Housing Element Update

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  1. What's Happening
  2. Draft Housing Element
  3. Community Meetings
  4. Housing Element Basics

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On May 8, 2023, the City published the following documents for public review. The redlined version allows you to see substantive changes from the initial draft sent to HCD on October 31, 2023 (linked below).  We have also prepared a response to the State's comment letter and a checklist illustrating compliance with State law. On May 1, 2023, the City Council reviewed the April 26th draft and made changes to Programs  A-10 (Facilitate Missing Middle / Middle Income Housing), A-15 (ADU Ordinance Updates), and B-5 (Permit Streamlining). Those changes are reflected in the Draft submitted to HCD on May 8, 2023 and linked below. 

Gilroy 2023-2031 Housing Element, dated 5/8/23

Gilroy 2023-2031 Housing Element, dated 5/8/2023 (redlined copy)

HCD Comment Response Matrix, dated 5/8/2023 

Statutory Compliance Completeness Checklist, dated 5/8/2023

Background: On Friday January 27, 2023, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) provided a comment letter on the City's 10/31/23 Draft Housing Element. In response to HCD comments, the City drafted a revised public review draft dated 4/13/2023 for the April 20th Planning Commission meeting. On April 26th, the City published a revised draft to correct typographical errors, better respond to HCD comments, and ensure consistency throughout the draft. On May 1, 2023, the City Council reviewed the April 26th draft and made changes to Programs  A-10 (Facilitate Missing Middle / Middle Income Housing), A-15 (ADU Ordinance Updates), and B-5 (Permit Streamlining). The May 8, 2023 draft supersedes the  April 26, 2023 draft, April 13, 2023 draft, the October 31, 2022 HCD draft, and the September 9th, 2022 draft which was the first draft released for public comment.

We want to acknowledge and express our deep appreciation for the many members of the public who completed surveys, participated in focus groups, attended online and in-person community meetings, and provided comments and recommendations on our draft Housing Element. 

Although we have published this revised draft, we still encourage the public to email comments to Cindy McCormick via: cindy.mccormick@cityofgilroy.org or by mail to 7351 Rosanna Street Gilroy CA 95020 (Attn: Cindy McCormick).

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  1. Planning Division

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    Email: planningdivision@cityofgilroy.org