Draft Housing Element Available for Review

Over the past two years, the City has undertaken an update of its Housing Element, which is the chapter of the citywide planning document focused on meeting the housing needs and goals for the next eight years. Draft components of the document were prepared by the General Plan Advisory Committee, which were forwarded for review by the Planning Commission over the past four months.

On Monday, May 2nd, the Planning Commission reviewed the complete draft Housing Element to provide input before the document and forwarded a recommended version of the document to the City Council. The complete draft includes several technical analyses, proposals to improve access to and affordability of housing, identifies specific locations to be prioritized for new housing, and much more.

On May 9th, the City Council will conduct its first review of the document and, given its length, will discuss specific portions of the document. The remainder of the document is anticipated to be reviewed at the May 23rd Council meeting.

Click here to view the agenda and staff report for the May 9th City Council meeting.

Click here to view the agenda and staff report for the May 23rd City Council meeting.

Draft Housing Element and Appendices

• Draft Housing Element for Public Review (May 2022)

• APPENDIX A - Background Data and Housing Needs Report

• APPENDIX B - Constraints Analysis

• APPENDIX C - Housing Resources and Sites Inventory

• APPENDIX D - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Fair Housing Assessment

• APPENDIX E - Review of the Prior Housing Element

• APPENDIX F - Public Participation in the Housing Element Update

• APPENDIX G - Housing Element Implementation Plan

Public Comment Period

Comments regarding the draft Housing Element are invited from all interested parties. Written comments, including e-mails, should be directed to generalplan@lovelafayette.org no later than 5:00 pm on June 6, 2022. All comments received by this time will be considered prior to preparation of a final draft Housing Element and submission to the State.