Housing Element
Summary
The Housing Element is part of the City’s General Plan and sets forth the policies and programs to address the housing needs of all households in Sacramento. It is the City’s 8-year housing strategy and commitment for how it will meet the housing needs of everyone in the community. State law (Government Code Sections 65580-65589.8) requires that every city and county in California adopt a Housing Element, subject to State approval, as part of its General Plan. Per SB 375 (Statutes of 2008), the planning period for the Housing Element is eight years. This places the Housing Element Cycle on a different timeline than the City’s regular 5-year updates to its General Plan.
On August 17, 2021, City Council adopted the 2021-2029 Housing Element and associated environmental review. The City submitted the 2021-2029 Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for a 90-day review and certification period on August 20, 2021. An amendment to the adopted Housing Element was requested by HCD in November 2021, and the City Council adopted this requested amendment on December 14, 2021.
2021-2029 Housing element
Appendix H-1 Community Profile
Appendix H-3 Fair Housing Assessment
Appendix H-4 Housing Program Resources
Appendix H-6 Opportunities for Energy Conservation
Appendix H-7 Evaluation of Past Housing Element
Appendix H-8 Outreach Meeting Summaries
Vew the City's Web-Based Housing Element Sites Inventory
2021-2029 Housing element resources
- HCD Certification Letter (12/22/21)
- HCD Letter RE: City of Sacramento's 6th Cycle (2021-2029) Adopted Housing Element (11/18/21)
- City Letter RE: City of Sacramento's Adopted
- 2021-2029 Housing Element (11/18/21)
- 2021-2029 Housing Element Amendment (City Council Staff Report 12/14/21) 2021-2029 Housing Element Adoption (City Council Staff Report 8/17/21)
- City Council Workshop on the Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element (City Council Staff Report 6/15/21)
- Submittal of Draft 2021-2029 Housing Element to HCD (City Council Staff Report 4/6/21)
Housing element annual progress reports
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View the interactive map on housing production data.
Housing element email updates
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Previous housing element resources
- 2013-2021 Housing Element (December 17, 2013)
- 2013-2021 Land Inventory Table HC-2: Above Moderate Sites
- 2008-2013 Housing Element
- Draft Residential Nexus Analysis for the Mixed Income
- Housing Ordinance (July 2013) Housing Market Feasibility Memo (February 2013)
- 2009 SHRA Inclusionary Housing Council Workshop
Staff contacts
Greta Soos , Senior Planner
Community Development Department
(916) 808-2027
gsoos@cityofsacramento.org