Rezone 59 unincorporated urban sites suitable for housing development, increasing density allowance from 354 units to 2,975 units, and partner with developers and the community to break ground on as many sites as possible by 2026.
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
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
Date | Event | Number of Participants |
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2018 –2019 | Request for public input on sites for housing | 42 individual email responses for site nomination |
December 2021 to February 2022 | Stakeholder Interviews | 5 participants |
December 30, 2021 | Housing Element Kick-Off Workshop at Planning Agency | Open to public (virtual) |
December 2021 to May 2022 | Housing Advisory Committee (HAC) | 4 meetings with stakeholders 20 participants |
January 10 to February 14 2022 | Sonoma County Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey in English and Spanish | 1,929 responses in English 81 responses in Spanish |
January to April 2022 | Focus Groups | 8 Community Based Organizations |
February 12 and 15 2022 | Public Workshops | 140 participants |
March 1 – 29 2022 | Sonoma County Housing Preferences Survey in English and Spanish | 1,599 responses in English 94 responses – Spanish |
April 21 2022 | Planning Commission Workshop | Open to public (virtual) |
May 2022 | Developer Input Survey | 4 responses |
July 26 2022 | Sonoma County Housing Policy Survey | 2,767 responses |
Aug 9 2022 | Board of Supervisors Public Workshop | Open to public (virtual) |
Nov 17 2022 | Planning Commission Public Workshop | Open to public (virtual) |
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.
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