 units to up to 2,975 units, the Board of Supervisors will need to take two actions: adopt an updated Housing Element of the Sonoma County General Plan, and certify its Environmental Impact Report.  Staff has published a draft Housing Element on November 10, 2022, and expects to publish a draft Environmental Impact Report in December 2022. Staff continues community, Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors engagement to ensure a robust public participation process. The Board of Supervisors is scheduled to consider adoption and certification in April 2023.

Key Milestone Update

• A Housing Advisory Committee was created in December 2021 and have met regularly throughout the process
• Staff completed a Board of Supervisors workshop on the Housing Element in August 2022
• A draft Housing Element was published in November 2022
• A draft Environmental Impact Report is expected to be published in December 2022

Coordination and Partnership Update

All Sonoma and Napa County jurisdictions have been meeting regularly in 2022 to ensure coordination and partnership as each Bay Area jurisdictions looks to update its Housing Elements and housing sites inventory. Additionally, internal County coordination continues with Sonoma County’s Community Development Commission to break ground on as many sites as possible by 2026.

Community, Equity, and Climate Update

Funding Narrative

Staff continues to leverage already-secured State funds from the state’s Housing and Community Development LEAP fund to complete work on time and on budget.